Farm Post Mortems Ltd.

26/06/2024

Take a look and see if the team at UTASS can help you - the deadline is fast approaching!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/DPNSPMU7ZnyLJeVq/

It's your last chance to take advantage of funding from DEFRA to get personalised support for you and your farm business!
We're already working with 140 farming families and it's now you're last opportunity to sign up before the funding ends.

The first meeting for this last round is on Tuesday 2nd July, we'll have details of the NEW and Updated SFI and CS options, plus guest speaker Sam Stables.
It's the ideal opportunity to make sure both you and your business's health are tip-top!

You can sign up to be part of the programme at : https://www.royalcountrysidefund.org.uk/how-we-help/family-farm-businesses/defra-future-farming/

30/01/2024

We have another fabulous Livestock Pathology CPD day happening in Hamsterley, Co Durham on 7th March. This is a full day but practical, followed by lots of images of common lesions and how to investigate them if appropriate.

Consider it your last chance for a practical pathological tune-up before the spring madness.

Contact Ben on 07899 950372 or [email protected] to book your place. See you there and share away!

04/01/2024

Don’t miss out!

Are you wanting to know more about farm animal pathology, common diagnoses and samples to take for accurate investigation?
Get your place booked on our CPD day on 17th January and come along for this fascinating day. Contact Ben in 07899950372 or [email protected] to get your place booked.

14/12/2023

This was a 6 day old dairy calf which died suddenly. On Pm its left ventricle was very small. The aorta and pulmonary artery both exited from the right ventricle (DORV- Double Outlet Right Ventricle). There was a PDA, which was the only way blood could exit the left ventricle, which consequently had a small chamber and hypertrophied walls. There was no VSD (which might have helped!). Credit to Surrey Pathology Service for the clever bits.

08/12/2023

This has been a week for shipping fever - fulminating bacterial broncho- and pleuro-pneumonia usually caused by Mannheimia haemolytica and/or Histophilus somni. The red/ purple/ black lobular marbling with interlobular oedema and fibrin reflect vascular injury (caused by vast amounts of endotoxin) and is distinctive grossly. Usually there is a predisposing factor but this might just be bad weather. Dairy cows, weaned stirks and recently moved suckler cows decided to die of it this week

06/12/2023

Deaths due to OPA in sheep are usually higher in winter, probably because of secondary pneumonic pasteurellosis. Homogeneous white consolidated lung is pretty distinctive.

29/11/2023

We have seen three cases of subacute fluke in the last 10 days. Reports say seroprevalence has been quite low this year so far in lambs, but a late spike is possible, especially if sheep have been treated too early. Blood testing lambs is probably still the best test at present.

04/08/2022

Come along for a CPD day and see how useful PMs can be in aiding diagnosis and management.

15/06/2022

It’s that time of year again…. 🎶💉🐑

15/06/2022

⭐️⭐️Upcoming CPD day ⭐️⭐️

Large animal post mortem examination training and pathology training with Farm Post Mortems. Lesion recognition sample selection and differential diagnoses.

Friday 24th June, Hamsterley, Co Durham

Call 07899950372 or email [email protected] to book your place.

28/03/2022

It will soon be the time of year when lambs suffer from coccidiosis. This year we are involved with a project which aims to develop a vaccine for coccidiosis. Therefore we are after lambs which may have died of coccidiosis so that we can collect samples from them to use in this project.

If you have any lambs which you think have coccidiosis, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH (07899 950372): you will get a FREE post mortem examination and might contribute to better control of this horrible disease in the future.

Lambs are usually 3-8 weeks old, have a sometimes bloody scour and look tucked up.

29/09/2021

Great evening - thank you!

13/09/2021

Looking forward to it!

𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 🗓️

Join Ben Strugnell, an independent vet from Farm Post Mortems Ltd., with a particular interest in farm animal pathology, for an informative discussion on postmortems.

Call to book ➡️ 01332 294929.

Limited places available.

09/09/2021

This on-farm event will give sheep farmers the opportunity to hear about some of the changes Ian has implemented on his farm based on outcomes from the Challenge Sheep data.

09/07/2021

If you are a large animal vet interested in pathology then this CPD day is for you! Held on Wednesday 11th August at Farm Post Mortems Ltd. This features practical post mortem examination demonstration, plus plenty of photos of pathology and pathogenesis of diseases commonly encountered in cattle and sheep. Also included are practical suggestions on how to confirm suspected diagnoses, which samples to take, and options on next steps.

Cost is £200 + VAT, for an information-packed 9-5 day, including coffee, breakfast and lunch. To book your place call 07899 950372 or email [email protected]

COVID guidelines in force at the time will be followed

01/07/2021

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-animal-health-surveillance-podcast/id1558871970?i=1000527402783

Have a listen to the origins of FPM!

‎Show The Animal Health Surveillance Podcast, Ep Farm Post Mortems - Jun 30, 2021

28/05/2021

In the last 2 days I have seen nine cases of severe Nematodirus infection leading to deaths in lambs. Most of the pathology is caused by huge numbers of immature worms in the gut, which are visible for those with good eyesight (photo - little patches of cotton wool). These have hatched out from overwintering eggs in massive numbers in the past 7-10 days. Many pastures are probably lethal right now. If I had lambs aged 5-9 weeks old and I lived in Northern England I would be dosing my lambs with a white drench this weekend.

30/03/2021

There just aren’t enough songs about sheep drugs 🐑🎶