Calendar
Meeting
Meet the Team and a discussion on the Animal Health & Welfare Pathway
Marsh Green Farm Shop, Kelstedge near MatlockWe would like to invite you to join us for a social evening of food and drinks to get the chance to meet your new veterinary team. We will be discussing the free funding available through the Animal Health & Welfare Pathway and how it can be used to [...]
Seeing the Unseen: How New Vision Technology Can Help Your Cows
LLM Needwood, Unit 1, Upper Linbrook Farm , Needwood, Burton upon Trent, DE13 9PFJoin us for an introduction to an exciting new technology being introduced to the dairy industry! Vet Vision is the herdsman in the sky, using Artificial Intelligence through cameras to monitor your cows 24/7. Ever wondered where your shed pinch points are? What cubicles/ bedding do cows prefer? How [...]
Trim the cost of Lameness
LLM Farm Vets, Old Woodhouses, Broughall, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 4AQJoin us for a meeting with Professor George Oikonomou from the University of Liverpool. How to get the best value from foot trimming by optimising your approach. We have a meeting for both farmers and foot trimmers to discuss how we can collaborate to achieve the best results, along [...]
Parasite Management
LLM Farm Vets, The Show Office, Agricultural Way, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AHJoin our meeting and don’t miss out on how to minimise the effect of parasites on your animals. We are lucky to have Sarah Hewitt from the University of Nottingham coming to speak on all things worms. Parasite management can be challenging on farm as pasture parasite contamination and [...]
Practical Post Mortems & Iceberg Disease
LLM Clitheroe, BB7 1QSJoin us for a meeting on practical post-mortems and Iceberg disease. We will be looking at how can post-mortem diagnose diseases in your sheep and prevent unnecessary losses and improve productivity. Ben Strugnell is attending from AHDB, he has examined thousands of carcasses and has a wide depth of farm [...]
Are your heifers being set up for success?
Springfield Farm, DE56 2HG by kind permission of the Oulton familyJoin us for our follow-up meeting to our heifer performance talk where we will discuss and review all the data collected from our calf club over the last 3 months. We will discuss the growth rates, passive transfer of immunity, hygiene, temperature, and humidity across our anonymised farms. There [...]
Fighting bad Feet – sheep lameness and how to prevent it
Grange Farm, Twyford, DE73 7AA (by kind permission of the Bird family)Join us for an insight into the key elements of contagious lameness including risk factors, treatment, and most importantly prevention. A chance to hear how to implement the five-point plan and a successful vaccination protocol with MSD Animal Health. A talk (and a hot lunch) not to be missed! [...]
Tup Health and Fertility
LLM Bakewell, The Show Office, Agricultural Way, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AHAre you thinking of buying in a new tup this year? Or do you have doubts about your tups past breeding performance? Come along to our discussion about tup health and fertility and find out how you can avoid problems at lambing time before it’s too late! We will [...]
Hoofin’ It: Tackling Cattle Lameness
Lodge Farm, Myerscough College, PR3 0RYLameness is recognised as the primary animal welfare issue in dairy farming. Nationally 25% of dairy cows are lame at any one time. Although it has multiple causes, the key factor in most herds is endemic diseases, such as digital dermatitis, sole ulcers and white line disease. Early detection [...]
Overwinter management for optimum performance
LLM Farm Vets, Old Woodhouses, Broughall, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 4AQAre you planning your winter Brassica grazing? Weighing up the benefits of Clostridial vaccines? Struggling to know when to treat for parasites and fluke?Come along to our Autumn sheep discussion evening on Tuesday the 15th of October at 7pm. All welcome!