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Our Services
•Mobility service: DairyCo Health Feet Programme - Foot trimming services - Mobility scoring
•Fertility sessions – selection of wireless scanners to suit all set-ups
•Bull breeding examinations
•Full mastitis and milk quality investigation, including cell count issues
•In house laboratory, including same day cell count results
•Monthly cell count reports
•Embryo implantation service f

or repeat breeder cows: full embryo collection service now available.
•Free phone advice 24 hours a day from dedicated cattle vets
•Infectious disease monitoring and control, including herd accreditation
•Metabolic profiling – in house or laboratory based
•Ration formulation assessments, including Penn State Separator
•Vet run training courses, including foot trimming and DIY AI
•Regular client meetings
•Medicine collections from 8 sites
•Out of hours cover from 2 dedicated farm vets
•Routine herd monitoring, including teat and hock lesion scoring
•Full BCVA herd health plans available
•Flock health planning, including pre-tupping and pre-lambing visits

07/04/2025

☕Reminder that this Friday is our women's coffee morning in Malmesbury☕

Anyone is welcome to drop in when you can. If you'd like to come please let us know on 01666 823035 or speak to one of us, so we that we can make sure we've got enough food.
Look forward to seeing many of you!

28/03/2025

☕Next upcoming women's coffee morning @ Malmesbury! ☕
Anyone is welcome and feel free to drop in when you can. If you'd like to come please let us know on 01666 823035 or speak to one of us, so that we can make sure we've got enough food.
Look forward to seeing you there

27/03/2025

This girl had a nasty encounter with a shear grab recently - *warning, some graphic photos to follow*
Hannah, after applying some local anaesthetic to numb the area, managed to successfully complete some cosmetic surgery and this is her a few weeks later!

26/03/2025

An interesting and exciting opportunity for anyone thinking about applying to vet school and is particular interested in a farm vet career.

One day course to cover applying to vet school and offer some insight/experience into being a farm vet.

For more info or to sign up please ring 01666 823035 or email [email protected]

23/03/2025

Members of Lesmahagow YFC have released a music video to raise awareness for SAYFC’s ‘Are Ewe Okay?’ Mental Health Campaign.

“We’re really trying to raise awareness for the ‘Are Ewe Okay?’ campaign, because mental health is such an important topic in the agricultural industry. We have to make sure that farmers continue to talk as it can be quite an isolated and lonely industry at times. And things like Young Farmers in particular, help to keep that network open for communication and make sure that everybody is looking after each other"

The hope is that as the video circulates online, it will serve as a powerful reminder of the importance of mental health awareness and the strength found in solidarity.

All video credits to Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs.

22/03/2025

📣Upcoming summer programme of courses 📣
If you're interested in any of our courses on offer, please ring 01666 823035 or email technical.training@georgevetgroup for more info or to book your place.

21/03/2025

Spring is definitely springing! - always wonderful to see lots of new life on farm and lots of dry straw , perfect for a clean calving environment for cows & calves.

20/03/2025

🐄Upcoming DIY 3 day AI course @ Kington Langley🐄
Covering the reproductive theory, handling straws/flask care and doing the job itself!

If you'd like more info or to book your spot please ring 01666 823035 or email [email protected]

08/03/2025

💜International Women's Day 💜
This year's theme is Accelerate Action which is a worldwide call to acknowledge strategies, resources, and activity that positively impact women's advancement, and to support and elevate their implementation.

We'd like to especially today express gratitude to all the hard work and contribution women in our team have made. And to all the great women in the agricultural sector - we work with and see so many inspiring female farmers/agricultural workers and we're proud to support British farmers both male and female.

05/03/2025

☕Thank you to everyone that came to our coffee morning today at Cheltenham Equine. Wonderful to see so many faces! ☕

👀Watch this space for more upcoming coffee mornings 👀

26/02/2025

☕Just a reminder that we are holding our first coffee morning next Wednesday at Cheltenham Equine which is an open invitation to everyone. ☕

Look forward to seeing you all for a coffee and a catch up

24/02/2025

🐄 Upcoming youngstock meeting! - kindly sponsored by SCCL and MSD 🐄
If you'd like to come please let us know by ringing 01666 823035.

22/02/2025

Side-door Saturday
Fien and Lucy have had a busy day with lots of new life joining the world, including this little one that required a caesarean. Spring is most definitely in the air!

21/02/2025

❓Any guesses on what's going on with this heifer? .....

If you guessed Freemartin you'd be correct. Surprisingly as vets we often find these!

