Megan Morgan, Bridgend, Wales Megan Morgan: “Having now completed two Lantra courses with Mendip Vets, one of which being DIY AI (which was super difficult if you aren’t blessed with an arm the length of a giraffes neck) I … Continued
Stephanie Thompson, Welshpool, Wales Stephanie Thompson: “Can I please pass mine and Chloe’s thanks to Sotirios for such a great training day, we started the day completely clueless about lambing and by the end of it both agreed we … Continued
Jonathan Dicken, Newport, Wales Jonathan Dicken: “I just wanted to share with you that I just had my first cow scanned that I served on my own and she was in calf I’m so pleased. Thank you so much … Continued
Sign up for the July “The Nutritionist”! Don’t miss this webinar in July! The Nutritionist 2021 with Dr Sotirios Karvountzis, Mendip Veterinary Services Limited, UK, on July 8 at 9:00 am and 6:00 pm EDT. We shall … Continued
Dr Aoife Keary, Derry, Northern Ireland Dr Aoife Keary: “As a new graduate vet, confidence with scanning is not something I came into the profession with. However, after completing the course with Sotirios I have to say my confidence … Continued
Getting the feed right is, naturally, key to a dairy cow’s health, welfare and productivity. And when charged with devising a herd health plan, I feel it’s important to take a holistic approach to deal with underperformance. It’s for this … Continued
Catherine Hancock, Haverfordwest, Wales Catherine Hancock: “On behalf of Elliott and myself, thank you for training us on Friday. Both Elliott and I learnt a considerable amount and took a lot of information from the day, which we hope … Continued
Dynamic Test Reveals Cause of Teat Damage Another week, another dynamic milk parlour test. This time, with the cows grazing day and night and with the weather getting better, it was carried out during the evening. The issue was, again, … Continued
Twisted Gut and Adhesions There was a challenging start to the week. Following a routine fertility visit, I was asked to examine a sick dairy cow. The poor thing had been a first time calving heifer and subjected to a … Continued