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We have a dedicated team of 12 farm animal vets serving the farming communities of Devon and Somerset

We have a dedicated team of 12 farm animal vets serving the local farming community of Devon and Somerset from our Cullompton, Tiverton and Honiton branches. Specialists within the practice travel nationally and internationally, offering veterinary consultancy such as mastitis and embryo transfer services.

05/10/2025

⚠️ ACORN POISONING ⚠️

After the storm this weekend most of you will have probably seen a lot of acorns now on the ground.
As a practice we have also seen our first cases of Acorn poisoning this year.
Animals appear to develop a taste for them and can ingest large amounts. The phenols and tannins within the acorn and oak leaves are highly toxic to animals.

This is a reminder to remove animals away from areas littered with acorns where possible.

Some signs of acorn poisoning include;
🍁Loss of appetite
🍁Depression
🍁Excessive drinking
🍁Constipation, followed by black tarry faeces
🍁 Bloat

If you think you have a case of acorn poisoning don’t hesitate to call us a vet is on call 24/7.

12/09/2025

🐮🐂 It's Great British Calf Week! 🐂🐮
AHDB, NFU and Innovation for Agriculture are launching their Calf Strategy 2025-2030, with 3 main goals:
1️⃣ Right Calf: breeding the right animal for the job
2️⃣ Right start: focusing on health, welfare and stockmanship to get calves thriving
3️⃣ Right route to market: making sure that calves represent a viable business option for dairy and beef
📆 We are involved with 2 events next week; "Right Start, Right Carcass, Right Market at Exeter Livestock Centre" next Weds (17th), and are running our Practical Youngstock Rearing course next Friday (19th).
📣 Both still open for registration and booking! Check the GB Calf Week events page (search online or follow the link in our stories) for more information

03/09/2025

⚠️ Are you buying in sheep? Do you know what they are carrying onto your farm?
🐑 Whether purchasing rams, ewes, or store lambs, bought in sheep should be quarantined drenched with a suitable "knock-out" wormer. This prevents them bringing resistant worms, or the nasty barbers pole worm, onto your farm.
🪱 We have been diagnosing both of these repeatedly all over the practice this year, so regardless of where you are purchasing stock (or even away ground that they might he returning from), it is critical to think ablut the risks associated with bringing them home!
👩‍⚕️🧑‍⚕️ Please speak to us to make sure you have the correct procedures in place to reduce risk

29/08/2025

💧A reminder to any of our clients with Selekt stomach pumps - get then serviced free if charge next TUESDAY at our pump clinic!

Drop your pumps into Cullompton (⚠️pump and gag must be labelled⚠️) before 9am, or drop them to our Honiton or Tiverton branches BEFORE 3pm on MONDAY if you would like a free service

19/08/2025

Well done to all those who competed at Exeter Calf show, especially a few of our clients who have done very well again this year! Congratulations to The Reeds, the Blackmores and the Lockyer families and their beautiful animals 🐄🥇🥛

26/07/2025

We're all set up and ready to see you all at Mid Devon Show today!
Come and see us opposite the sheep lines for drinks and a cream tea and Shelley's cup cakes!

19/07/2025

🦟 Now that the first Bluetongue cases have been confirmed within the 25/26 vector season, the risk of Bluetongue spread is now considered 'very high'. This map shows the locations of the cases.
🐮🐑 2 cattle were conformed positive on a post movement test. One sheep was confirmed positive after showing classic signs of high temperature, drooling and swelling around the muzzle/tongue. One sheep was confirmed after being reported unwell and reluctant to move, with hot painful feet.
❗️Bluetongue is a notifiable disease, so suspect cases must be reported to the APHA
💉Vaccine remains the most effective way to control the disease and protect your animals. To date, over 37,000 doses of vaccine have left the practice. Please talk to a vet if you would like more information on risks to your flock or herd.

17/07/2025

👩‍⚕️🧑‍⚕️ Some of our vets took part in an on-farm workshop last week, looking at optimising calf health. The team walked every part of the farm that impacted calf health, from the transition yard, calving pens, colostrum harvesting and feed prep areas, to the calf housing. It was a great way to discuss all the practical ways to optimise things for the calves, but also to optimise labour for the workers!
🍼 The whole team were also super impressed with the new "calf kitchen" set up that our clients have in place to enhance hygiene, which they have kindly allowed us to share here.
📞 If you'd like to optimise calf health and efficiency on your farm, please get in touch with one of the vets to book a visit

30/06/2025

This week is the deadline for booking onto our HERDSPERSON'S COURSE!

5 modules (£95/ module) 10am-3pm inc lunch

-Thur 17th July Calving the cow and care of the newborn calf
-Thur 24th July Transition, nutrition, sick cows and fertility basics
-Thur 31st July Mastitis
-Thur 14th August Lameness and foot trimming
-Thur 28th August Youngstock rearing

Please contact the office or speak to a vet for more information or if you would like to book

26/06/2025

Yesterday we attended NSA sheep South West at Weston Farm, Knowstone by kind permission of the Stanbury family.

Was lovely to see so many of our clients and chat to them about the updates on the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway funding and the sheep services we provide.

Some of the sheep services we provide include;
- Advanced sheep package
- Smallholders group
- ET and laparoscopic AI
- Ram MOT and semen evaluations pre tupping

If you were not able to attend the show and would like to know more please don’t hesitate to give us a call ☎️

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+44188432228

Website

https://www.valeveterinarygroup.co.uk/, https://apply-for-an-annual-health-and-welfare-review.defra.gov.uk/apply/registe

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