Derwent Vale Farm Vets

18/01/2025

Some of our clients were not aware that we are open on a Saturday morning. (8.30am - 12pm). Although we do not offer routine appointments on a Saturday, the practice is open for you to be able to come and collect supplies, or if you need to speak to a vet then please give us a call.

We always have a vet on call 24/7.

16/01/2025

Do you have a few sheep that require a dose of Clostridial vaccine (the one that begins with a H and ends in P, that is like trying to find gold dust at the moment! The product cannot be named on a social platform for legal reasons....) Well, we have a bottle that we will be opening and sharing out doses between our clients. If you require a few doses, please contact the practice to reserve them and for more information on when this may be happening.

Picture of my pet goat as I don't have a sheep picture!!
Becky. 😊

15/01/2025

https://farmanimal.elanco.com/en_gb/resource-hub/webinars

Above is a link to a webinar about Liver Fluke in sheep - test, don't guess.

Webinars for sheep cattle & dairy farmers on challenges including ketosis management in dairy cows & sustainable use of wormers & flukicides in parasite control

13/01/2025

BLUETONGUE UPDATE

"10 January 2025
One new case was confirmed on 10 January 2025 – 3 cattle were confirmed positive close to the edge of the restricted zone in North Yorkshire following surveillance testing"
(source - GOV.UK)

We are being contacted by APHA to do surveillance testing on farms in our area.
The testing is mandatory and we have no say on who gets tested and when. These tests are given to us at short notice and we appreciate clients understanding and co-operation.

Thank you to everyone who has helped this process run smoothly thus far.

12/01/2025

Delayed Christmas meal part 1 complete ✔️
(Minus Dan.....too busy 🙄)

31/12/2024

👉NOW IN STOCK - SCCL LAMB AND KID COLOSTRUM👈

Made from whole Bovine Colostrum, and nothing else!

High in Protein (46%)
High fat content (24%)
Free from pathogens

Available in a 1.5kg tub, which will provide a minimum of 12 feeds.

18/12/2024

🎄🎄FESTIVE OPENING TIMES 🎄🎄

MONDAY 23RD - OPEN AS USUAL
CHRISTMAS EVE - 8.30AM - 12PM (VET ON CALL)
CHRISTMAS DAY - CLOSED (VET ON CALL)
BOXING DAY - CLOSED (VET ON CALL)
FRIDAY 27TH - 8.30AM - 5PM
SATURDAY 28TH 8.30AM - 12PM
MONDAY 30TH - 8.30AM - 5PM
NEW YEARS EVE - 8.30AM - 12PM
NEW YEARS DAY - CLOSED (VET ON CALL)
THURSDAY 2ND JANUARY - BACK TO USUAL OPENING HOURS

WE WILL HAVE A VET ON CALL 24/7 OVER THE FESTIVE PERIOD. JUST CALL THE NORMAL NUMBER.

11/12/2024

DAIRY CLIENTS - Don't forget, it is our annual Christmas dinner on Monday 16th at the practice. We hope to see you all here.

04/12/2024

We are making some alterations to our reception area, so please bare with us whilst this work is taking place.

Many thanks.
The Derwent Vale team.

02/12/2024

Christmas has arrived 🎄🎄

02/12/2024

Are you looking for help this lambing time?

We have been contacted by a friend of the practice, who is looking for a lambing placement for a family member. The lady is in her first year at university, and is looking for a placement, with accommodation if possible.

If you are able to help, please contact us and ask to speak to Becky, who will put in touch with the relevant people.

Many thanks.

26/11/2024

Well done to all of our clients who attended the sheep dipping course on Friday, it was a huge success, with everyone passing.

Thank you to Lowe Maintenance for coming to the practice to run the course. We hope to see you again.

19/11/2024

"We are all fed by farmers" and "Bullocks to the budget"

A huge good luck to everyone today, whether you're going down to London or staying more local at Thirsk, GO GET 'EM.
Farmers Guardian Farmers Weekly

18/11/2024

We can't be in London on Tuesday, but we wanted to let our clients know that we stand with you in spirit.
Good luck to everyone going down.

13/11/2024

Becky has been out and about this week with vet Emily, blood sampling sheep and then on her own doing her RoMS Mobility Scoring. The weather has been kind too, lovely to see the sun and feel the temperature getting colder!

12/11/2024

🦠🦠BLUETONGUE VACCINE IS NOW AVAILABLE 🦟🦟

Bluetongue vaccine is now available to all (special regulations may apply to some).

For more information, Please contact us to speak to one of the vets.

(image Google)

09/11/2024

The Restricted Zone now covers areas south of the A170.
Please contact us if you need any help, we are here to help.

Following the identification of further BTV-3 cases, the Restricted Zone (RZ) has been extended again to include the Isle of Wight, part of North Yorkshire and part of Oxfordshire.

It now covers Bedfordshire, part of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, City of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, East Sussex, Essex, Greater London, part of Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, part of Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, part of North Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, part of Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, West Sussex and part of Warwickshire.

Keepers of cattle, sheep, camelids and other ruminants must remain vigilant. Bluetongue is a notifiable disease and must be reported by law. You are not permitted to move any animal showing these clinical signs and if you see any of these signs you must report it to APHA.

Animals must only be moved where it’s absolutely necessary.

Please also follow the restrictions on animal and germinal product movements that apply - more information on the restrictions and licences is available on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bluetongue-movement-licences-and-designated-slaughterhouses.

Check the Bluetongue interactive map:
https://defra.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=514ec88edec74575958d860f0196d2ea and GOV.UK to see what steps you must take to prevent and control the disease: https://www.gov.uk/bluetongue.

Information about BTV-3 vaccinations is also available on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bluetongue-serotype-3-btv-3-vaccine-permits.

06/11/2024

🪱🪱Worms, worms, worms🪱🪱 are everywhere!!

We are still seeing lots of lambs with high worm counts, some with the dreaded Haemonchus! The warm weather is doing us no favours.

Remember, it's gold standard to check your lambs faeces before using a wormer. Why worm an animal that doesn't need it?

Samples need to be fresh (fresh means seen coming out of the animal, not a sample from the pasture) brought in individual bags and we need 10 of them.

It's important these guidelines are followed otherwise we can't give you an accurate result.