Our farm services
We offer a comprehensive service for all manner of production animals, large dairy and beef herds, sheep flocks, smallholdings, poultry, chickens, goats and alpacas.
Routine farm visits
Regular visits for routine fertility work, pregnancy testing, ultrasound scans, beef herd scans and the chance to discuss any health problems on your farm.
Herd health plans
Plans in conjunction with supermarkets and Livestock North West schemes, private farm plans for business development and quarantine plans to prevent disease.
Routine disease monitoring and prevention
Screening programmes for milk or blood samples to assess levels of leptospirosis, BVD and IBR, liver fluke and worm egg counts and disease monitoring.
Surgical procedures
We offer emergency and caesareans, the correction of displaced abomasums, catastrophe operations, calf umbilical hernia repairs, castration and dehorning.
Preventative care
Vaccinations and disease control strategies tailored to your farm, as well as advice on using biosecurity to prevent the introduction or spread of disease.
Milk recording, cell counts and mastitis
We can work with your milk recording company, and offer control measures for high bulk milk cell counts and investigations of clinical mastitis outbreaks.
Lameness investigations for sheep and cattle
Mobility scoring, advice and treatment options for lameness, foot trimming with a mobile crush, a range of foot bath treatments and more.
Farmer meetings and discussion groups
Meetings where guest speakers deliver expert advice, alongside smaller discussion groups where people can share their experience with other local farmers.
Flock health plans
Health plans to address specific problems, or refine and improve efficiency, and advice on lameness, parasites, abortion, and vaccines for Pasteurella and more.
Scour support
Our team can advise on treating and preventing scour in lambs and cows.
External parasite control
Our vets are well-versed in advising on the control of external parasites like scab and lice, and internal parasites such as roundworm and liver fluke in lambs.