Why is it important to prevent Avian Influenza? Avian Influenza (AI) or “bird flu” is a highly contagious and deadly disease that affects a wide range of species including poultry, waterfowl, gamebirds, birds of prey, seabirds and in very rare cases certain mammals, including humans. Avian Influenza can occur as High Pathogenicity (HPAI) and Low […]
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Smallholder Club Price Increase
Please be advised that from 1st Jan 2023 there will be an increase in our professional fees and visit charges for all smallholders and other non commercial clients. In common with most businesses, we continue to face significant inflationary pressures and escalating costs. Membership of our Smallholder Club continues to represent excellent value for money, […]
Client Forage Competition
Four prizes up for grabs, each worth £120 Four classes – 1 – Beef Suckler Silage, 2 – Beef Suckler Hay/Haylage, 3 – Sheep Silage, 4 – Sheep Hay/Haylage The very long dry, hot summer led to ewes sharply weaned, sucklers buffer fed and dairy cows brought in. Therefore, many are thinking early about “winter […]
Beef Suckler Walk at Box Farm a great success
Hosted by Mark and Jane Melly, the sun shone as we toured on a customised trailer, taking in beautiful scenery. We visited groups of suckler cows with spring born calves at foot, mob grazing on herbal leys or set stocking on permanent pasture, discussed the pros and cons of each system. Mark’s pedigree Sussex herd […]
Synergy are on the moove!
We are very excited to inform all of our clients that Synergy is moving on Monday 4th July… but not far!!! Synergy has been based at Evershot since it was founded in 2009 and the buildings have served us well. However, as the business has developed we feel we need an updated location for our […]
Jon Reader takes over the reins from Andrew Davies as Synergy Farm Health Managing Director
Handing over the reins in Synergy Business succession planning has been high on our agenda at Synergy Farm Health for a number of years. It is important for us to ensure our independent practice continues to deliver the highest level of service to our clients, this is at the forefront of everything we do. The […]
Comfortable Cows
Having just sat down on my very comfortable sofa at the end of a long day on my feet and musing on what I should write about, the issue of comfort and the value it brings to cows seemed an apposite subject. Just lying about Many of you will be aware of the value of […]
An evening of Foot Trimming…
An evening of foot trimming with Langport Young Farmers Club… November 2016
Tyre Wire Surprise
About six months ago I was carrying out a routine LDA operation on a dairy cow, but it was proving hard to correct as there were several adhesions attached to the abomasum. Eventually I got it back and stitched it in place. I was just doing my last ‘general check’ of the abdomen when I […]
Synergy Robotic Milking Seminar
Six Synergy vets recently attended a half day meeting hosted by our local Lely dealership to further develop our knowledge of robotic milking systems. As motivated dairy cattle vets we consider it vital that we remain abreast of the latest technology in order to offer the best veterinary advice, as well as added insight when […]