MBM Vets Farm

11/09/2024

Don't forget our upcoming Tup Testing Day.

Get in touch on 01563 522701 to book your space.

14/08/2024

** OFFER - TUP BREEDING SOUNDNESS EXAMINATIONS **

Did you know that research shows 16-22% of tups are subfertile or infertile? Test your stock tups or new additions before using them to avoid disappointment at scanning time!

We are running a ‘tup testing day’ at our Syke clinic on 24th September, 2024 - tups will be tested at a reduced fee of £30 + VAT each and bringing them to the practice avoids a visit fee. The test includes a physical examination, semen collection (electro ej*******on) and evaluation and certificate.

Please contact the office on 01563 522701 for more info or to register your interest.

08/04/2024

🐑🐮 FARM CLIENT OPEN DAY 🐮🐑

Thank you to all of our amazing clients who were able to attend our open day on Saturday - it was great to see you there!

The winner of the ‘guess the weight of the ewe and lambs’ competition was Fiona Steel of Pannell Farm with her guess of 95kg - the exact weight! The prize for this was a box of lambing goodies - well done!

The winner of the quiz was George McConnell of Hoodsyard - a calf jacket is heading your way!

If you didn’t get a chance to come by on Saturday don’t hesitate to come in and say hello if you are passing.

04/04/2024

Just a reminder about our farm client open day this Saturday. The weather isn't looking great, so come spend it with us instead!

🐄 FARM CLIENT OPEN DAY 🐑

Saturday 6th April 📆

We are delighted to invite you round to celebrate the opening of our new farm/ equine premises Syke Large Animal Clinic. The addition of this premises will bring MBM Veterinary Group up to 4 branches across Ayrshire. Come and join us for a BBQ, some drinks and a look around from 1 to 4pm.

Please RSVP by Monday 1st April if you would like fed and watered!

13/03/2024

🐄 FARM CLIENT OPEN DAY 🐑

Saturday 6th April 📆

We are delighted to invite you round to celebrate the opening of our new farm/ equine premises Syke Large Animal Clinic. The addition of this premises will bring MBM Veterinary Group up to 4 branches across Ayrshire. Come and join us for a BBQ, some drinks and a look around from 1 to 4pm.

Please RSVP by Monday 1st April if you would like fed and watered!

01/02/2024

Practical Lambing Course

- Designed for beginners, those looking for a reminder, or even something new for those at it for years!
- The afternoon will include: an overview of sheep and lamb husbandry, practical experience with a lambing simulator and stomach tubes etc and prevention and treatment of common conditions.
- Maximum of 8 people, £36 including VAT pp. Goody bag, refreshments and cake included.
- Wednesday 14th February, 2-5pm. Please call the office (01563 522701 Option 3) to book your place.
- It will be held at our new practice: Syke large animal clinic, Bogend, Symington, KA1 5PD

03/01/2024

Looking for a new challenge in 2024? 🩺🐈🐕

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙉𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚 to join our friendly and supportive team here at MBM Vets.

Working alongside a close-knit team consisting of various years of experience. A great opportunity to learn and add to your current skillset in our well-equipped practice.

For more details, please see the link below:

https://ivcevidensia.co.uk/current-vacancies/veterinary-nurse/10996

02/01/2024

New Year, New Start, New Challenge 🩺🐈🐕

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙑𝙚𝙩 to join our friendly and supportive team here at MBM Vets.

Working alongside a close-knit team consisting of various years of experience. A great opportunity to learn and add to your current skillset in our well-equipped practice.

For more details, please see link below:

https://ivcevidensia.co.uk/current-vacancies/veterinary-surgeon/10984

22/10/2023

❗️ PHONE LINES DOWN ❗️

Our phone lines are currently down. The team are working hard to resolve this. However, in the meantime, please call the number below for any emergencies.

EMERGENCY FARM VET - 01209 823756

18/10/2023

☎️☎️☎️Our Kilmarnock phone lines are temporarily down at the moment but we have a divert in place so it may take longer to answer your call. Continue to call us on 01563 522701 and please bear with us while we answer your call. ☎️☎️☎️

16/10/2023

👋🏼 WELCOME 👋🏼

We would like to introduce you to some new faces here at MBM Farm. Luke and Grace are our new vets who have started with us over the last couple of weeks after graduating from the University of Glasgow this year. They will both be doing a mix of farm and small animal work.

