Haywood Farm Vets

10/11/2024

"To those who live on, midst English pastures green,
Remember us and think what might have been"

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25/10/2024

Who remembers Granny? The matriarch of her herd; she's a stunning cow who's now gone over 200,000 litres of milk in her lifetime 🤩

Here she is yesterday with her brand new heifer calf, delivered naturally with just a bit of assistance at the end, and up on her feet loving her calf in no time.

Cows like this are one in a million 🥇

This is Granny's final calf; she'll live out her days in her own yard looking over her herd with easy access to feed, water, a deep straw bed for as long as she's comfortable, happy and mobile.

You don't get this sort of story without cherishing your cows. This is the real back story of British farming.

18/10/2024

What do you see here on the ultrasound of the right o***y of a lovely cow from today?

Clue: there's a 1:100,000 chance of this happening and this girl will get a serious amount of TLC to take care of her over the next 9 months... ❤️

12/10/2024

It's always a pleasure to support our local YFC throughout the year - the community, support, friendships and charitable work they do are something they should be very proud of.

Looking forward to catching up with you all on Friday at the dinner dance 🍻

With one week to go till our Dinner Dance we’d like to thank our sponsors over the last year…

First up we have Haywood Farm Vets.

Based in Cheswardine, Haywood Farm Vets provides a 24 hour emergency service, 365 days a year to their farms. With over 40 years experience, their team of vets deliver excellent veterinary services to the Shropshire, Staffordshire, and Cheshire farming communities. They don’t just conduct clinical work, they provide on-farm training and health planning to prioritise your livestock and your business.

We would like to say a huge thank you to HFV for supporting the club over the past few years and look forward to the future!

Haywood Farm Vets

01/10/2024

Seems relevant this last couple of weeks... 🙄🌧️

But these calves tucked up in their rugs don't seem to mind 🥰

Dry bed, full bellies and boot dips on entry 🫶

22/09/2024

Bluetongue restriction zones are creeping across England in an attempt to slow the spread of the disease via infected midges 🦟

The new restricted zone now covers all of Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, all Greater London, Surrey and West Sussex.

Movement out of the restriction zone can only happen under license, with a negative BTV test and these animals will be retested at the new premises to check for spread.

There have been two cases out of the restriction zones, one in the South West where there was a movement from an unrestricted area in the South East that wasn't at that time in a restricted zone, and another in Devon from an imported animal. Both of these animals have been slaughtered and testing has shown there has been no onward spread.

If you suspect bluetongue, you MUST report it immediately by calling 03000 200 301 in England, or 03003 038 268 in Wales.

18/09/2024

"Have you got time to just come and have a look at last year's calves?" ABSOLUTELY!!!

This is the culmination of an enormous team effort from calving 2023 and a brilliant sight to see before we start focusing on the upcoming 2024 calving season.

These heifers are putting on 1.3kg a day on sunshine and the green stuff and bang on target for serving in a couple of months.

This is not luck. Or good fortune.

It's preparation. It's training. It's planning. It's adapting to challenges. It's monitoring and tweaking. It's really hard work. And we're so proud to be a little part of this 🫶

Our British Farmers are bloody brilliant. Be proud to support them with your food choices ❤️

18/09/2024

Did you know from October 1st ALL bird keepers have to register their birds with APHA.

83 backyard flocks have been affected by Avian Influenza (AI) in the last few years and so registering the flocks, regardless of size, will help APHA notify bird keepers of local outbreaks if AI rears its head again this year.

Click on the link below to register your birds today:

https://bit.ly/Registeryourchickens

16/09/2024

Cold. Damp. Foggy. And the promise of a warm week ahead.

This is the week your calf pneumonia vaccines do their job.

If their bed has a bit of a squelch to it, get it mucked out.

And add more straw.

And if you've got calves that are due their pneumonia vaccine, do it today.

30/08/2024

Who's going to UK Dairy Day on Wednesday 11th Sep at Telford?

If you've been thinking about getting a stomach pump to have on farm there's a great offer: buy a pump on the day and you'll get a £50 voucher to spend with on the Selekt Formulae sachets.

See you there!

26/08/2024

26th August: A case of Blue Tongue has been confirmed in a single sheep in Norfolk.

We're a long way from Norfolk, but a reminder for us all to be vigilant about the signs in cattle and sheep:

- ulcers, sores and crusts around the mouth and nose
- drooling
- discharge from the eyes
- swelling around the hoof

If you're worried at all, please give us a ring.

15/08/2024

What a WHOPPER 😳

Think this girl had just read our newsletter all about twisted uterus' and wanted a turn! Click on the link below if you haven't read it yet:

https://bit.ly/HFVNewsAug24

did a super job of untwisting the uterus, but this calf was just a bit big to come out of the back door...

Look how bright and alert he is; that's what happens when we find a twist early on, untwist it and get blood supply back to the calf, and make some timely decisions about the route of exit👌

12/08/2024

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09/08/2024

And as comes to a close for 2024 we finished our day with an evening calving ❤️

This British Blue calf had its head tucked right back so was presented with just two front feet. As you can see from the orange staining, it had got a bit stressed because it was a bit jammed in the pelvis but Tom was on call, on site very quickly and got her safely delivered.

Providing a rapid response to emergencies like this is still a vital part of being a farm vet. And we never tire of a happy outcome like this.

Thank you for all the likes, shares and follows throughout but don't forget, it's not just one day. This is what the Ag community is doing EVERY day.

🥩 So eat that British meat.
🍞 Buy that British flour.
🥛Drink that British milk.
🧀 Eat that British cheese.
🇬🇧 Support your British Agriculture 👍

We need you.

08/08/2024

Who's done the neatest stitching here...? 🧐

Cows are so resilient, but just because they can cope with a lot when it comes to healing, doesn't mean we should compromise on their comfort, healing or recovery post op.

And so that's why we like to finish our ops looking like this.

👌No tension on the skin edges.

✅ Dead space closed.

👍 Skin in apposition.

08/08/2024

This heifer calf was delivered as a tricky backwards calving and it was fairly obvious that one of her eyes was really abnormal. Over the next few weeks the eye became sore as the eyelids couldn't cover the eyeball when she blinked so we decided to take the eye out...

Swipe right to see our vet removing the eye 👌

08/08/2024

Colostrum samples off to the lab to check it's been collected, stored, pasteurised and fed as clean as possible.

The immunity in colostrum for calves is ruined if it's contaminated with bacteria as the bacteria end up binding to the immune cells meaning there's less available to the calf...

A lot of our job as farm vets nowadays is about monitoring and making tweaks and advising on prevention, not dealing with outbreaks and sick animals.