Ark Vet Centre - Farm

23/08/2024

We will be offering MilkSure training at Lockerbie on Wednesday 26th September. To book a place on the course contact the practice! 💊

22/08/2024

Recently in the practice we have seen a case of haemonchosis in lambs. This has caused ill thrift and increased mortality, with no scour as a symptom. Haemochus, or the ‘Barber’s Pole’ worm, is an unusual diagnosis in the area, and can be brought in from further south or can be a reflection on recent weather trends.

It lives within the stomach of affected sheep and feeds on blood through the stomach wall. Symptoms include sudden death, paleness, bottle jaw, ill thrift, weightloss and weakness. If you have any concerns contact the practice for advice and we encourage routine faecal egg counts for monitoring 🪱 🪱

15/08/2024

Last night we enjoyed hosting our sheep health evening at Marchbank Farm. We had a great turn out and enjoyed catching up with everyone.

Thank you to the Duncanson family for hosting, and thank you to Zoetis, MSD, Elanco and CEVA for their informative presentations! 🐑

12/08/2024

📣 THIS WEDNESDAY!! 📣

•Maximising Return on Animal Medicine 💊
•Sheep Synchronisation with ET info 🐑🐑
•Lameness - The Five Point Plan 🥾
•Lamb Rehydration 💦

Plus plenty of information regarding other sheep services we can offer including OPA Scanning and Smallholder club membership 🐑

Come along for a laidback, informative evening with dinner and refreshments!

11/08/2024

Chloe, Alyson and Anna are taking part in Lower Nithsdale YFC 80 mile charity cycle for SANDS! 🚲

Here they are just leaving Torthorwald with 90km complete, and 30km still to go! Any support much appreciated!

https://www.justgiving.com/page/lower-nithsdale-yfc-1714466778025?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Flower-nithsdale-yfc-1714466778025&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share

11/08/2024

Yesterday we had a ‘mixed-ability” team of golfers represent the practice at Lockerbie Golf Club Sponsors’ Day. ⛳️

The club were great hosts and the course looked well in the sun ☀️ We are expecting a phone call from LIV Golf early Monday morning!

08/08/2024

170 heifers scanned, 200 to go for John today!🐮🐮 FarmingPartners

08/08/2024

Here at Ark Vet Centre we are proud to support and celebrate all things farming today!

07/08/2024

04/08/2024

A special Thank You to all the donations at the show towards Iain (the vet) and friends charity walk coming up at the end of this week raising - £145.87.

It’s not too late to support him though see link below ⬇️.

Help Andrew Marchant raise money to support Blood Cancer UK

04/08/2024

A massive thank you to everyone who came and supported our stand yesterday at Dumfries show! The sun was shining and the beers were flowing! It was great to see so many people out and about!

Well done to the Dumfries Show committee for pulling off another excellent show! 🌟

03/08/2024

🌟 Dumfries Show 🌟

Make sure to pay us a visit today at stand E10B for refreshments and a catch up! Activities for kids and plenty of information on all the services we are currently providing! 🐮🐶

01/08/2024

📢We will be at the Dumfries show on Saturday at stand E10B 📢
Pop by and see us for a chat and some refreshments 🍰☕🎈🎉.
We look forward to seeing you there!

25/07/2024

Check out our embryo transfer and artificial insemination service! Please contact our team on 01576202552 or email [email protected] to discuss your requirements!🐄🐑💉

24/07/2024

Snoozy calves ready for their disbuds! 🐮

These guys were sedated before disbudding to reduce stress and for ease of management. Can you spot the imposter? 🐕

19/07/2024

18/07/2024

🐑Ark Vet Centre Sheep Health Evening🐑
📢All sheep farmers welcome to our 'Sheep Health Evening' at Marchbank Farm, by kind permission of the Duncanson Family.
We will be covering a wide range of sheep topics and will be serving a hog roast supper!
☎️To book your place please call the practice on 01576 202552 and we look forward to seeing you there.

25/06/2024

🐄We are planning on holding an AI course soon🐄 Date to be confirmed.
Please contact us on 01576 202552 ☎ to register your interest.

21/06/2024

John Alexander was out recently performing liver biopsies for a client recently. This was part of a programme of pro-active health monitoring for the herd.

Trace element balance is a crucial factor in terms of livestock performance, and it can be difficult to get a long term picture of what’s going on with blood samples. Liver biopsies can be performed with a minimally invasive procedure in the live patient to give a long term picture of what’s going on in terms of a cows trace element status. Levels of copper, selenium, cobalt, zinc, manganese and many more micronutrients are able to be measured from a single sample. Both deficiencies and toxicities can be identified via this technique.

We normally recommend sampling 3-4 per management group. Get in touch with the practice in order to assess the long term picture of what’s going on in your herd.

05/06/2024

Coming soon…

A new group for lifestyle units, hobby farms, pedigree flocks or anyone looking to discuss the ups and downs of their herd! 🐮

We will be offering clinician-led group discussions throughout the year, annual one-on-one health plans and reviews, anthelmintic guidance, parasite monitoring and vaccine support.🪱💉

To find out more, contact the practice on 01576 202552 to further discuss with a vet. Open to cattle, sheep and goat owners! 🐑🐄🐐

28/05/2024

📢Sheep Webinar this evening on Preparing For Sustainable Farming 🐑

Hear from SRUC vet, Megan Fergusson discussing the Preparing for Sustainable Farming animal health and welfare options for sheep.

20/05/2024

📢Webinar on tomorrow evening on Preparing for Sustainable farming animal health and welfare options for cattle hosted by SRUC vet, Helen Carty.

Hear from SRUC vet, Helen Carty discussing the Preparing for Sustainable Farming animal health and welfare options for cattle.

19/05/2024

Good luck to Anna today for Lockerbie’s first ride out of the season! 🐎

Everyone in the practice is very proud!
Forward Lockerbie! 🔵⚪️

16/05/2024

Help John Hamilton raise money to support British Heart Foundation

11/05/2024

🌟 Lockerbie Gala Programs 🌟

We are selling programs for Lockerbie gala and Riding of the Marches at our Lockerbie practice 🐎
They are £2.50 each, pop in to reception if you would like one 👋

A big congratulations to our receptionist Anna Kennedy who is Cornet’s lass this year 🐴👏

Forward Lockerbie 🤍💙

06/05/2024

Heptavac P is a Clostridial and pasturella vaccination. 💉

The clostridial diseases covered are teta**s, lamb dysentery, pulpy kidney, struck, braxy, blackleg, black disease and Clostridial metritis. 🦠
Many of the causative agents are found in the soil. Sudden death is the most common presentation. Even if clinical signs are seen, the disease is often so established that there is a very poor prognosis. ☠️

Pasturellosis is a respiratory disease which is present in most flocks. Healthy sheep are often infected with pasturella bacteria but their immune system is able to keep on top of it and prevent it causing disease. The disease often shows its head when sheep are stressed, this can be due to handling, transport, nutritional problems, poor weather and poor ventilation to name a few. 🚛🌧️

Vaccination is the best way to help protect your stock from both. Lambs should be vaccinated from 3 weeks old and receive 2 vaccinations 4-6 weeks apart. Breeding stock should receive a booster vaccination 4-6 weeks pre lambing. 🗓️

25/04/2024

Atresia ani is a developmental defect we see from time to time in new born calves and lambs. It results in the absence of a patent a**s, which needs to be corrected surgically. Here is vet Katie, performing corrective surgery in a young lamb at Lockerbie 🐑

23/04/2024

🐄 We are having a great time here at the Think Dairy Careers Expo at H&H Auction Mart, Carlisle event chatting all things dairy!🐄