Dryfe Vets- Farm Animal

28/06/2023

Give us a call to find out more or to order your CIDRs 🐑

07/06/2023

POSTPONED, we will let you know the new meeting date soon!

All of our dairy and beef farmers are invited to our meeting on Johnes disease. Karen Bond, Veterinary advisor with NMR, will get us all up to date on the control of Johnes on your farms. The meeting will be held at the practice at 11.30am Tuesday 29th August. Please let us know if you are able to attend!

26/05/2022

Two very relaxed cows demonstrating the importance of cow comfort 🐮 💤

26/03/2022

It’s mooooving day! Please bear with us while we relocate over this weekend. Our emergency service will continue as normal. If you need medicines, we will let you know where to collect them when you phone.

24/02/2022

One of our recent patients, a beautiful calf born with a little extra bit. Her supernumerary limb struck the floor as she walked so it had to be removed.

04/02/2022

Upcoming online talk for sheep farmers, register as detailed in the flyer if you are interested!

20/01/2022

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-60071379?fbclid=IwAR3ti9GllD1SIRJWzvAjG0ZDxzZv9FPin75bAMS6yJUgmyJr3c1m6NZNcyQ

Restrictions placed on three sites in southern Scotland late last year have all been removed.

13/01/2022

Fascinating fluke film!
If you've ever wondered what this pesky parasite actually looks like have a look at this.
https://youtu.be/CV5liUm5it4

This video of the life cycle of the globally significant parasite of sheep and cattle; the liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica was produced in collaboration with ...

09/12/2021

Top tips for keeping your birds safe this winter 🐓

As you know the risk of avian influenza in the UK has increased with cases reported in D&G. It is therefore more important than ever to ensure good biosecurity even while birds are housed.

Although transmission to humans is very rare care should be taken if you encounter dead wild waterfowl or birds of prey. Don't touch dead birds and report findings directly to DEFRA on 03459335577

16/11/2021

The SRUC has warned of an increased risk of Ergot contamination in feed this winter. This is a fungal disease identified by the presence of dark kernels. Stored grain and big bales made from mature grass are especially at risk. Clinical signs include lameness and lower limb swelling from blood vessel constriction.
Contaminated feed should not be fed.

Further information can be found on the link below

https://www.fas.scot/article/feeding-grain-contaminated-ergot/

07/11/2021

Are you ready for the revised red tractor standards that came into place from the 1st of November?

Templates are provided to help you meet the record keeping requirements in the Red Tractor Standards. Take a look here.

24/07/2021

https://glasgow-research.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/amr

10/05/2021

Free online farmer meeting on fluid therapy

FREE online farmer meeting: Wednesday 19th May 2021 at 7.30pm - How, when & why you should pump a cow with speaker Nanja Verkuijl, Farm Vet...

19/03/2021

🐓🐓🐓Some good news for the chooks 🐓🐓🐓

The risk of avian influenza to both wild and captive birds has reduced to ‘medium’. The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) requiring enhanced biosecurity will remain in place but Wednesday 31st March will be the last day poultry and other captive birds will need to be housed. Restrictions end 23:59 31st March.

High standards of biosecurity remain essential as infection may still be present in the environment. See our press notice: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/avian-influenza-bird-flu-national-prevention-zone-declared

And read our guidance on how to prepare for the safe release of your birds:https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/971244/advice-to-poultry-keepers-preparing-range.pdf

18/03/2021

Glorious day on the road today 😎 Hope you all enjoyed it!

16/12/2020

30/04/2020

Nematodirus risk in this area is now moderate to high and so anyone with at risk lambs (>4-6 weeks old, fields grazed by lambs last year, south facing fields) will need to move them to ‘clean’ fields now or dose appropriately (usually white drench unless you have confirmed resistance) in around 10-14 days. Exact timing will vary with individual farms.

https://www.scops.org.uk/forecasts/nematodirus-forecast/

The forecast can be used in combination with your grazing history to assess the risk of Nematodirus infection in your lambs.

22/03/2020

Please help us reduce the risk of spreading Coronavirus.

We will likely be working with reduced staff numbers and ask for your understanding as we prioritise emergency work, however it is also important that we continue some routine services to preserve the health and welfare of our patients and the country’s food supply.

Please provide the minimum possible number of staff to assist your vet on farm and keep a safe distance between people where practical.

Please notify us in advance if anyone on farm has shown symptoms of Covid-19.

We ask that all medicine requests are phoned in to us in advance to reduce the time you need to spend at the practice collecting them or to enable us to bring these with us on farm visits.

We are no longer receiving daily wholesaler deliveries so please try to give us some notice for medicine/vaccine orders.

