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November Newsletter 2024
This months newsletter covers:- BTV MeetingFluke: Test Don't GuessScab Testing TupsBorrow Our Scales!Preparing for a Smoother WinterDo you know what your cows and sheep are eating? November 2024
October Newsletter 2024
This months newsletter covers:- Alwinton ShowPneumonia vaccine planningEarlier pregnancy scanningIntroducing calves to silageFeeding the ewe post tuppingDocility scoring heifers October 2024
September Newsletter 2024
This months newsletter covers:- Weaning WorkshopKeeping Lambs Alive DiscussionQuarantine TreatmentsShort of Straw? Trial OutwinteringRed CloverConsider Cull Ewe Screens September 2024
August Newsletter 2024
This months newsletter covers:- Funding Available; Endemic Disease Follow UpTup TestingTime for a novel wormer?Bluetongue VigilanceEfficient Culling Decisions Pre-Tupping August 2024
July Newsletter 2024
This months newsletter covers:- SAVE THE DATE; Dungbeetle Meeting & Client BBQTeaser TimeTapewormsBlowfly StrikeCaptive Bolt GunsDealing with the heat; warm weather considerations July 2024
June Newsletter 2024
This months newsletter covers:- SAVE THE DATE; Dungbeetle Meeting & Client BBQArtificial InseminationCheck your farm cat is microchipped!Goodbye, MillieLate Bull TestingLead; A Cautionary TaleThe Bother with FliesWorms; A Threat to the Future of Sheep Farming June...
May Newsletter 2024
This months newsletter covers:- Fridge monitoringEnzootic abortion testing schemeNematodirus riskAHWP2Pre-Turnout JobsHeifer Selection May 2024
Black Sheep Farm Health CPD: Setting up a Fixed Time Artificial Insemination package for beef clients.
Our next installment of CPD is on its way! FTAI can be a really helpful tool for beef farmers, and brings the vet into some vital discussions around fertility, nutrition, and genetics. Having pioneered our own programme, we would love to see more practices able to...
April Newsletter 2024
This months newsletter covers:- Ensure BVD Check Test DoneFreeze BrandingCoccidiosisSynchronising Late CalversBull Testing in Good TimeTicks & Tick Borne Disease April 2024
March Newsletter 2024
This months newsletter covers:- The Weight of PregnancySmall Calf SyndromeSchmallenberg AlertPreparing for Excess LambsNorthumberland National Park Farming Advisory Service March 2024