Peakfield Farm Vets

28/10/2025

Upcoming events and meetings in November!

24/10/2025

Thank you to everyone to joined us for our ‘controlling crypto’ meeting last night in conjunction with MSD and Hannah PO

Our key takeaways:

💉 Scours are costly - £60 per case direct cost plus reduced growth and future production

💉Look at transmission risks on your farm and find ways to reduce infection pressure

💉 Diagnose your problem to make the right decisions

💉Vaccinations can be an Important part of the control plan to improve resistance to disease

**We have some lost property! Photo in the comments**

20/10/2025

15/10/2025

Join us next Thursday to review best practice on calf rearing and learn about the new vaccine for Cryptosporidium.

Call Vickie on 01283 243363 to book your place.

RSVP by Monday 20th

09/10/2025

‼️FINAL CALL‼️

If you would like to come our annual Harvest Supper, please can you let us know by the end of the day!!

05/10/2025

After the strong winds in the last 24 hours, there is an even higher risk of acorn poisoning - please be vigilant 🐄 🐑

01/10/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the show today for a beef cob and a mulled cider. Another great day out and Vickie was thrilled to win second prize for our trade stand. Thank you Brailsford Match!

27/09/2025

BLUETONGUE UPDATE - BTV8 found in Cornwall while BTV3 continues to spread.

▫️More and more cases of BTV3 now being reported throughout England and yesterday, the first cases were identified in Wales.

▫️There have now been a total of 4 confirmed cases in Derbyshire and the likelihood is that many more have gone unreported.

▫️There has been a case of BTV8 confirmed in Cornwall, this strain last made it to the UK in 2008 and is not covered by the BTV3 vaccines we have been using this year.

Please continue to be vigilant and report any suspicious signs, even if animals are vaccinated

If you have not yet vaccinated your stock for BTV3, please call the practice to discuss your options

26/09/2025

We’re really looking forward to seeing you all at the ploughing match on Wednesday - dare we say, it’s looking like it will be sunny and dry which will make a pleasant change after some ‘exciting’ weather in the past!🤞🏻 🤞🏻☔️💨🍃😎

24/05/2025

Sadly, Bluetongue is not going away.

From July 1st, all of England will enter the Bluetongue restricted zone, meaning no more restrictions on animal movements for shows or sales. As movements increase from the infected areas, we can expect the disease to spread to new locations, and likely infect new populations of midges. Vaccination remains the best way to protect your herd or flock, so talk to us now about getting your name on the list for vaccine as supplies have been limited of late.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bluetongue-virus-restricted-zone-to-be-extended-to-all-of-england-on-1-july-2025 #:~:text=The%20Bluetongue%20Virus%20restricted%20zone,throughout%20England%20without%20movement%20tests.

The bluetongue virus (BTV) restricted zone is being extended to cover the whole of England, ending movement restrictions for animals.