Endell Farm Vets

02/08/2023

Tomorrow is , a day to celebrate British Farming, and to thank you all for your dedication and hard work. Thank you.
Let's keep Britain farming.
We hope the sun shines on you all! ☀

27/07/2023

A thoroughly enjoyable evening at Watership Alpacas last week - thank you to Alison and Keith for having us!
A beautiful location and a lovely summer's evening during which Alison talked to us about their alpacas, what they have done to enrich the land on which they graze, and what they do with the very high quality fibre that they produce. This was while Keith whipped up some sausage and burgers on the barbeque! It's always great to hang out with like minded people in stunning surroundings ♥

24/07/2023

Thank you to all who turned out to our sheep club meeting last week on sheep/goat abortions. It might seem like a strange time of year to be discussing this topic but the idea was to not be too long since lambing to recall any issues you may have had, but close enough to the next breeding season to be considering which vaccines you might give before the tups go in.
Abortions rates of >2% are suggestive of an infectious cause and investigation should be considered.
Barren rates of >8-10% are suggestive of Toxoplamosis infection in particular.
The drug company MSD that make Toxovax (for toxoplasmosis) and Enzovax (for EAE/chlamydia), offer a 'flock check' for flocks of more than 100 sheep for which they will pay the laboratory fees to check for these diseases in 6-8 ewes, to allow you to make decisions regarding vaccinations.
Thank you to MSD for sponsoring the meeting.

21/07/2023

Thoran became a vasectomised ram today! He had his 'tubes' (vas deferens) cut meaning that he still has his testicles and therefore the hormonal drive to attract and mount the ewes but without impregnating them.
After the ewes have had 6 weeks without sight nor sound of males (think nunnery!), Thoran will be put with the ewes for 2 weeks before the 'real rams' are put in.
This method can be used to synchronise ewes for a tighter lambing period and/or to advance the breeding season by a couple of weeks. As more ewes will be coming into season at the same time, a higher ram to ewe ratio is required (1:20).
Now is a good time to have your rams vasectomised so they have plenty of time to recover before they need to be used.
PS Thoran still thinks he is a 'real ram' 🤫

20/07/2023

Concerning beverage choice for a Thursday night!

29/06/2023

Here are details of our next smallholder meeting, to be held near Andover.
Yes, it is the same day as the sheep meeting but usually clients come to one or the other not both!
Please call the farm office to book a place on 01722 333291

28/06/2023

Please see details below of our next sheep/goat meeting. This is a good time to be thinking about abortions as this year's lambing is still in your relatively recent memory, and interventions ie. vaccination, need to be considered soon, before the next tupping!
Please call the farm office to book a place so we can cater accordingly.

26/06/2023

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Have you spoken to your vet practice about the TB Advisory Service?

The TB Advisory Service provides FREE, practical and cost effective advice to all eligible farmers in England.

If your private vet is a trained TBAS Adviser, they will visit your farm and speak to you about your farm set up, any concerns you may have about TB, potential issues you may face in the future and have a walk around the farm. The adviser will identify potential areas where TB risk could be eliminated or reduced and discuss how you can control them. At the end of the visit you and your adviser will agree on four recommendations you can carry out. These will then be reviewed at the second visit 3 – 6 months later.

The adviser is there to help and will not judge you or your farm. The idea is you and your TBAS vet can look at TB as an infectious disease and the recommendations are the start of an action plan to reduce your risk and length of a TB breakdown.

If your vet is not trained to deliver TBAS visits, not to worry! We have a team of independent advisers who can visit your farm and deliver TBAS visits.

23/06/2023

Friday funny!

22/06/2023

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19/06/2023

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There are pros and cons to this warmer weather - for cattle and cattle vets. Here's some practical advice for both on hot days.

https://www.bcva.org.uk/content/beat-heat

16/06/2023

Farming Community Network Survey
The Farming Community Network (FCN) is conducting some new research to better understand the impact of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) on UK farmers’ health and wellbeing. As part of this research, they will be running a survey from June until mid-August for livestock/cattle farmers in the UK. Please see the following link to access this survey. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3HG5YFG

“This has been designed with input from colleagues and academics and is to be shared with livestock/cattle farmers in the UK. FCN want as many farmers as possible to fill it in so that we can gain a wealth of data from across the whole of the UK. It should take no more than 10 minutes to complete.

The results of the survey will help FCN to better understand how farmers and farm families perceive the threat of bTB, helping us to support those at risk or affected by a bTB breakdown.

This research builds upon a study conducted by FCN in 2009 'Stress and Loss – a report on the impact of Bovine TB on farming families'.https://www.tbfreeengland.co.uk/media/jjqh5jc3/tb-report-stress-loss-aug-09.pdf