Westpoint Farm Vets

Westpoint Farm Vets At Westpoint Farm Vets we aim to provide the highest level of specialist farm veterinary service to keepers of food producing animals.

*** GRAPHIC PICTURE WARNING ***York's Gemma was called to a cow with calving difficulty, and it's no wonder, as she was ...
24/03/2025

*** GRAPHIC PICTURE WARNING ***

York's Gemma was called to a cow with calving difficulty, and it's no wonder, as she was trying to deliver a Schistosomus Reflexus calf.

This is a poorly understood condition, which usually manifests as an 'inside out' animal with a twisted spine. The cause is likely a genetic abnormality, which cannot be predicted or prevented. The calf did not, thankfully, suffer due to Gemma's swift action.

Don't forget that we have some huge discounts on pain relief medications (NSAIDs) this month. If you're looking to stock...
21/03/2025

Don't forget that we have some huge discounts on pain relief medications (NSAIDs) this month. If you're looking to stock up on anti inflammatory medication to bolster treatment programmes, improve recovery rates and promote excellent welfare, speak to one of our team today.

19/03/2025

Have you heard of the Farming Innovation Programme?

The Farming Innovation Programme is a government initiative designed to boost productivity, sustainability, and resilience within the farming sector.

It provides funding for research and development projects, encouraging farmers, growers, and researchers to collaborate on innovative solutions.

This programme offers various funding opportunities, from exploring initial ideas to large-scale development projects, with a focus on addressing real-world challenges faced by farmers, such as environmental resilience, automation, and sustainable farming practices.

We know that we have many clients invested in the future of farming and dedicated to innovation - we will endeavour to keep you updated as and when funding becomes available to explore this. In the meantime... get planning!

https://farminginnovation.ukri.org/

Have you considered your BTV3 risk for this coming spring?If you want to have your risk assessed by one of our team, and...
17/03/2025

Have you considered your BTV3 risk for this coming spring?

If you want to have your risk assessed by one of our team, and discuss the possibility of vaccination - please get in touch with us.

Don't forget we are offering significant discounts on selected NSAIDs to improve animal health and welfare this March. F...
13/03/2025

Don't forget we are offering significant discounts on selected NSAIDs to improve animal health and welfare this March. For a short list of some of the benefits that these medications can have, take a look below, or have a chat to one of our friendly team members.

NSAIDS are a fundamental part of disease management - helping to improve comfort, reduce inflammation, and reduce time t...
12/03/2025

NSAIDS are a fundamental part of disease management - helping to improve comfort, reduce inflammation, and reduce time to resumption of normal productivity. There are many extra benefits to the use of NSAIDS in mastitis therapy.

For more information as to how you can optimise recovery from mastitis and other diseases with NSAIDS, please ask us!

You would be amazed at the evidence behind NSAID use in many situations - here, we focus on the benefits of NSAID use in...
10/03/2025

You would be amazed at the evidence behind NSAID use in many situations - here, we focus on the benefits of NSAID use in calf health. This type of pain relief improves welfare, reduces stress associated with illness and handling, helps to improve growth rates and reduces the use of antibiotics.

For more information on how NSAID use can slot into your husbandry routines and healthcare protocols, please ask your vet.

Our tech team can't stop learning, as they now tackle cattle AI to help you maximise genetic improvement and breeding ef...
07/03/2025

Our tech team can't stop learning, as they now tackle cattle AI to help you maximise genetic improvement and breeding efficiency on your farms. For information on AI services (or DIY AI courses), please get in touch!

Throughout March, we are offering significant discounts on NSAID medications, which can vastly improve animal welfare an...
06/03/2025

Throughout March, we are offering significant discounts on NSAID medications, which can vastly improve animal welfare and reduce the need for prolonged antibiotic courses - or even antibiotics at all!

To take advantage of this offer through vet cars or the practice, please ask any of our team who would be happy to talk you through why NSAID therapy is a vital component of treatment in many cases.

Many of you may be well away with lambing, and we hope it's going well. If you're due to start soon - may the weather, s...
05/03/2025

Many of you may be well away with lambing, and we hope it's going well. If you're due to start soon - may the weather, sheep and caffeine gods be smiling upon you.

We are here to help with any and all queries to do with lambing, and of course, emergency care. Don't forget to log as much data as you can so that we can identify points where efficiencies can be improved for next year.

We will never stop going on about colostrum management, mainly because it's the cornerstone of disease management on far...
03/03/2025

We will never stop going on about colostrum management, mainly because it's the cornerstone of disease management on farm! Start your lambs off right and they have the best foundations for building a competent immune system.

Check out our tech team in action, scanning sheep for pregnancy. Our South East team Abbie and Liv work together to cove...
28/02/2025

Check out our tech team in action, scanning sheep for pregnancy. Our South East team Abbie and Liv work together to cover smallholder scanning needs - helping you to optimise ewe care in the run up to lambing!

You can't park there, mate.
26/02/2025

You can't park there, mate.

Ewe health is essential for smooth lamb rearing - take care of her, and she'll take care of the rest. Fluid therapy and ...
24/02/2025

Ewe health is essential for smooth lamb rearing - take care of her, and she'll take care of the rest. Fluid therapy and pain relief are the mainstays of ewe recovery post partum, even if she isn't looking under the weather just yet.

An unusual case - poor, lovely Gilbert (who is incidentally the most well behaved goose we have ever met) had a long sta...
21/02/2025

An unusual case - poor, lovely Gilbert (who is incidentally the most well behaved goose we have ever met) had a long standing eye problem that was causing him much discumfort. Alongside his dedicated owners, we decided ultimately that he would be out of pain with the eye removed, so Ami removed it at the Coalyard Clinic. We wish Gilbert a smooth recovery.

Let's focus on having the best start to all new lives on the farm this lambing season - have you got adequate colostrum ...
19/02/2025

Let's focus on having the best start to all new lives on the farm this lambing season - have you got adequate colostrum stocks?

Make sure that if you are using a replacer, that it meets the needs of a newborn lamb. You can also harvest and freeze colostrum off high producing ewes where you have measured the quality of their colostrum.

If you're due to start lambing soon, the last thing you want to discover is that you haven't got your protocols in place...
17/02/2025

If you're due to start lambing soon, the last thing you want to discover is that you haven't got your protocols in place and adequate medicine stocks.

To make sure you aren't caught short, book yourself a pre-lambing visit to discuss your needs over the lambing period - use the opportunity to go over data from last year and see where any areas of management can be tightened up for a successful 2025 season!

Our excellent team Westpoint Farm Vets are FINALISTS in The Northern Farmer awards for Excellence in Agricultural Servic...
17/02/2025

Our excellent team Westpoint Farm Vets are FINALISTS in The Northern Farmer awards for Excellence in Agricultural Services.

The winners will be announced at a sparkling awards ceremony at Pavilions of Harrogate, the Great Yorkshire Showground, on Thursday, February 20th.

https://www.northernfarmer.co.uk/news/24927095.northern-farmer-awards-excellence-agricultural-services/

Congratulations to the brilliant team of administrators, vets and techs at York - we wish you the very best of luck!

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