Sarum Farm Vets

10/09/2024

We had a great day at on Saturday! Although it was a little muddy, the rain stayed away and the team enjoyed catching up with clients, both old and new 🐄🐑🐖🐐🍰🚜

29/08/2024

Meet the team Thursday !

This is Chloe Collins, one of our TB testers. Chloe is from the Chalke valley so she knows our area very well. Chloe comes from a farm background, she has grown up surrounded by animals as her dad has been a shepherd for 40 years and her mum works with horses. She definitely has a passion for the agricultural sector and has a lot of experience working with cows, having worked on a dairy farm for 5 years, doing a little bit of everything. We all know how much multifaceted a dairy worker has to be!!

In her spare time she enjoys a long walk with her dog Bailey, who you will also meet on farm, going to the beach and a good glass of wine in the nearest pub.

Hopefully you will see her at your next TB test, we recommend you have your animals ready because she is very efficient.

22/08/2024

Meet the Team Thursday!

This is Madalena, one of our vets. She is from Porto, Portugal, where she qualified in 2022. After a year of cattle fertility work experience including some time in California, Maddy moved to the UK in 2023 to have the experience of living and working abroad and to explore her options for further veterinary study. She likes the variety of working with different farm species, however, has a definite soft spot for cows and has plans to specialise in bovine medicine.

In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outside, hiking with her dog, Pepper, getting to know the country, reading, and has recently joined an aerial hoop class!

12/08/2024

Bluetongue update!!

What is Bluetongue?
Bluetongue is a notifiable animal disease, which means you must report it immediately by calling the Defra Rural services helpline on 03000 200 301. It is an insect-borne viral disease that affects all species of ruminants and camelids. It does not affect people but can result in animal movement restrictions.

How is it spread and how can you control it?
Infected bitting midges are the main spreading route (April - November is the high-risk season in the UK) and dirty needles can also transmit the disease. Transmission from mother to offspring can also occur. Biosecurity is the main strategy of control, since there is no vaccine available for the current strain.

How can you spot it?
In sheep, the signs are more obvious. Those include: ulcers and discharge from the mouth and nose, swelling of the lips, tongue, head and coronary band, fever and abortions.
In cows, you should look for crusty erosions around nostrils and muzzle, nasal discharge, redness of the mouth, eyes, nose, skin above the hoof and teats, lethargy, milk drop and fever.
If in-utero infection happens, the calves or lambs might be born, small, weak and deformed.

Why is Bluetongue so important at the moment?
APHA has confirmed that there is a high probability of a new introduction of Bluetongue serotype (BTV-3) into livestock in Great Britain in 2024.

If you want any further information (including importing animals from Bluetongue affected countries), visit gov.uk/bluetongue or give us a ring!

How to spot, report and prevent the spread of bluetongue, and information on current cases and movement restrictions.

09/08/2024

Wishing all our clients a very good weekend !
Josh is your vet on call if you require any assistance of farm.

08/08/2024

Meet the Team Thursday!

This is Sarah Matthews, one of our TB testers. She has worked as a vet/TB tester in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire since 1991. She enjoys the variety of being out on the farms and meeting fellow farmers.

Sarah lives in West Tytherley on a mixed farm, with a suckler herd of White Park cattle, which takes up her spare time.

Hopefully you will see her on farm at your next TB test !

02/08/2024

Last week, this dream team formed by one of our vet techs, Ash and one of our vets, Maddy, went out for a large disbudding session.
It was hard work, we are not gonna lie, but with a safe handling system and one of our friendly farmers, the job was done in a blink of an eye!

Dehorning is a very important procedure to make sure the animals do not hurt each other and the people working with them. It’s essential to do it through a pain free method, with local anaesthesia and painkillers. Hot days are not ideal for dehorning, because of the risk of fly strike, so we have to take that in consideration when booking it in our diaries.

Have a great weekend and remember that one of our vets in on call if you need assistance !

01/08/2024

Meet the Team Thursday!

This is one of our vets, Dan. He left his roots in South Wales for the RVC in 2016, where he found himself inclined to farm animal medicine and welfare. He enjoys all aspects of farm medicine, particularly surgery and working with smallholders.

No stranger to moving weights in the gym Dan excels at encouraging cows to move down the race! In his spare time you will find him chasing a 200kg bench press or on a good hike.

There are 2 things that make Dan smile like this.... a successful calving or a bacon sandwich! 😁

25/07/2024

Meet the Team Thursday!

This is Ashley Chandler, our ATT (Approved TB Tester) and Veterinary Technician. Ashley has always worked in agriculture, having worked in the veterinary sector for the last 5 years and previously on a large dairy unit in Wiltshire.

Ashley has worked with a range of animals and isn't afraid to get hands on with anything on farm!

In his spare time you will find Ashley either on a rally field driving his tractor or steam engine or fixing them at home 🚜🚜🚜

18/07/2024

We are very proud of one of our clients, Nunton Dairy Farm.
Wishing them the best of luck !

18/07/2024

Meet the Team Thursday!

This is Tanya, our amazing office administrator.
You probably have all spoken to Tanya at one time or another. She is the voice at the end of the phone helpfully dealing with your enquiries, booking your TB tests and telling you the vet is on their way!
Tanya spends her free time with her nephew and their puppy and enjoys her weekly 'pub club' with her family, where they are scoring the pubs in Salisbury to find their favourite.

11/07/2024

Meet The Team Thursday!

Sarah is our Practice Director, she has worked in farm veterinary for the last 14 years and you probably know her best for sorting out your TB problems!
As a mum of 2 Sarah asked what spare time is... but if she does get any she enjoys a good holiday.

04/07/2024

Meet the Team Thursday!

We thought we would start with our Clinical Director, Josh Williams. This picture was taken from the first on call visit we did on the 24th June. Exciting times, as you can see!

Josh has been working with the local farming community for the last seven years, and very quickly built a reputation for providing personalised, high quality and practical veterinary advice for livestock.
Josh’s main interests include fertility consultancy and population health. He completed a veterinary Postgraduate Certificate in 2021 [PGCert] and was awarded Advanced Veterinary Practitioner status in Cattle [CertAVP(Cattle)] in 2023. He is registered as a Mastitis Control Plan provider and is a trained advisor for BVD, Johne’s, TB and MilkSure.

In his spare time, he prefers to spend as much of it outdoors as possible, with Georgie, his partner, and their three dogs; or attempting to complete the next DIY project.

If you haven’t already met Josh, we are sure you will when you pop into the office to collect medicines or on farm!

24/06/2024

We are open!

Our office hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday with the vet team covering around this. Please note our 24/7 telephone number is 01722562778, remember to update all your phone records so you have our number for emergencies!

Sarum Farm Vets office is at Ford Farm, Old Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 6DR, What3Words://sway.polo.leaps.
We hope to see you soon, either on farm or at the office, please come and say hello.
Thank you for your support towards this new exciting project.

Sarum Farm Vets Team