Ark Vet Centre - Farm

05/11/2026

Scottish Agriculture Awards winner Ark Vet Centre has been supporting farmers across south-west Scotland for more than 80 years. Callum Cameron discusses the practice's work and changing demands on farm vets

22/10/2026

🎉🏆 WE’VE WON! ANIMAL HEALTH PROVIDER OF THE YEAR! 🏆🎉

We’re absolutely delighted and humbled to have won Animal Health Provider of the Year at the Scottish Agricultural Awards!

A huge thank you to our fantastic team for all their hard work and dedication every day, and to our wonderful clients for your continued trust and support. ❤️

This award is a great recognition of everyone’s efforts, and we’re incredibly proud of everyone who makes Ark Vet Centre what it is. 🐄🐑

Huge congratulations to all the other winners, and finalists, in particular the Stewart family at Smallholmburn for winning Dairy Farm of the Year! We hope the team have a great night!

22/10/2026

Are you up to date with your Red Tractor medicines course? It is now required by farm assurance that the course be completed every 5 years.

💉Medicines Matter Course, Ark Vet Centre, Lockerbie
📅Thursday 29th October, 10:30am
➡️£50 excluding VAT includes certificate

Contact the practice on 01576 202552 to book your place! 📞

19/10/2026

Ark Vet Centre has been shortlisted for Animal Health Provider of the Year at the Scottish Agriculture Awards, recognising its work supporting dairy, beef and sheep fa...

07/10/2026

💧 🐄 Fluid Therapy Training Session 🐄💧

Today we held a training session with Nimrod, focusing on oral hydration therapy in cattle and how to carry out fluid therapy effectively on farm.

We covered:
💧 How to carry out effective fluid therapy
🧪 The science behind prompt therapy
🐄 The advantages of different fluid therapy products
📚 Practical considerations when using fluid therapy on farm

Thank you to Katie from Nimrod for her informative talk and support, and to the Taylor family for hosting the session.

We also enjoyed a fantastic lunch from Thai Orchid Dalton — thank you to the team there.

Thanks to everyone who attended and contributed to the discussion. It was great to have such good engagement throughout the session.

If you have any queries regarding fluid therapy or Selekt products, please contact the team at Ark Vet Centre on 01576 202552 ☎️

07/10/2026

🐄🏆 Scottish Agriculture Awards 2026 – Animal Health Provider of the Year! 🏆🐄

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that Ark Vet Centre has been shortlisted as a finalist for Animal Health Provider of the Year at the Scottish Agriculture Awards 2026! 🎉

It’s a huge honour to be recognised alongside two other fantastic companies, and we’re incredibly proud of our whole team who work tirelessly to provide the very best care and support to our farming clients and their livestock. 🐮🐑🐷

Being nominated for an award that celebrates the contribution animal health providers make to Scottish agriculture means a great deal to us. We’re lucky to work with so many brilliant farmers every day, and this recognition is as much a reflection of those relationships as it is of our team. 💚

We’re looking forward to swapping our wellies for something a little smarter and heading along to the Scottish Agriculture Awards 2026 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow on Thursday 22nd October! 🥂✨

A huge congratulations to all the finalists across the awards — and best of luck to our fellow Animal Health Provider of the Year finalists, Davidsons Farm & Country Ltd and East of Scotland Farmers. 🤞

We’ll keep you posted… wish us luck! 🏆🐄💚

05/10/2026

This Wednesday! 🐮

🐮 Dehydration in the Adult Cow - Training Day 🐮

We’re pleased to invite our farm clients to a practical training morning focusing on the how, when and why of providing fluids to ruminants.

💧 What will we cover?
• Important electrolytes for the fresh calver
• The importance of dehydration in cattle
• Common dehydrating conditions and when fluids can be useful
• How to safely pump drench a cow – with a practical demonstration

This will be a hands-on session designed to give you practical knowledge and confidence that you can take back to the farm.

📅 Wednesday 7th October
⏰ 10am–1pm
📍 Dryfesdalegate Farm, Lockerbie, DG11 1ST
🍽️ Hot lunch provided

Places are limited, so please get in touch with Ark Vet Centre to book your place.

We look forward to seeing you there! 🐄

17/09/2026

🐮 Dehydration in the Adult Cow - Training Day 🐮

We’re pleased to invite our farm clients to a practical training morning focusing on the how, when and why of providing fluids to ruminants.

💧 What will we cover?
• Important electrolytes for the fresh calver
• The importance of dehydration in cattle
• Common dehydrating conditions and when fluids can be useful
• How to safely pump drench a cow – with a practical demonstration

This will be a hands-on session designed to give you practical knowledge and confidence that you can take back to the farm.

📅 Wednesday 7th October
⏰ 10am–1pm
📍 Dryfesdalegate Farm, Lockerbie, DG11 1ST
🍽️ Hot lunch provided

Places are limited, so please get in touch with Ark Vet Centre to book your place.

We look forward to seeing you there! 🐄

16/09/2026

🚗🚜CAR PARK NOTICE🛻🚗

Thursday 17th September 2026

We have some work going on in the morning in our car park. Could clients visiting for appointments please use the staff car park temporarily until completed.

13/09/2026

🐄 FIRST RESPONSE FOOT CARE COURSE 🐂
📍 Ark Vet Centre, Lockerbie
📅 2nd & 3rd November 2026

Want to improve your confidence in dealing with lameness in cattle? This hands-on, practical course is designed for farmers and stockpersons who want real, on-farm skills that make a difference.

✅ Practical Based Course
✅ Learn to identify lame cows
✅ Understand causes of lameness & foot lesions
✅ Develop essential first aid treatment skills
✅ Gain experience applying foot blocks
✅ Improve knowledge of pain relief

👢 Just bring clean waterproofs & wellies – we’ll provide the rest!

🔧 Bolt-on option available: On-farm training on YOUR own cows.

Spaces are limited – don’t miss out!
👉 BOOK NOW or get in touch for more details
📧 [email protected]