🔬 What is a Freemartin?

A Freemartin is a female calf born as a twin to a male - due to shared blood supply in the womb, she’s often infertile. This happens because male hormones influence her reproductive development, leaving her with underdeveloped or abnormal reproductive organs. In the UK, over 90% of heifer calves born with a bull twin are freemartins!

❓ How to Identify a Freemartin (UK)

✔ Check the teats & v***a – Often smaller or underdeveloped.
✔ Look for a long, hairy, strange confirmation v***a (as seen with this heifer in the photo) – A common physical sign.
✔ Shorter vaginal length – A vet can check this manually.
✔ Lab tests – A simple blood test (PCR or chromosome analysis) can confirm if she’s a freemartin.

⚠ Why Does It Matter?

❌ Freemartins are infertile, meaning they won’t breed or produce milk.
❌ Keeping a freemartin in the herd for breeding costs time & money.
✅ Early identification = better management decisions (e.g., culling, selling, or raising for beef).

If you have twin calves (1 bull + 1 heifer), always check the heifer! Knowing early saves you trouble later!

🔍 Have you ever come across a freemartin on your farm?

20/02/2025

Latest Cattle Newsletters

Bluetongue and Animal Health & Welfare Grant Update -https://www.georgevetgroup.co.uk/georgevets/images/farm-vets-latest-news/Bluetongue_and_AHW_Grant_-_Feb_25.pdf

Preparing for Calving -https://www.georgevetgroup.co.uk/georgevets/images/farm-vets-latest-news/Beef/Beef_Newsletter_Feb_25.pdf

19/02/2025

Another well-attended Cow Convention! Thank you to everyone that came - it was great to see so many faces, both clients and industry figures.

Thank you to all our sponsors that also helped make the day possible - Galebreaker , Virbac , Wynnstay Agriculture , , Success , , MSD Manual Professional , Cogent Breeding Ltd , Genus ABS , , Kelly Farm Consulting , , Meadow Quality Ltd , Boehringer Ingelheim

We had great talks including from TB to ventilation, people management through to mastitis control . And lots of great chat with vets, farmers, consultants, reps and industry figures.

19/02/2025

🎉We have exciting news 🎉. As our coffee mornings have been well received at the practice in Malmesbury we are now extending our venues further afield.

The first one of these will be held on:

Wednesday 5th March from 10am to 12pm by kind permission of Cheltenham Equine Vets, The address is Unit 14,Twigworth Court Business Centre, Twigworth,GL2 9PG

Why not pop in and see us when you collect your medicine order or just come in for a chat over a cup of coffee or tea.

Hope to see as many of you there as possible for sausage rolls ,cakes, biscuits & a hot drink.

Kindly sponsored by Duggan Veterinary

🐄 Next week ! - if you'd like to come along then please contact Caroline on 07772227892 or email caroline.groves@genuspl...

15/02/2025

🐄 Next week ! - if you'd like to come along then please contact Caroline on 07772227892 or email [email protected] 🐄

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18-20 High Street
Malmesbury
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+441666823035

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https://www.georgevetgroup.co.uk/farm-vets/

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Members of Lesmahagow YFC have released a music video to raise awareness for SAYFC’s ‘Are Ewe Okay?’ Mental Health Campaign. “We’re really trying to raise awareness for the ‘Are Ewe Okay?’ campaign, because mental health is such an important topic in the agricultural industry. We have to make sure that farmers continue to talk as it can be quite an isolated and lonely industry at times. And things like Young Farmers in particular, help to keep that network open for communication and make sure that everybody is looking after each other" The hope is that as the video circulates online, it will serve as a powerful reminder of the importance of mental health awareness and the strength found in solidarity. All video credits to Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs. #areeweokay #Mentalhealthmatters #Letstalk #rsabi #FCN #thedpjfoundation

#mindyourhead #mindyourheadweek #yellowwellies All video credits to Yellow Wellies UK

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#mindyourhead #mindyourheadweek #yellowwellies All video credits to Yellow Wellies UK

Time to Talk Day is today, Thursday 6 February 2025. It's a chance for all of us to be more open about our mental health and talk about how we really feel. One in four people experience a mental health problem each year, but many people feel isolated, ashamed, or worthless. Talking about mental health can help reduce these feelings and improve overall well-being. Remember there is always someone to talk to ❤️❤️❤️#Mentalhealthmatters #Letstalk #FCN #thedpjfoundation All video credits to the DPJ foundation

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