Lisnafillan Farm Vets

Lisnafillan Farm Vets Proactive Herd and Flock Health Focused Vet Care.
4 full-time vets, 2 part-time vets & 2 TB testers.
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KETOSIS🐮After calving, cows need a lot of energy. To bridge the gap between the energy she has and the energy she needs ...
25/11/2024

KETOSIS🐮

After calving, cows need a lot of energy. To bridge the gap between the energy she has and the energy she needs cows will 'milk off their backs'. Using fats to make energy for too long leads to ketosis.

As seen below clinical signs range from the obvious, to the neurological, to the more subtle.

Problem cows can be identified at dry off and given targeted treatment to prevent clinical ketosis on farm.

22/11/2024

⚠️⛄️ CAUTION ⚠️⛄️

The lane to the office and the car park are both extremely slippy this morning, please take care!

Sheep Scab🐑Unfortunately we are all too familiar with scab in sheep. This mite costs the UK sheep industry millions per ...
20/11/2024

Sheep Scab🐑

Unfortunately we are all too familiar with scab in sheep. This mite costs the UK sheep industry millions per year. Resistance to treatment has been found and so we need to be confident with our diagnosis and ensure correct treatment for our flocks.

Clinical signs:
Yellow scabs, itching, rubbing against fence posts, loss of wool and condition are amongst the most common signs.

Scab is spread by direct contact between infected sheep and healthy sheep.
As the mite can live off the host for 16-19 days, scab can also be spread in the environment and through equipment such as trailers.

⚠️ Scab is a notifiable disease so please contact us if you suspect problems amongst your flock!

As Bluetongue continues to be an issue in mainland UK, please see the poster below with the key facts and clinical signs...
11/11/2024

As Bluetongue continues to be an issue in mainland UK, please see the poster below with the key facts and clinical signs to look out for 🐑🐮

The Five Point Plan for lameness🐑Below is a 5 point plan developed to reduce sheep lameness within a flock to less than ...
04/11/2024

The Five Point Plan for lameness🐑

Below is a 5 point plan developed to reduce sheep lameness within a flock to less than 2%.

Common causes of sheep lameness include:
• Footrot
• Scald
• CODD
• Toe granuloma

✅️It is important to identify the cause correctly and ensure the right treatment choice.
✅️Treatment within 3 days and isolation is key to reduce disease transmission

A reminder of our office opening hours ⏰️
28/10/2024

A reminder of our office opening hours ⏰️

📢NEW PRODUCT ALERT🐮YMCP Vitall bolus by Techmix for fresh cows🤩-Only pressed bolus on the market containing live yeast, ...
21/10/2024

📢NEW PRODUCT ALERT🐮

YMCP Vitall bolus by Techmix for fresh cows🤩
-Only pressed bolus on the market containing live yeast, to get cows on feed sooner
-Studies show increased daily milk weights and feed intake
-Bolus allows quicker/easier administration

🐄When To Use:
-Immediately post-calving to support the transition into lactation for all cows
-For early lactation cows that are energy deficient
-For all fresh cows, to help boost intakes
-For post-surgery and stress events
-As a follow up to intravenous calcium administration to maintain calcium levels
-To support peak milk production

📞For more information give us a call on 07791146060

Knock down disbudding🐮This is a quicker, easier and kinder way of disbudding baby calves. Ideally they should be done at...
15/10/2024

Knock down disbudding🐮

This is a quicker, easier and kinder way of disbudding baby calves. Ideally they should be done at 2-6 weeks old. Once sedated, local anesthetic and pain relief are both administered and the calf is then disbudded while sleeping.

Overall this procedure is much less stressful for the calf leading to improved daily live weight gain💪

📞Give us a call to find out more or get your calves booked in for disbudding.

LICE IN CATTLE🕷🐮As housing is well and truly underway, we would encourage farmers to take actions against lice. Chewing ...
07/10/2024

LICE IN CATTLE🕷🐮

As housing is well and truly underway, we would encourage farmers to take actions against lice.
Chewing lice feed off the hair and skin of the cow whilst sucking lice feed off the blood. Both can result in the animal having reduced growth rates and DLWG and also milk drop in dairy herds.

