Farm services

Our experienced team provide a range of services to help keep your animals healthy and productive. Scroll down to find out more.

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Training Services

Training courses are open to all. Please contact a member of our team to discuss pricing. If you are interested in attending any of our courses then please contact jane.maxwell@clydevetgroup.co.uk or speak to a farm vet or reception team member.

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Beef & Sheep

The beef and sheep course is Red Tractor accredited and meets the recommendations set out for QMS accreditation. The course is led by our Clinical Director Neil Fox and attendees will cover the following:

  • Recognising different classes of veterinary medicines and why they are used.
  • Appreciating the legal responsibilities of medicine usage and storage on farm.
  • Consideration of factors that are important in making these treatment choices (e.g. spectrum of activity, penetration, treatment length, route, safety, cost, withdrawals, and likelihood of resistance).
  • Gain a greater understanding of the challenges and pressures facing the livestock industry with respect to long term antibiotic usage.
  • Gain a greater understanding of safe and responsible use of medicines and the prevention of antimicrobial resistance.

 

Dairy – Milksure

The majority of our dairy farms have completed the initial Milksure training, however if there is a demand for business owners or dairy staff to attend a course then we will run one this year.

We will be running more practical foot trimming courses this summer following the popularity of our previous courses. This course is open to anyone interested whether it be to sharpen up your current skills or simply learn how to hold a hoof knife. We will also run through some of the most common problems you are likely to encounter in cows’ feet.

The outline of the course is as follows:

  • Run through of Dutch five step method of foot trimming
  • Getting to grips with knives (and how to sharpen them), grinders, blocks and bandages
  • Common lesions seen on farms, how to treat and how to prevent them
  • Practical trimming session practicing on cows and cadavers

We run calving and colostrum management course for dairy and beef farms. The course is useful for beginners and new team members but also provide a great refresher for experienced cattle keepers. In particular, the colostrum management part of the course is very useful to all farmers. The course covers the following:

  • Preparation for calving
  • The stages of labour and when to intervene
  • How to safely use leg ropes, head ropes, calving jack and other aids
  • Post-calving care of the calf and cow including common infections and presentations
  • Colostrum management and how to measure the quality of colostrum

This course is a fully APHA-approved AI course which is a legal requirement for anyone looking to carry out their own AI on farm. The course involves theoretical and practical sessions over four days with a final assessment. Material covered include:

  • The legalities surrounding AI
  • Proper semen handling and storage
  • The reproductive cycle in cows and correct timing of service.
  • Anatomy of the reproductive tract including cadaver specimens.
  • Identification of the reproductive tract in live cows.
  • Passing the AI gun and correct AI technique in live cows.
  • Assessment of correct AI technique in live cows.

Course attendees leave with the confidence to safely perform AI as well as a better understanding of cattle fertility.

This course gives you a comprehensive understanding of the lambing process, equipping you with the valuable knowledge on when to intervene during lambing. You will learn essential techniques for preparing and managing the lambing season, along with a wealth of practical tips and expert advice. We have access to lambing simulators which provide a hands-on learning experience.

We run lambing courses annually at both our Stirling and Lanark sites.

Export Services

We offer Export Health Certification services across a wide range of products and destinations.

 

We have experienced Official Veterinarians at Clyde Vet Group in both Stirling and Lanark and offer Export Health Certification (EHC) services across a wide range of products and destinations as well as certification of animals prior to travelling abroad, foodstuffs, compounds and germplasm. We offer one off exports through to long-term contracts.

Contact Iain at Stirling, 01786 231199, if you have any enquiries about exporting animal products.

VetTech Services

The hassle free way to secure your livestock’s health

We are aware that you are getting busier, with less time to plan, organise and implement effective health care strategies, and this is why we have introduced the VetTech service. The team can carry out the small things that take time or simply require an extra set of hands once or twice a month.

 

Vaccinations : Healthier calves from stress free vaccinations

Disbudding : Our VetTech will only disbud calves up to six weeks old.

Drying Off : The risk of new infection is greatest in the 1st week after drying off and in the 3 weeks prior to calving

Transition Checks : Our VetTech can monitor your cows for signs of subclinical ketosis

Mobility Scoring : Our VetTech is trained according to AHDB standards to assess the levels of mobility of all cows in your herd

Fluke & Worm Egg Count : Optimise your worming treatments

Youngstock Performance Monitoring : We offer a full youngstock performance monitoring package

Dairy Health Tracker : We offer a full health tracking service as part of our new DigiFarm service

Fly Control : A sustainable approach to fly control

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