Luke is originally from Cumnock and has been coming to MBM for work experience since he was 14 years old - he is glad to be back home practicing as a vet in Ayrshire. Luke is interested in all aspects of farm animal work but particularly enjoys dairy fertility and youngstock health. Outside of work he enjoys travelling, climbing munros, running and walking his family dog, Spot the Cocker Spaniel.

Grace enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine, particularly youngstock and surgery. Outside of work she enjoys sport whether it’s playing netball, swimming or Munro bagging. She also loves to see new places through travelling and is always up for trying new things.

Both Luke and Grace are settling in well with the farm team and they look forward to meeting our amazing clients over the next few months! 🐮🐑

23/08/2023

*** SHEEP MEETING - VENUE CHANGE ***

For those who have signed up to our sheep meeting on Monday 28th August, please note that the venue has now changed to our Kilmarnock Practice at 21 Hill Street, KA3 1HF. The meeting will start at 6:30pm.

If you would like to attend but have not yet reserved your place please call 01563 522701 to let us know you are coming. The meeting will focus on liver fluke and the steps you can take to minimise its impact on farm.

We are looking forward to seeing you all there!

21/08/2023

✨️MBM Vet Group - Syke Large Animal Clinic✨️

As some of you may know, there has been loads of work going on behind the scenes building our new large animal facility.

We are happy to announce that the building works are now complete. There are still some finishing touches to be completed inside and out, but we are so excited to be able to share this news with you all 🥳🎉

We look forward to keeping you up to date with the progress over the coming weeks and hope to be able to confirm our opening date soon!

Exciting times ahead for all things large animal 🐎🐄🐑🩺

20/08/2023

Here's a little sneak peek of what's to come 🫣...

Have you guessed what it is yet 👀?

Make sure to turn on your page notifications so you don't miss out 🚨

20/08/2023

We have a big announcement coming tomorrow 🤩

Can anyone guess what it might be👀?!

18/08/2023

There has been loads of work going on behind the scenes here at MBM 🩺🐄🐑

We can't wait to share our exciting news with you all!

Keep your eyes peeled 👀...

12/07/2023

🐑 FARMER’S MEETING - 28TH AUGUST 🐑

The feedback from our last meeting was that sheep farmers were keen to discuss fluke as the next topic so we are hosting a parasite-themed meeting on Monday 28th August!

Elanco are kindly sponsoring and we will be barbecuing at our NEW premises, Syke Farm, Symington KA1 5PD. We plan to include a demonstration of our exciting new worm egg counting machine.

Please RSVP to the office on 01563 522701. Food from 6.30, presentations from 7. We hope to see you there!

25/05/2023

WATCH OUT - NEMATODIRUS IS ABOUT!

Following on from our previous post, one of our vets, Rebecca, found Nematodirus eggs on a worm egg count from some lambs earlier in the week. Nematodirus worms can multiply very quickly and cause disease. Often the first sign of a problem is sudden deaths in lambs. Growth rates can also be affected.

Lambs are at risk if they are 6-12 weeks old and are grazing pasture that was grazed by lambs last year. We can make a quick in house diagnosis with worm egg counts. If there have been mortalities, post mortem examinations are recommended especially if there have been multiple deaths in a group.

Please don’t hesitiate to get in touch with our farm vets to discuss the risk of Nematodirus in your lambs on 01563 522701.

03/05/2023

*** SCOPS NEMATODIRUS FORECAST ***

The updated SCOPS Nematodirus forecast for Ayrshire this week is showing the area around Prestwick to be VERY HIGH RISK (black dot), meaning that peak hatch is expected.

The surrounding areas are MODERATE risk (orange dot), meaning that hatching is predicted to start in the next 7-14 days if good weather continues.

The hatch is typically brought on by a cold period followed by a cumulative period of 7-10 days of temperatures over 11 degrees Celsius. Altitude can also influence hatching, and every 100m increase in altitude is thought to delay hatching by around 7 days. Conditions can vary from field to field.