👀Clinical signs to look out for:
- hair loss and itching
- cattle rubbing on gates/feeding troughs
- raw areas on skin that can become infected
- illthrift in calves

Let's prevent the problem!
✅️A clean and well ventilated house is a good start.
✅️The thick coat of a cow provides the perfect home for lice so by clipping their backs from head to tail we can reduce incidence on farm.

💉Both pour on products and injectables are avaliable to treat a lice infestation - give us a call today to find out more!

📢ATTENTION ALL SHEEP FARMERSPlease see below details of the upcoming information evening regarding the Maedi visna statu...
01/10/2024

📢ATTENTION ALL SHEEP FARMERS

Please see below details of the upcoming information evening regarding the Maedi visna status of Northern Ireland.

This meeting will take place on Wednesday 9th October 2024 at 7.30pm in Dungannon rugby club.

25/09/2024

🐄 Fertility: Embryonic death🐄

The video below shows embryonic death of a 65 day foetus recently seen by one of our vets during a routine scan.

Embryonic death can be due to many reasons both infectious and non-infectious.

FENCOVIS🐄🐮Did you know Fencovis comes in;25 dose bottles5 dose bottles 1 dose bottlesSo every cow, whether it is calving...
18/09/2024

FENCOVIS🐄🐮

Did you know Fencovis comes in;

25 dose bottles
5 dose bottles
1 dose bottles

So every cow, whether it is calving in a batch or on its own, can be vaccinated to provide protection against Coronavirus, Rotavirus and E.Coli K99, to provide life saving antibodies to their calves.

💉It is given to cows 3 weeks to 3 months pre-calving, to provide protection for their calves against E.Coli, Rotavirus and Coronavirus.

💩If you are having problems with calf scour and you are not sure of the culprit, leave a sample into us. We can test for Rotavirus, Coronavirus, E.coli, Cryptosporidium and Coccidiosis in house.

Get ready for housing🐮Now is the time to start vaccinating your cattle prior to housing them for winter. We offer a rang...
09/09/2024

Get ready for housing🐮

Now is the time to start vaccinating your cattle prior to housing them for winter. We offer a range of vaccines to provide protection against respiratory pathogens.

Contact us to discuss testing options for pathogens, what vaccines are most appropriate and for help establishing a vaccination plan tailored to your farm.

VITAMIN D REQUIREMENTS IN ALPACAS AND LLAMAS🦙It is that time of the year again to ensure you are providing your camelids...
03/09/2024

VITAMIN D REQUIREMENTS IN ALPACAS AND LLAMAS🦙

It is that time of the year again to ensure you are providing your camelids with supplementary vitamin D.
The UV levels in Northern Ireland are much less than in South America where camelids originated. Therefore we need to booster with vitamin D over the winter months. This can be done using oral drenches, pastes or an injectable form.

Give us a call to find out more 🦙

29/08/2024

🪱Lungworm🪱

At this time of the year, cases of lungworm are on the rise. Lungworm is most commonly seen in first grazing season cattle however all cattle at grass can be affected.

Signs to look out for👀
>coughing
>difficulty breathing
>abnormal/rapid breathing
>salivation and nasal discharge
>reduced appetite which can lead to loss of condition

⚠️If you suspect lungworm, do not delay treatment! Adult lungworm can obstruct airways and death can occur quickly.

📞Please contact us if you feel there could be a lungworm burden in your herd or if your cattle are experiencing any symptoms.

27/08/2024

📢And the winner is.......

Matthew Hepburn

Please contact the office to organise your prize!🎉
Thanks to everyone who took part!

Only 3 days left to enter!🐑🐮
22/08/2024

Only 3 days left to enter!🐑🐮

⭐️LIKE AND SHARE competition⭐️

Thank you all for helping us reach 1k followers on facebook! To celebrate like, share and tag below 🎉👇

To be in with a chance of winning pre-tupping mineral bloods for 6 sheep OR 2.5L Low volume levacide wormer and a free ovacyte FEC test.

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🩸Pre-tupping mineral sampling is useful to investigate your flock's trace element status and rectify any deficiencies before tupping.

🪱The ovacyte FEC is a highly sensitive in house test for worms and coccidia. It is important to monitor your stock's worm burden throughout the grazing season.

📞Contact us for more information on 07791146060.

*Competition closes at midnight on Sunday 25th August, winner will be announced on Monday 26th August.

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11 Lisnafillan Lane
Ballymena
BT421HR

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Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
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Saturday 8:30am - 1pm

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