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Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm Saturday 9am - 1pm

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North Park would like to keep their farm clients up to date with new services, deals and meetings.

11/04/2024

01/02/2024

We have a few places left on our lambing course.
Lambing Day Course
Tuesday 6th February 2024
10.30am start
At North Tawton
Refreshments included, the course is £60 plus VAT for one person,
additional people from same farm is £30pp and covers;
• Talks from vets on pregnant ewe and neonatal lamb care
• A practical session with a lambing simulator
• Demonstrations on first aid for neonatal lambs including
peritoneal injections and oral tubing
• Lunch and refreshments provided
Please call 01837 82327 to book

05/01/2024

A belated Happy New Year to all of our clients and their stock. We would like to inform you all that from Sunday 7th January our phone options will change. You will always go to the switch board to choose your options even if you call your surgery you normally call.
Option 1 is for small animal reception
Option 2 is for farm and TB
Option 3 is for emergencies and out of hours advice, the veterinary surgeon may charge for out of hours advice if your pet is not seen.
Option 4 is accounts.

Our small animal reception may if very busy ask a farmer to redial if the farm option has not been pressed.
Thank you

02/01/2024

North Park Vets present LAMBING 2024. Please visit our website for more information. To register your interest please contact reception on 01837 82327

Tuesday 6th February 2024
10.30am start
At North Tawton

27/11/2023

North Park will be wearing their Christmas Jumpers on Thursday 7th December for Save the Children, this is the link if you are able to spare a small donation. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/cjd230030121
Thank you all.

We're taking part in Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day on Thursday 7 December! Every pound we raise will give children in the UK and around the world the chance to grow up healthy and happy, and change the future for good.

03/10/2023

Vetlife
Equus Vets

Help Elske Put raise money to support Vetlife

23/09/2023

The farm team is present at Southwest Handling & Gooseford Dairy Open Day.
Come say hi and guess where Pat does his splat!

Southwest Handling Ltd
Gooseford Dairy

29/06/2023

Our Small Holders Club meeting on Wednesday 12th July🐐🐓🐑🐖

19/06/2023

🚨Save the date 🗓️13th July 🚨

Come and take positive action against Johne’s disease in your herd with our free meeting, gratefully supported by

This will be mainly dairy focused, but it is also relevant to beef and sheep farmers. All welcome, but please book in advance through any of the branches.

06/06/2023

Our latest Farm newsletter is available to view.

Newsletters

09/05/2023

Our latest Farm Newsletter is able to be viewed from this link. Thank you
https://northparkvets.co.uk/newsletters/

15/02/2023

We have 35 doses of Heptavac P available on Friday 17th February 10am at North Tawton surgery. Please call 01837 82327 and speak to Debbie.

07/02/2023

DEFRAs new Animal Health and Welfare Pathway scheme as launched for sign up TODAY! Jonathan has been involved in co-designing this alongside a team of other vets, farmers, consultants and advisers, together with DEFRA civil servants over the past 18 months and is glad to see it finally get over the line! Sign up here

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26/01/2023

Yet another fantastic turnout to our Animal Health and Welfare Pathway meeting tonight. Over the course of 2 nights we have had nearly 200 farmers come along to hear about the new scheme being launched shortly by DEFRA! We’ve never had so many clients come along to meetings before, the interest has been astonishing 🙌 we’re really looking forward to to unleash the opportunities it presents for our farmers.
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18/01/2023

Our latest farm newsletter can be viewed on our website. We are holding 2 free meetings for eligible farmers for the new Pathway Grants. If you wish to make a booking please email [email protected] or call TB department 01837 82327 option 3. Thank you. https://northparkvets.co.uk/newsletters/

16/01/2023

** Update we are very sad to report that both dogs have been found deceased, RIP our thoughts are with the owners at this sad time** We are sorry to report that these 2 dogs went missing on Saturday 14th January in the Clannaborough area. If anyone has any information please get in touch with us. Please spread the word so we get these dogs back home. Thank you.

07/01/2023

The Eggesford hunt report they are missing a hound after their hunt in the Northlew area yesterday, contact number 07584952157 Thank you

04/01/2023

Reminder we have our Zoonotics diseases meeting tonight for Small Holders.
Join us for an evening talk on
On Wednesday 4th January 2023
For 6.30pm start
At Nethercott House, Iddesleigh
Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SN
Please come along for some biosecurity tips and to
learn about the infectious diseases they protect us
against.

23/12/2022

LAMBING COURSE JANUARY 2023
We are running our first post-pandemic day course on 18th January. This course covers care and first aid of pregnant ewes and newborn lambs, and veterinary tips on how to assist lambings. We will have a morning of theory and an afternoon of practical skill development, lunch is included. Spaces are limited and booking is essential. Please contact the practice to book a place, price per person is £42 plus VAT.

12/10/2022

Keep making the most of the good weather before it inevitably breaks folks! Vet snapped this on his rounds yesterday, lovely 👌

07/10/2022

These photos show the lungs of a fat lamb found dead without any prior clinical signs. Sudden death in lambs in autumn are highly suspicious of pasturellosis. Bacteria invade the lungs when the immune system is weakened because of "stressors" such as weather changes, or in the case of store lambs, travel and mixing. The disease leads to a swift death when the lamb becomes septicaemic. Pasturellosis in young lambs or in older ewes and rams can present as pneumonia, giving the keeper a chance to treat the animal. Pasturella vaccines are most useful when given before the high risk period (Autumn) begins.