If your lambs are grazing pasture that was grazed by lambs last year and they are eating significant amounts of grass (typically 6-12 weeks old), they could be at risk. Please don’t hesitiate to get in touch with our farm vets to discuss the risk of Nematodirus in your lambs on 01563 522701.

24/04/2023

Check out our vet Rebecca on The Sheep Game’s vlog! Skip to 17 mins to see her in action performing a caesarean on a sheep 🐑

Over the next couple of weeks we will be posting daily lambing Vlogs following our journey as we try to lamb 800 sheep in south west Scotland.If you have any...

10/04/2023

Check out MBM's own vet Tom on Landward! He's going to be making a weekly appearance on the programme as Landward follows the life of a rural vet.

As farming season gets under way, Dougie Vipond attends a ploughing competition in Fife.

02/02/2023

What an absolutely fantastic result for the whole team at Holehouse Dairies, an incredible achievement, well done! 👏 🙌 🎉🎉🎉

“We would like to congratulate Holstein UK member, Alistair Logan, of the Holehouse herd who has been announced today as the winner of the RABDF Gold Cup!”

04/01/2023

Need an assistant for your lambing season this year?

https://www.facebook.com/342382261712/posts/10159315401971713/

The NSA Lambing List is now once again open for business ahead of the 2022-2023 lambing season, providing the perfect solution for sheep farmers…

21/12/2022

07/11/2022

***HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA(HPAI) OUTBREAK NEAR CUMNOCK ***

We remind all our poultry keepers to be extra vigilant and follow robust biosecurity measures to protect your flocks/birds from the very real threat of Avian Influenza currently in Scotland. PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINK FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO RECOGNIZE HPAI AND HOW TO REPORT SUSPICION OF DISEASE.

An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ), aiming to protecting poultry and other captive bird premises from highly pathogenic avian influenza, was declared across the whole of the UK from 17 October 2022. This UK-wide zone introduces strict biosecurity measures for all bird keepers - including those who keep pet birds - to help prevent the spread of avian influenza from wild birds or any other source.

The AIPZ means bird keepers across Great Britain must:

- Keep free ranging birds within fenced areas, and ponds, watercourses and permanent standing water must be fenced off (except in specific circumstances, e.g. zoo birds).

- Cleanse and disinfect footwear and keep areas where birds live clean and tidy;

- Minimise movement in and out of bird enclosures;

- Reduce any existing contamination by cleansing and disinfecting concrete areas, and fencing off wet or boggy areas

- Keep domestic ducks and geese separate from other poultry.

- Ensure the areas where birds are kept are unattractive to wild birds, for example by netting ponds, and by removing wild bird food sources;

- Feed and water your birds in enclosed areas to discourage wild birds

If you are worried about HPAI you can find further information via the link below, if you wish to discuss your flock biosecurity please speak to our vets who can help you put a protection plan in place.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/avian-influenza-bird-flu/

01/11/2022

Temporary Service Measures

From Wednesday 2nd November our IT system will be undergoing a major upgrade for the rest of that week.

During this time, we will be unable to process any routine prescriptions but will be able to dispense medicine in an emergency.

To help us through this transition we would be grateful if any routine repeat orders could be placed by Friday 28th October which will be available for collection Monday 31st October or Tuesday 1st of November.

Normal medicine order arrangements will resume from Monday 7th November. Farm vets will be working as normal throughout this time.

25/10/2022

**BEEF CLIENT MEETING THURSDAY 3rd NOVEMBER, 12.30 FOR 1PM START **

Join the farm vets for LUNCH and an on farm discussion

Topic: Infectious disease, how to avoid buying in problems with guest speaker Helen Carty SRUC vet

Venue by kind permission of the Po***ck family is: Malletshaugh Farm,
Craigton Road, Newton Mearns, G77 6PT

Please let the office know by 29th Oct if you are intending to join us for catering purposes

16/10/2022

**WEST OF SCOTLAND DAIRY SHOW**
🐄 🐄 WEDNESDAY NIGHT @ 7PM 🐄 🐄

CALL INTO OUR SHOW STAND FOR A TEA/COFFEE, MEET THE VETS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY HOME BAKING! :D

Good luck to all our clients taking part, and may the best cows win ☺ 🐄 🐄 🍀🍀🍀