Please phone us when you arrive at the practice and we will bring your medicines to the back door for you to uplift.

Thank you for helping us keep our essential services available and keep our staff, our clients and our community safe at this worrying time.

18/03/2020

Quiet time at the nursery! 😊 🐑

07/03/2020

Some very cute customers in this week to be dis-budded

27/02/2020

The SRUC have been granted funding for a project investigating the epidemiology of Mycoplasma bovis in Scottish dairy herds. If you would be interested in participating, details are on the poster below.

25/02/2020

Ewe metabolic testing 🐑🐑🐑
In order to assess ewe nutrition and avoid metabolic problems at lambing, ewes can be blood sampled pre-lambing.
ideally 6-8 ewes carrying multiples should be chosen. They should ideally be sampled a month before lambing is due to start so that changes to the ration can be made if necessary.
Sampling can be tailored to suit the individual farm and may include;
Beta hydroxybutyrate- assess levels of fat metabolism
Urea-assess dietary protein
Albumin-assess longer term protein levels
Calcium
Magnesium

Contact the practice if you would be interesting in looking more closely at the metabolic status of your flock.

25/02/2020

As lambing fast approaches many ewes are entering their period of greatest nutritional requirement. 75% of foetal growth occurs in the last 6 weeks of gestation, the energy needed for this growth along side colostrum production puts a great deal of stress on the pregnant ewe.
Lambs from ewes which are underfed have an increased risk of mortality, and ewes under increased stress (especially those carrying multiples) are at increased risk of gestational diseases such as twin lamb and hypocalcaemia.
In order to reduce the risk associated with poor nutrition it is important to ensure that ewes enter their third trimester in an adequate body condition score (BCS). The AHDB resource below shows the scores that 90% of the flock should be in at each management stage. The requirements for metabolisable energy and protein for the heavily pregnant ewe are also shown.
These late gestational energy demands coincide with increased pressure from the growing lambs on the rumen leading to a decreased appetite. It is therefore crucial that heavily pregnant ewes are provided with adequate space to access feed and given every opportunity to meet their increasing needs.

20/02/2020

Mastitis Tubes 🐄🐄🐄
As you will be aware there is a national shortage of a large number of lactating cow mastitis tubes. A limited range of non critically important tubes are available for treating cases.

Although inconvenient, this supply issue provides a good opportunity to review your tube choice and usage.
Ideally tube selection should be based on culture and sensitivity results from clinical samples. Having this information is vital to ensure treatment will be effective and is required if critically important antibiotics were ever needed.

To get an idea of what agents are an issue on farm, clinical cases should be sampled before treatment. Sending samples from a clinical cases and high cell count cows will give the most information about which bugs are to blame.

Cases which aren't sent to the lab at the time should still be sampled and the sample kept in the freezer. This means if mastitis rates were ever to rise the farm would have a record of recent cases which could be sampled as required.

AHDB have a useful guide on sample collection.

19/02/2020

Abortion sampling
If you are taking aborted lambing material to the lab remember to include placenta and well and the lamb foetus.
In sheep some of the major causes of abortion affect the placenta and by including it you will greatly increase your chances of a diagnostic result.

18/02/2020

MSD Flock Check 2020 🐑🐑🐑
MSD will from the 1st of March be running their subsidised blood testing for toxoplasmosis and EAE in flocks of 100 or more. The testing is for flocks that do not currently vaccinate against toxoplasmosis or EAE.
6-8 barren or aborted ewes are blood sampled and will be screened for antibodies to toxoplasmosis and EAE. (Trace element sampling can also be added to the test for a fee).
This free testing can give invaluable information about the potentially preventable diseases that could be circulating in your flock. Think about sampling before you cull these barren ewes!!

16/02/2020

Brilliant morning at the Charity Tractor Road Run 2020 🚜🚜🚜 Great to see so many of our clients out supporting a worthy cause

11/02/2020

Record keeping is nobodies favourite activity 😴😴😴
Keeping lambing records will help identify and quantify any issues you may be having. These handy sheets are a very easy way of keeping records up to date.

11/02/2020

As lambing approaches. pre lambing vaccinations such as Heptavac P Plus may already be underway. In adult breeding ewes these yearly booster injections should be given during the pre-lambing period, 4-6 weeks pre-lambing, as an aid in control of disease in their lambs.
MSD have some useful videos on vaccination use and technique.
https://www.msd-animal-health-hub.co.uk/DNOMF/ProjectLAMB/Tools

Masterclass videos and free planners are provided to help you get the most from your preventative healthcare programmes.

30/01/2020

Updated advice on moxidectin 2% a result of constructive discussion between SCOPS and leading animal health company, news from SCOPS, the sustainable control of parasites in sheep.