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BVD is now widely regarded as endemic in the UK national dairy herd and, although we don’t seem to be moving towards a countrywide eradication policy, controlling this nasty disease on a farm-by-farm basis More...

With regard to the young stock, diagnosing the exact cause of pneumonia is rarely simple, but always important. Knowing what you are up against is the key to working out the best preventative More...

Don’t assume anything, when it comes to calf scour Calf scour – at whatever level – could be a warning sign of a poor or unhygienic environment.  Putting up with it could pave the way for problems More...

Vaccination is an essential tool to protect our livestock from diseases that can cause major production problems. There is a wide variety of diseases that can be vaccinated against. This give a list of More...

At North Park Veterinary Group we are keen to attend to both the routine and the unexpected veterinary needs of your caprine friends. We routinly disbud kids at the North Tawton surgery under general More...

 Tempting though it is to cut back on herd IBR vaccinations and save cash, it can turn out to be false economy. Once infected with IBR, animals are carriers for life and it only takes a stressful More...

North Park Veterinary Group Farm Animal Newsletter Locotim Colostrum Scour is caused by both bacterial and viral infection.   The majority of infections are caused More...

We welcome pigkeepers and Paul Martin our senior large animal veterinary surgeon runs informal meetings on all aspects of porcine husbandry and management. Our regular porcine services include planning More...

Tuberculosis is a major disease problem in England, especially in the South West and causes considerable amounts of stress for all those involved. The routine tuberculosis skin test works by measuring More...