HiHealth Herdcare

04/10/2024

As we leave Summer behind we’re excited to share our latest news and important updates with you in our Autumn Newsletter 🍁

https://biobest.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/autumn-newsletter-2024-V6.pdf

We hope you enjoy this issue, and we’d love to hear your thoughts or answer any questions you may have!

02/10/2024

🐂Stirling Bull Sales – 20th-22nd October 2024🐂

If you require sale cards for Stirling then please complete and return to us the sale card request form (available on our website) in plenty of time.

Please note that where less than two weeks’ notice is given we cannot guarantee we can produce a sale card at all and if we can then late charges will apply.

If you have any questions about whether a sale card is required or if you need to conduct testing prior to sale please contact the office on 0131 440 2628.

30/08/2024

Update - the phone line issue has been resolved however if you still experience problems getting through to us please drop us an email.

We are currently experiencing connection issues with incoming calls on our phone line.
Please send an email to [email protected] with your query and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Apologies for any inconvenience.

17/08/2024

At Peebles Agricultural Show today, sponsors of the North Country Cheviot (Hill Type) sheep class. Great to watch some of our HiHealth Herdcare members winning with their show animals, fantastic day with lots of stiff competition and fun family activities.

13/08/2024

12/08/2024

***Forthcoming sale ***
Galbraith Stirling Bull Sales October 2024
Entire crop of 2023-born in-calf heifers from the Skaill herd of pedigree Aberdeen-Angus cattle on behalf of Colin J Davidson

Catalogue to follow

Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society

25/07/2024

Are you a member of Biobest’s Hihealth Herdcare scheme? We would love to hear from you about what you like about Biobest’s service for health scheme members and any ways you feel we could improve.

Please take a few minutes to complete this short survey and let us know your thoughts!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BY7VVJR

19/06/2024

Good luck to Biobest Farm Animal administrator Anna Smith at the Highland Show this week with her homebred Kerryhill sheep! 🐑

14/05/2024

Congratulations to our senior vet Kate Haig who retired last year on the safe arrival of her new grandson

07/05/2024

Congratulations to Karen! 🎉😀 Receiving a combined birthday present and long service award from Biobest 🎂🎁

06/05/2024

12/10/2023

It’s fluke season so we’re offering discounted liver fluke antibody ELISA testing for the rest of the year on blood samples from first season grazers (cattle and sheep) where 10 or more samples are submitted! Normal list price is £9 per sample and our discounted price is £6.50 per sample.

An important tool in checking for exposure and targeting treatment only as needed.

Check out this poster from SCOPS for more info on testinghttps://www.scops.org.uk/workspace/pdfs/fluke-diagnostics-treatment-poster.pdf

19/07/2023

There's still time to register to join the SCOPS group today for a Q&A session on ensuring worming treatments are effective to maximise lamb growth this summer and autumn. Sessions are at noon and 19:30 today.

SCOPS webinar to provide real-world advice on checking if a worming treatment has been effective, news from SCOPS, the sustainable control of parasites in sheep.

07/07/2023

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 HiHealth Herdcare 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥. To show our appreciation 🙏please share this post far and wide 👏
The Society will be at the Great Yorkshire Show , 11th to 14th July 2023, come and meet the breeders and find out more about this easy calving, easy care, sustainable and profitable, suckler breed.
♥ EFFORTLESS START : PROFITABLE FINISH! ♥

06/06/2023

Ready for the crowds at the Scottish Beef Event! Come see us in the outside marquee and make an Origami cow 😀🐮

30/01/2023

SHEEP HEALTH MEETING - TONIGHT (MONDAY) AT 7.30PM IN THE NEUK (ALBERT HOTEL), KIRKWALL.
Just a reminder that we have our sheep health meeting tonight, focusing on Sheep Scab.
Biobest vets Susan Duthie and Rebecca Mearns (pictured) have made it up from Edinburgh and are looking forward to seeing you.
Bookings were taken for attendance but we have plenty spaces available if you haven't already booked and want to come along.
Hope to see you later 😃