Portland House Farm Animal Vets

Portland House Farm Animal Vets A dedicated team of farm animal vets providing the highest standard of care for our clients.

This morning Katherine went out and fully sedated 17 calves for disbudding and castrating.Research shows that by fully s...
28/11/2025

This morning Katherine went out and fully sedated 17 calves for disbudding and castrating.

Research shows that by fully sedating them for disbudding, the calves experience less stress and are back to normal behaviour quicker than local anaesthetic and NSAIDs alone, so suffer less of a growth hit afterwards. It also speeds up the process and reduces the amount of labour needed.

Give us a call at the practice if you would like to know more 01777 703663 (Option 2 for Farm)

18/11/2025

Have you ever wondered how your sheep or goats converts grass into personality? Have you ever asked yourself, are they getting the most out of their feed?

Join us for a 50-minute session on small ruminant nutrition - from rumen function, to forage, supplements, and what can go wrong.

Date: 20th of November 2025 at 7pm
Venue: Sturton Hall, Brickings Way, Sturton le Steeple, Retford DN22 9HY

Sign up over the phone or using the following link: https://form.jotform.com/252822873273361

**Thoracic Ultrasounding (TUS)**This week Will and Katherine went on a training day to perfect their skills at scanning ...
13/11/2025

**Thoracic Ultrasounding (TUS)**

This week Will and Katherine went on a training day to perfect their skills at scanning calf lungs for pneumonia.

How can you benefit from TUS?
+ diagnosis subclinical pneumonia on farm
+ check the response to treatment
+ identify healthy heifers to keep for breeding
+ identifying farms selling unhealthy calves when buying in calves for rearing
+ splitting into treatment/healthy groups for bought in batches of calves to reduce pneumonia in calf rearing units

It's not limited to calves, sheep can also be scanned to screen for Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma.

Give the practice a call to find out more

13/11/2025

☎️ Phone Line Disruption:

We are currently experiencing a problem with our old Vet Drugs to go phone line 01777 706664, please can all enquires including drug orders or emergencies please us the farm line 01777 703663.

Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

31/10/2025

**Poultry Mandatory Housing**

Due to an increase in Avian Influenza cases in the past week mandatory housing orders are now in place across Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, all of Yorkshire and Derbyshire for all flocks of over 50 birds or in any flocks, regardless of size, where the eggs are either sold or given away.

Please speak to one of us if you are unsure as to whether this applies to your flock or not.

Leave your favourite sheep pictures in the comments ⬇️🐑
25/10/2025

Leave your favourite sheep pictures in the comments ⬇️🐑

💬 Introducing Our Brand New WhatsApp Drug Order System 💬We are super excited to announce after a few months of trailing ...
24/10/2025

💬 Introducing Our Brand New WhatsApp Drug Order System 💬

We are super excited to announce after a few months of trailing we are now up and running with out WhatsApp ordering line.

You can now place your order anytime day or night, so no forgetting those drug orders!

This phone is only monitored during our opening hours, and drug orders will also only be actioned during opening times. For example if you message the WhatsApp on a Sunday your drug order will begin to be processed on the Monday and usually if we have it in it can be collected on the same day!

As usual the vets will contact you if your ordering any antibiotics that need to be authorised.

We will also let you know once we’ve received your order and when it’s ready to collect.

❌ Please note this line is for drug ordering only, do not contact this line in a emergency or to book appointments

** Portland House Farm Selekt Pump Clinic**See details below:
24/10/2025

** Portland House Farm Selekt Pump Clinic**

See details below:

24/10/2025

BLUETONGUE UPDATE

Three cattle have been confirmed positive for BTV 3 in Nottinghamshire last week. Owners still need to remain vigilant for signs of Bluetongue in there stock. 🐑 🐄 🐐

Vaccination is the best form of protection for your herd/flock, which we stock at the farm practice.

Please call the farm department if you want anymore information on BTV and vaccination! 💉 🐄

☎️ 01777 703663

Is your first aid box winter ready? 🚨🩹🐑🐄🐐Whether your a small holder or your a commercial farmer, these items are vital ...
21/10/2025

Is your first aid box winter ready? 🚨🩹🐑🐄🐐

Whether your a small holder or your a commercial farmer, these items are vital to have in your first aid kit on farm ⛑️

✅ Ambugreen is an essential for wound care and protection creating a breathable gel barrier.

✅ Spray On Plaster is a film forming and breathable aluminium spray, to protect sensitive skin against dirt and other environmental factors.

✅ Terramycin Spray is for the treatment of topical infections that includes oxytetracyline. This can aid in the treatment of foot rot in sheep and digital dermatitis is cattle. **(Due to this being a prescription product we will have need to been out on farm within the last 12 months to prescribe this)

✅ Engemycin Spray is also for the treatment of topical infections that includes oxytetracyline supporting treatment of superfical wound care. **(Due to this being a prescription product we will have need to been out on farm within the last 12 months to prescribe this

✅ We also have an extensive range of bandages available to purchase to

📞 Call the farm office on 01777 703663 or WhatsApp our drug order phone on 07956298143

Address

53 Churchgate, Retford, Notts
East Retford
DN226PA

Telephone

+441777703663

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