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Respiratory Conditions In Older Cattle
Over the last couple of months I have seen some severe respiratory conditions in older cattle. Usually, we think of calves as being most vulnerable but there are a few problems that can crop up in older animals this time of year. Fog fever is one, which can be tricky to diagnose since it has […]
November – News From Our Rounds
North – Emily Cruse It’s been a bit of a strange couple of months weather wise, with the unseasonably warm (and humid!) weather presenting heat stress challenges right through September but this weather also brought a promising maize harvest for many. Despite the inevitable clash with harvest, it was great to still see lots of […]
How are your heifers performing?
Heifer rearing is one of the biggest expenses on a dairy farm and with increasing prices for milk replacer, feed and buildings in recent years this cost has only gone up. The return on investment doesn’t start until a heifer calves in at two years of age, and most farms will not make any profit […]
What is Bluetongue?
Bluetongue is a viral disease transmitted by biting midges. It affects all ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats & deer) and camelids (llamas & alpacas). What are the clinical signs of the Bluetongue virus? In Cattle: lethargy crusty erosions around the nostrils and muzzle redness of the mouth, eyes, nose reddening of the skin above the hoof […]
October – News From Our Rounds
NORTH – James Aitken It is now three months since the clients of Orchard Vets in Glastonbury moved over to Synergy, and likewise three months since I joined the Synergy team. As a traditional mixed practice Orchard had been finding it increasingly difficult to provide a gold standard service to the vastly different clients and […]
Reflection on the Year from the 0-6 Youngstock Advisory Team
It has been another busy year for the 0-6 Youngstock Advisory Team! Ellen and Martijn ran our very first ‘Youngstock Foundation course’, a day-course for those new to calf rearing or wanting a refresher. We will continue to run this course every 6 months. We hosted some well attended meetings on pre-weaning nutrition and calf […]
Cattle exposed to Heat-stress in September
On my regular routine fertility visits lately I have noticed fewer pregnancies than I would normally expect. Additionally, I have scanned at least six cows that are either losing embryos or look like they will lose embryos. It has made me reflect on what has been going on in recent weeks. An obvious event was […]
Synergy Vet Tom Warboys is Young Dairy Vet of the Year!
We are very proud to share with you that our colleague Tom Warboys recently won the Young Dairy Vet of the Year award at the 10th Anniversary Cream Awards, held last month at The Grosvenor Hotel in London. Organised by British Dairying magazine, and sponsored by pharmaceutical company Virbac, the Cream Awards celebrate all that […]
What is a RAMA (Registered Animal Medicines Advisor)?
No Dramas… we’ve got RAMAs! What is a RAMA? More importantly, why do we have them working in the practice? In answer to the first question, a RAMA, a Registered Animal Medicines Advisor, was until quite recently referred to as an SQP (Suitably Qualified Person). To become a RAMA requires a period of modular study […]