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Calf Jacket & Heater Protocols

Monday, 9 January 2017 - 2:31pm

Understanding calf temperature In the first week of life a calf is likely to spend extra energy trying to keep warm below an air temperature of...

Eye Ulcers

Friday, 6 January 2017 - 9:41am

Ulceration of the equine eye is a common condition. The position of the equine eye, its marked inflammatory response to injury and the flighty...

Choke - A Relatively Common Condition

Friday, 6 January 2017 - 9:30am

Choke is a relatively common condition in the horse that occurs when the horse’s oesophagus (the tube that takes food from the back of the...

AVIAN FLU UPDATE - Prevention Zone Extended

Thursday, 5 January 2017 - 4:53pm

The Chief Veterinary Officer has extended a Prevention Zone to help protect poultry from avian flu. Read avian influenza (bird flu) in winter...

Parasite Forecast January 2017 – NADIS Summary

Thursday, 5 January 2017 - 9:24am

Local farm conditions may change, consult your Severn Edge Vet. Effective worm control should be part of your veterinary health plan. For the...

Flock Health

Wednesday, 4 January 2017 - 3:34pm

Ovine Abortion With the festive season behind us it means many of you will be starting lambing – unfortunately as always this means you may...

Schmallenberg Virus

Wednesday, 4 January 2017 - 3:31pm

The following has been received from APHA: “On 21st December 2016 Schmallenberg virus was confi rmed by PCR as the cause of abortion on four...

Ergot Risk Warning

Wednesday, 14 December 2016 - 9:30am

Colleagues in the SRUC Crop Clinic have highlighted an increased risk of ergot contamination of cereals following the cool, wet conditions...

AVIAN INFLUENZA PREVENTION ZONES DECLARED

Wednesday, 7 December 2016 - 3:19pm

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have issued the following warning regarding AVIAN INFLUENZA PREVENTION ZONES DECLARED The Chief...

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Weather warning for horse and livestock owners

Thursday, 1 December 2016 - 10:37am

Veterinary associations are leading calls for livestock and horse owners to take precautionary measures to protect their animals from flooding...

Cattle Health Schemes

Thursday, 1 December 2016 - 10:20am

Cattle health schemes are an industry tool that aim to control and eradicate non-statutory diseases within the UK cattle herd. There are...

Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD)

Friday, 18 November 2016 - 10:50am

English cattle farmers have until the end of the year to benefit from free uploads of BVD test results to the BVDFree England database. The...

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Gastrointestinal Nematode Infestations in Sheep (PGE) in sheep

Monday, 14 November 2016 - 12:01pm

Despite the current run of fantastic weather it appears that conditions this autumn have again been favourable for parasitic gastroenteritis in...

Prince's Farm Resilience Programme

Friday, 11 November 2016 - 10:52am

Prince's Farm Resilience Programme The Prince’s Countryside Fund is offering free essential and practical business workshops and support to...

Liver Fluke…again!

Friday, 4 November 2016 - 4:54pm

You may have received warnings about liver fluke recently from the likes of the NSA, SCOPS or in the farming press. This is especially...

Update to our Equine Planned Visit Scheme (WV16)

Tuesday, 1 November 2016 - 4:01pm

You asked, we listened! Due to popular demand our Planned Visit Scheme will now be visiting WV16 post codes on Monday instead of Wednesdays,...

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Down to the wire - an unusual food item!

Tuesday, 1 November 2016 - 3:54pm

Billy became a little unwell a week ago with a stomach upset and was a little lethargic. A day or two prior to that he had been taken on a walk...

Case Study: Bull Fertility Testing

Tuesday, 1 November 2016 - 3:26pm

An infertile or sub-fertile bull can be catastrophic to a herd. Whether you have a single bull or rotate several bulls, the impact of one sub-...

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Understanding Ewe Nutrition

Tuesday, 1 November 2016 - 3:23pm

Nutrition hugely affects all aspects of sheep health and production. Poor nutrition has negative effects on ovulation rate, early embryonic...

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Equine Case Study: Too Many Teeth

Tuesday, 1 November 2016 - 3:19pm

Deciduous Teeth: Case Study with Blossom As veterinary surgeons, we are sometimes presented with horses’ mouths that have extra teeth or teeth...

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SARA in Dairy Cows

Tuesday, 1 November 2016 - 3:04pm

What is SARA? SARA, or Subacute Ruminal Acidosis, is a prolonged and repeated period of abnormally low rumen pH. Rumen pH fluctuates during any...

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Equine Case Study: Epithelial Iris Cyst

Tuesday, 1 November 2016 - 2:57pm

This case was a 9 year old Arab gelding who was presented to the vet because the owner noticed a problem with his vision in the right eye. The...

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Complications in Lambing

Tuesday, 1 November 2016 - 2:50pm

We’re into the New Year and the days are getting longer (slowly), and for many that means lambing is upon you. With lambing a number of you...

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How to Spot & Treat Laminitis

Tuesday, 1 November 2016 - 2:36pm

The laminae are interwoven, sensitive ‘leaves’ of tissue which suspend the pedal bone within the hoof. Laminitis is inflammation of these...

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