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 […]
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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 […]
Reduce stress when TB Testing
Six month testing is in full swing and each test seems to come around so quickly. TB testing can be stressful for both the cattle, and everyone involved. You don’t have to have new high tech handling systems for the test to run smoothly and safely. I have not yet seen a perfect handling system […]