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BVD Free England

Monday, 6 March 2017 - 9:32am

What is BVD? Bovine Viral Diarrhoea or BVD is a highly contagious viral disease of cattle. It is one of the biggest disease issues facing the...

Orf - The Importance of Vaccinating your Lambs

Monday, 6 March 2017 - 9:25am

Orf is a constant and recurrent threat to the productivity and performance of a sheep flock. Avoid poor lamb growth rates by vaccinating your...

Avian Influenza Prevention Zone - Update

Monday, 6 March 2017 - 9:23am

24 February 2017 This update is to inform you that guidance on the disease control measures that come into force on 28 February has been...

Paddy's Tooth

Thursday, 2 March 2017 - 4:39pm

A couple of weeks ago Paddy’s owner noticed a swelling on the side of his face that was discharging pus. On examination this was confirmed as...

Avian influenza (bird flu) in winter 2016 to 2017

Wednesday, 8 February 2017 - 12:04pm

From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs , Animal and Plant Health Agency , Food Standards Agency and Public Health England...

Pregnant Mares and Foaling

Monday, 6 February 2017 - 1:46pm

Pregnancy in the horse is typically accepted as varying from 335-342 days however, on the odd occasion, can range from as little as 315 to over...

Downer Ewes

Monday, 6 February 2017 - 10:12am

Down ewes can be frustrating and time consuming – the most common causes are metabolic and related to nutrition around lambing time. Treatment...

The Good Calving Guide

Wednesday, 1 February 2017 - 4:55pm

Calving Kit Essential kit should include obstetric gloves, clean calving ropes for head and legs, obstetric gel, surgical scrub, a clean...

Disease Risks from Kitchen Scraps

Tuesday, 17 January 2017 - 4:37pm

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is warning farmers and smallholders not to feed catering or kitchen waste to livestock such as pigs...

1st Caesarean of the 2017 Lambing Season

Thursday, 12 January 2017 - 4:35pm

This ewe had been trying to lamb all morning and on investigation by SEVG vet, Gerard Callaghan MRCVS, ringwomb was diagnosed and the decision...

E. coli Infections in Young Lambs

Wednesday, 11 January 2017 - 9:04am

E. coli has the potential to cause many problems in young lambs including watery mouth, navel ill, joint ill, scour, meningitis and septicaemia...

A Less Common Eye Problem

Tuesday, 10 January 2017 - 9:07am

It’s not commonly known that horses, like cats, have a third eyelid. When something like a twig approaches the eye they contract the muscles...

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...

Rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD)

Tuesday, 13 December 2016 - 12:33pm

Rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD), also known as viral haemorrhagic disease or calici virus is a fatal disease found in the UK. Both outdoor...

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...

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