21/09/2022

Details of our next small holders meeting.
Worms, Worming and Resistance
Rya Jones BVetMed MRCVS
Clare Akers BVetMed MRCVS
Tuesday 4th October 2022, 3pm at North
Tawton Rugby Club
We are inviting you to our second Smallholders Club talk
on the important issue of worming. Anthelmintic
(wormer) resistance is a hot topic for vets and livestock
keepers. At the talk, we aim to increase knowledge of the
worms and their lifecycles, and discuss tactics for
reducing anthelmintic resistance on your holdings.
To book please email [email protected]

15/09/2022

HRM Queen Elizabeth II 1926 - 2022
To show our respects for the passing of our Queen, North Park Veterinary Group will be closed on Monday 19th September. We will of course have duty vets available to tend to any genuine emergencies. The surgeries will be back open as normal on Tuesday 20th September.
If the office has contacted you your TB test will still take place on Monday 19th September.
We send our heartfelt sympathy to the Royal Family.

03/09/2022

⚠️⚠️⚠️An Avian Influenza (AI) prevention zone has been imposed on Cornwall, Devon and parts of West Somerset from 31st August ⚠️⚠️⚠️

This is not a housing order, but a legal requirement for all poultry and bird keepers to comply with minimum biosecurity measures. Details of these can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu

In short, the measures consist of minimising contact with other bird populations e.g., minimising visitors and keeping records of necessary visits, using appropriate PPE and disinfectants, keeping food and water inside runs, implementing effective vermin control, etc.

02/09/2022

Lovely picture from our ATT Ashleigh, in her words "traffic calmimg measures in place on Dartmoor" Happy Friday 😉

02/09/2022

Avian bird flu now a problem in Devon, I am sure all of our clients are aware of the measures they should be taking.
All advice and guidance available www.gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu -situation

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64 Fore Street
Okehampton
EX202DT

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday	9am - 1pm

Telephone

+44183782327

Website

http://www.northparkvets.co.uk/

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These social little critters are Psoroptes ovis mites - aka SHEEP SCAB. They live and lay eggs inside sheep skin and cause intense itching, leading to weight loss and abortion if untreated. They are too small to see with the human eye, and so require a skin scrape and microscope to diagnose. Here they can be seen breeding, with several young nymphs and adults visible. We have seen several outbreaks of sheep scab in the last 6 months. The mites pass readily from sheep to sheep and can survive in the environment for a few weeks, on fence posts shared equipment! Please be aware of the symptoms and avoid bringing the mites into your flock. Good biosecurity measures and isolation policies will help reduce the risk. Please contact the practice if you have concerns that your flock are being affected. #sheepscab #sheep #teamsheep #farmvet

Come and join @northparkfarmvets and @hobbington88 at @gooseford_dairy, together with @herdvision and @elanco4animals for an exciting day to learn about all things transition cow and how to maximise health, welfare and efficiency on your farm.

Breeding season in full swing with @gooseford_dairy and they’re seeing excellent results. #teamworkmakesthedreamwork

These photos show the case of a goat who presented collapsed and extremely weak. His mucous membranes were noted to be almost white in colour, and heart rate was severely increased. Aneamia was suspected and due to the poor prognosis the kid was euthanized for its own welfare. Blood samples taken from the kid revealed a PCR of 12% (should be >30%). Examination of the abomasal contents confirm the suspected diagnosis of Haemonchus. This worm is known as the barbers pole or blood worm due to the fact it attaches to the abomasal wall and feed on the animals blood. It does not cause scour like the traditional ‘gut worms’ so can be hard to diagnose until disease has progressed to anaemia, weakness or death. This worm can be found in the UK any time from mid spring to late Autumn, but it thrives in warm ‘tropical’ conditions like we experienced this summer, resulting in a much higher incidence of cases than normal this year. 1000 adult worms are capable of consuming 5% of a goat kids blood volume PER DAY, so anaemia can quick in very quickly, these kids were treated with a Group 3 wormer just 3 weeks previously. These worms are susceptible to products usually used for fluke treatments, allowing us to avoid using any of the normal ‘gutworm’ treatments and avoid increasing resistance pressure.

WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER FOR YOUR FARM ANIMALS • Herd health planning, including - Regular herd health visits at a reduced rate - Herd health plans - Parasite control -5-point plan for lameness - Red Tractor Herd Reviews - Accreditation schemes: BVD, Johnes, CLA, CAE... - Ultrasound scanning - Pregnancy diagnosis - Mastitis, nutrition and poor performance investigations - Bull & ram fertility testing. - Heifer pelvic internal measuring. - Client meetings and training days - Sheep Health Action Group - Milksure course and Red Tractor Medicine training - Lambing and calving courses - Mobility scoring - Dehorning / disbudding / castrating - TB testing - Ministry tests - Private tests Our farm animal facilities include: • Operating and Hospitalisation facilities at North Tawton • In-house laboratory - Faecal parasite testing - Blood biochemistry - Soon to be available complete embryo transfer service.

We’re busy with Bull Breeding Soundness Examinations at the minute. Often these are only done pre-purchase, but we recommend checking all bulls ahead of breeding, even if they have worked well previously, as things can certainly change! Sub-fertile bulls will: 1. result in lots of empty/barren cows at the end of breeding 2. Prolong your calving period, when actually you want over 65% of your cows calving in the first 3 weeks 3. Extend your calving intervals All of which directly and indirectly have huge economic consequences. Get your bulls checked - it’s more than worth it!