Farm Animal Services

Our vets provide a complete routine service to a wide range of enterprises across North-East Aberdeenshire.

Dairy

We offer routine fertility work and dairy cow mastitis control planning

dairy calf with vet Graeme at Meadows Vets

Our vets offer calf management programmes

We carry out antibiotic reviews on dairy herds

Beef

Ultrasound pregnancy scanning

Meadows vets provide cattle fertility testing for cows and bulls, dairy cattle and beef cattle. We use portable ultrasound to carry out routine pregnancy diagnosis and fertility work in our dairy and beef herds

Herd Health Planning

The practice encourages farmers to participate in completing a Herd/Flock Health Plan. All our farm vets are experienced in hands on farming and understand the necessity of good herd or flock management. Our vets are always available to answer any questions or queries that our farmers may have.

Our vets have competed a course which allows them to use the Scottish Animal Health Planning System, which is run by the SAC, which allows our vets to create an Animal Welfare plan online. The plan can then be used and updated by the farmer over the internet as and when required. The website can be viewed by clicking on the link – www.sahps.co.uk

Alternatively, a paper copy of a health plan may be created for easy reference.

Accreditation Schemes

Our vets are experienced in dealing with all accreditation schemes including CHeCS ( PCHS and HiHealth) and the Scottish Government BVD Eradication Scheme. We also routinely carry out Official Veterinary work for APHA including TB testing and investigating suspected cases of brucellosis and anthrax.

Bull Fertility Testing

We regularly fertility test bulls using an electro-ejaculator. At a fertility exam, the bulls’ physical condition, his mobility and the fertility of his semen can all be assessed

Heifer Pelvic Scoring

We also routinely pelvic-score heifers using a pelvimeter to assess the size and shape of the birth canal. This can reduce the amount of calving difficulties and Caesars on-farm by detecting heifers that are not suitable to be put to the bull

Pneumonia control programmes including Mycoplasma Bovis (please see link here) and in-house lungworm testing

Sheep

Flock health planning

Tup fertility testing

Lameness control programmes and in-house faecal worm egg counts

Full emergency cover provided 24/7

We keep a large stock of medicines at both our Oldmeldrum and New Deer surgeries including vaccines, wormers, flukicides, mineral drenches and boluses.

Emergency Service

We always have at least two vets on call to cover everything from calvings and lambings to emergency slaughter. Call the usual surgery number to speak directly to a vet.

Parasite Control

Good parasite control is important for all farmed species. Our vets run faecal worm egg counts in our in-house labs to give results back to the farmer promptly. We also test in-house for other parasites including lungworm, liver fluke and sheep scab.

Based on lab results and information from the farmer, our vets can advise on the most effective treatments to use.

Farm Parasite Forecast from NADIS

Click on the link below to see an updated parasite forecast provided by NADIS. Please contact the surgery for further advice if required

www.nadis.org.uk/parasite-forecast.aspx