Evolution Farm Vets

04/09/2025

Upcoming 3-day DEFRA approved certificated DIY AI Bovine course 🐄

📅 Wednesday 15th October – Friday 17th October 2025
📍 Inwood farm, TA5 1HY
£520 + VAT (£150 non-refundable deposit taken upon booking)

Places are limited and fill fast, don’t hesitate and secure your spot online today 👉 https://www.evolutionfarmvets.co.uk/diy-ai-training-course-artificial-insemination-dairy-cows-1

Alternatively, you can email our practice manager Jo at [email protected] or call the practice on 01278 734828.

20/08/2025

WE’RE HIRING!! 🐄 🐎 🐑

We have an exciting opportunity for an approved TB Tester (ATT) / Vet Tech to join our team! 🙌

All details are in the advert below! If you think this could be for you, please email your CV to [email protected] 📧

19/07/2025

Not sure whether you should vaccinate your herd/flock? We want you to make an informed decision.

💉 You can use the vaccination decision tool from Ruminant Health and Welfarehttps://ruminanthw.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Questions-for-vets-to-ask-clients-to-help-decision-of-whether-to-vaccinate-against-BTV3-02.pdf

💉You can also use the cost calculators at https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/btv-3-vaccination-finance-calculator-sheep to see the potential cost of disease on your farm.

18/07/2025

Do you know how to spot and report suspicion of bluetongue in your animals? 🐮🐑

https://ahdb.org.uk/clinical-signs-of-bluetongue

https://ruminanthw.org.uk/bluetongue-virus-hub/bluetongue-virus-btv3-faqs/symptoms-of-btv-3/

17/07/2025

𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲-𝟯 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆! 🙌

Bluetongue viruses naturally follow a 3-5 year disease progression. The case numbers increase during the first year, reach high levels of disease and spread in the second and then reduce in the third and subsequent years once immunity in the national herd/flock has reached a high enough level (>80%).

The decision we have is how much damage we let it do in the meantime.

Animals exposed to infection will develop a natural immunity which is normally lifelong. The price for natural immunity in your herd/flock is the production losses and mortality.

We can also give immunity by vaccination which has been shown to be very effective. This immunity won’t be lifelong, but it should protect the animal for the relevant timeframe, and the price is just £2.50+VAT per dose. That’s a lot cheaper than 9 weeks of milk production loss, or birth of even one non-viable beef calf, or 20% mortality in your flock.

If enough people vaccinate this year, we probably won’t need to do it again next year. 💉

16/07/2025

Bluetongue clinical cases have now been confirmed in this current vector season.

You can see the latest case locations on this map 🗺️

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/4867f4e1f680415898482df7aabb703d/page/Page

15/07/2025

Thanks to all those who attended our Bluetongue Update meeting last night, and thank you to Becca from Boehringer for delivering the latest disease situation and experience learned from Europe and UK.

👉 Follow us for some of the key takeaways over the next few days

09/07/2025

Is your herd in need of freeze branding? 🐄

Contact us today to book in with our fully trained vet tech, Liv 📞

03/07/2025

🟩 EVENING MEETING: BLUE TONGUE VIRUS UPDATE 🟩

Hosted by Evolution Farm Vets

Join us on Monday 14th July for an informative evening on Blue Tongue Virus (BTV) and its potential impact on sheep and cattle in Somerset.

🗣️ Guest speakers from Boehringer Ingelheim will share the latest updates, research, and practical advice on managing and preventing BTV.

📍 Venue: Admirals Landing, The Docks, Bridgwater TA6 3EX
🕖 Start time: 7:00 PM
🍽️ Complimentary buffet provided

Sally and Brendan from Evolution Farm Vets would love to see as many clients as possible take advantage of this timely opportunity to stay informed.

📲 Please RSVP

Text Sally, Brendan or Liv (on 07538 871352), or let the office know you're attending.

29/05/2025

Herd the news? 🐄🐑

Applications for the next round of Farming Equipment Technology Funding are now open TODAY! 🙌

Animal health and welfare, slurry management and productivity are the three themes… and we are here to help!

By providing evidence you have discussed your FETF application with a vet you can increase your animal health and welfare application score by 20%.

Call the practice on 01278 734828 to arrange discussing your application with a vet. 📞

21/05/2025

Attention Sheep Farmers🐑....This short, 6min video gives us a couple of examples of where parasite control can go wrong:

*️⃣Beware missing a quarantine worming dose when buying in!

*️⃣Haemonchus can overwinter and come out in Spring, earlier than we have historically expected

We are constantly striving to improve our farmers’, and our vets’ knowledge when it comes to parasite control, banging the drum for . Have healthy sheep, take control and you might even save some money!!

This month, Ben shares two cases. In the first, bought-in hoggs were found to have resistant worms, highlighting the importance of using a quarantine dose su...

14/05/2025

Last month Sally hosted our popular DEFRA approved 3-day DIY AI training course 🐄

See below how this lovely group got on to obtain their DEFRA certificate for Artificial Insemination in cattle! 👏🏻

At Evolution, we believe in sharing veterinary knowledge with farmers. The ability to inseminate their own cows enables farmers to have more control over their future genetics, as well as give them more autonomy over timing of AI, amongst many other benefits. Providing a mixture of theory and heavily focussed on practical training on-farm, this DEFRA-approved course gives you (or your team) the skills and confidence required to successfully AI dairy cows.

Interested in participating in our next DIY AI Course?

Register your interest on our website to be notified of the next date opening – the more interest we have the sooner the course will be held!🗓