Lakeland Veterinary Services Farm

05/08/2024

BVD is still very much about! If you are worried about BVD on your farm do not be afraid to get in contact.

03/01/2024

Spring 2024 will be here before we know it!

Here are some of our top tips before Calving 2024 kicks off!

👉 Make sure you have your calving area clean and disinfected. This is the first contact newborn calves will meet after birth. It is vital to prevent hard navels, joint ill and scour in young calves.

👉 Make sure to have your calving essentials prepared, clean and on hand:
Lubricant
Clean calving ropes
A calving aid (only use if required!)
Colostrum substitute in case of emergencies
Iodine
A stomach tube

👉Vaccination to prevent and reduce the incidence of calf scour is invaluable. This vaccine must be given no sooner than 3 months to 3 weeks prior to calving. The calf must receive the dams colostrum to benefit from the vaccine. Give us a call to discuss implementing this on your farm!

As always, we are here for advice and assistance when needed 🐮

20/12/2023

Initiative of Rural support!

30/11/2023

Spring started ?? Maybe never finished 😜

27/10/2023

Tonight! We cannot wait to see you all!

10/10/2023

04/10/2023

We are set up and ready to go !!

02/10/2023

Don't forget! This Wednesday!

We are doing a farmers talk with boehringer ingelheim about BVD,
on the 4th of october at 8pm in the Derrygonnelly community center. There will be coffee and tea and a bit to eat after.
You are all more then welcome.

27/09/2023

We are doing a farmers talk with boehringer ingelheim about BVD,
on the 4th of october at 8pm in the Derrygonnelly community center. There will be coffee and tea and a bit to eat after.
You are all more then welcome.

17/08/2023

‼️BVD-Bovine Virale Diarrhea‼️

Hi there,

Hope you’s are all enjoying the lovely weather today! As you can suspect from the title we have to talk about BVD today. In the last two months we have had to put down 7 calves due to BVD. Some of them were in closed herds. As it is devastating for the farms effected, we will do a farm talk about it in the near future. For now, here are some facts about BVD.

1️⃣ BVD is spread via bodily fluids like faeces, blood, semen etc.
2️⃣ There are two kinds of infection : passing infection and persistent infection
3️⃣ Persistent infected or PI’s are calves that got infected in the first 4 months of pregnancy. They will always spread the infection and will eventually die.
4️⃣ BVD lowers the immune system and can cause all kinds of infections like diarrhea, pneumonia, joint ill, infertility in cows etc.
5️⃣ PI’s have to be put down due to being highly contagious.
6️⃣ Vaccination is the best prevention.

IF YOU HAVE NEVER HAD BVD, YOUR COWS WILL HAVE NO IMMUNITY. ONE CONTACT WITH AN INFECTED ANIMAL OR OBJECT AND YOUR HERD IS AT RISK.

If you guys have any questions, give us a ring.

13/08/2023

🐄ATTENTION FARMERS!
🧪Routine herd TB testing will pause from 21 Aug-11 Sep to accommodate rollout of our new IT system NIFAIS
🗓️Its vital if you've a TB test due during this time to contact your vet to secure a test date nidirect Livestock & Meat Commission NI Dairy Council for Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb NI Ulster Farmers' Union Farming Ulster Countryside Services Ltd Northern Ireland Veterinary Today Veterinary Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Veterinary Specialists Discover CAFRE Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

07/08/2023

‼️Bull/Ram fertility testing‼️

We are proud to say that we are able to provide fertility testing for your rams and bulls.

❓WHY fertility test?

Keeping a defective bull or ram can be very costly. While completely infertile animals are rare, sub-fertile ones aren't. (About 20% of rams and bulls)
The sub-fertile bull/ram will get some animals pregnant but not as many as he should. He will leave your farm with more empty females at the end of the serving period and will spread your lambing/calving period. So get those boys tested!

Any questions give us a ring!

27/05/2023

The grass might be ready to cut but the vets are still busy at the sections and calvings. Here are some pictures of this week.

19/05/2023

This calf broke and dislocated his bottom jaw running into a gate. Our vet Aoife put it back together using orthopaedic wire. It will be six weeks before we know if it healed up properly but so far the calf is doing well😃

02/05/2023

Our vet Aoife in action again.

18/04/2023

We were all calving away today. 7 calvingcases so far! Here are some of the calves🥰

17/04/2023

Lots of sections all around!
Here is another one done by Sonja!

16/04/2023

As vets we don't just lamb ewes and calve cows. Our vet Sonja had to stitch up this poor cow after she had an accident. Good job don't you think?
⚠️Warning: the second picture is a bit bloody!

08/04/2023

Our vet Sonja calved another one!
Keep them coming!
(Preferably during the day tho🤣😅)

06/04/2023

We have the best clients!😁

04/04/2023

We are in full spring mode!
Our vet Aoife did a section this morning on this big brute.

01/04/2023

Yesterday our vet Liesbeth assisted in the calving of this gorgeous heifer. A few hours later we got this lovely update! 🥰

30/03/2023

Our vet Sonja in action again. This big lamb was born via a section. If you look close enough you can see wee horns.