Farm Gate Vets

24/07/2025

Right on cue following our post last week highlighting an increased risk of worms, we had our first barber’s pole worm diagnosis of the season this week. This worm can catch farmers out as it affects adult sheep aswell as lambs and causes anaemia rather than scour. If the season continues to be warm and wet, we will see further losses so please contact us if you are concerned. 💈🪱

17/07/2025

Parasite monitoring must be top of your list in growing lambs right now. Unlike most parts of the UK, our region is currently benefiting from rain and abundant grass growth. This sudden increase in rainfall following the dry spell makes the perfect conditions for parasites to thrive.

Look out for poor growth rates and mucky bums. Recent testing in the practice has confirmed some high worm egg counts and in some cases, nematodirus (we expect there has been an unseasonal second hatch this year) in several flocks.

As always please bring in a muck sample, scour may be just from the flush of grass and the last thing we want to do is unnecessary worming. If worming is required please ask us for advice, we have wormers in stock.

15/07/2025

A full house of vets for CPD with Iain and Rob from Zoetis tonight, discussing the latest information on the control of M.bovis. Please don’t hesitate to ask us all about it and arrange some sampling on your farm.

11/07/2025

Big News 📢 - We have another non vet Approved Tuberculin Tester in our team!! Congratulations Mary 🎉🎉💪💪

10/07/2025

🎬🎬🎬One take wonders! This is Jim and Sarah Pye chatting to Tommy the Vet about calf health at High Farm 👇👇

08/07/2025

1 month to go, see you there!

Long-time Sponsor Farm Gate Vets are returning to the 2025 Show to sponsor our Cattle Marquee,

Thank you to their fantastic team, some of who will be on their stand on Show day, so make sure you pop by to say hello!

Huge thanks to them for the continued support.

03/07/2025

Fasten your seat belts 🎬- all you need to know about Capital Grants from Sol .. 👇🏻

Have a look through the link for available Animal Health and Welfare items: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/farming-equipment-and-technology-fund-2025/animal-health-and-welfare-items-and-specifications-farming-equipment-and-technology-fund-fetf-2025

and let us know if we can help support your application.

01/07/2025

As we hit the half way mark of 2025, please have a read of our July Newsletter. From our guest writer (Tommy the Vet) to wedding bells, and interesting articles in between..

http://www.farmgatevets.com/newsletters//Newsletter%20July%202025.pdf

26/06/2025

Tuesday was a fabulous day. Meetings like this can’t happen without a willing host farm, clients who make the time to come along, great speakers and sponsors. Thank you to everyone, we are humbled to work with such engaged clients and our great team of staff.

23/06/2025

Flock check (subsidised testing for enzootic and toxoplasma abortion in sheep), closes on 30th June. We need blood from 5 aborted or geld ewes. Please phone to make an appointment.