Dairy | Frome Farm Vets

Dairy cattle

We take a proactive, whole herd approach to dairy herd health that focuses on disease management and prevention, in order to maximise cow health, welfare and profitability.

We appreciate that every dairy farm is different, and as such create a tailored and bespoke level of veterinary intervention that best suits you and your herd.

We also provide a 24-hour farm service for any emergency calls.

Herd Fertility

We offer either regular or ad-hoc routine fertility visits, which provide an opportunity to perform ultrasound examination of non-bullers, problem cows and pregnancy diagnosis.

We also recommend the examination of freshly calved cows in order to detect any issues prior to the end of the voluntary wait period.

At your request, we can analyse your fertility data in order to monitor herd performance and provide quarterly reports.

We are also able to fertility test any bulls you may be using.

Herd health plans

We create individual herd health plans in order to meet the needs of your herd, contract requirements and Red Tractor standards.

We provide regular antibiotics reviews and advice tailored towards lowering your medicines usage and costs through proactive preventative herd health.

We have vets trained to deliver the National Johne’s Control Plan and provide an annual review, can advise on testing regimes and provide quarterly Johne’s reports in relation to regular testing.

We are also involved in the BVDFree scheme, and have a range of experience with various disease accreditation schemes, providing regular monitoring and reporting on other infectious diseases.

Mastitis

We can offer a full mastitis investigation and create an appropriate control plan tailored to your farm’s needs.

This can include cell count and mastitis data analysis, pathogen analysis, farm walk, parlour observations, teat end and hygiene scoring, as well as advice on the best approach to testing and treating clinical cases.

We are also happy to advise on dry off protocols, treatments and provide any required training.

Lameness

Regular foot trimming and mobility scoring can improve mobility and help to prevent lameness in your herd.

We offer either monthly or quarterly mobility scoring, alongside analysis and create prioritised foot trimming lists. We work closely with local foot trimmers.

Nutrition

Getting the nutrition of your herd right is a cornerstone of dairy herd management.

We are happy to provide advice on ration formulation and analysis for milkers, dry cows and youngstock.

We can also provide services such as body condition scoring, metabolic profiling and ketosis testing in order to ensure your cows are performing to their full potential

Youngstock management

We pride ourselves on being proactive when it comes to youngstock management as we realise the importance of getting the calves first few months right.

We can provide a variety of services, depending on your individual farm needs and what level of veterinary input you would like.

This can include disbudding, castration, scoring, pneumonia and scour diagnostics, colostrum management and growth rates.

TB testing and advice

We provide a flexible and efficient TB testing service and have two vets and an experienced vet tech, who are supported by our colleagues from Avon Farm Vets.