Newsletters
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March 2022: Wormers, Flukicides and Ectoparasiticides
We have taken the decision to start selling wormers, flukicides and ectoparasiticides for cattle,
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February 2022: MEDICINE TRAINING MEETING (RED TRACTOR REQUIREMENT)
We are running another medicine training day on Friday 18th February at North Tawton Rugby Club.
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January 2022: CALF SCOUR VACCINATION
Spring calving herds should start thinking about vaccinating their cows to prevent
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December 2021: SALMONELLA OUTBREAKS & ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
Why all the fuss about antibiotic resistance and the responsible use of antibiotics?
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November 2021: CATTLE LUNGWORM ALERT FROM APHA
The APHA Cattle Expert Group has just announced that they have seen several severe cases of lungworm
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October 2021: UPDATES FROM THE SHEEP SOCIETY
Jonathan recently attended the Autumn Sheep Veterinary Society Autumn Conference
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September 2021: WINTER HOUSING: CALF & YOUNGSTOCK PNEUMONIA
Time stops for no one.
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August 2021: RED TRACTOR - CHANGE TO STANDARDS
Deciphering drugs meeting 29th September
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July 2021: SHEEP EVENT – “PUTTING EWE FIRST”
On farm learning day....
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June 2021: IMPORTANT CHANGES TO TB TESTING INTERVALS
From 1st July 2021 Devon will require 6 month TB testing intervals.
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May 2021: SEVERE SUMMER SCOUR SYNDROME &
Idiopathic Necrotising Enteritis are two diseases APHA are wanting to investigate, free of charge testing available at Starcross.
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April 2021: COCCIDIOSIS – LAMBS & CALVES:
Coccidiosis is a highly infectious protozoan parasitic infection of the intestinal lining in cattle and sheep which can destroy large amounts of the lining.
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March 2021: LEPTOSPIROSIS – THE WHAT, WHY & HOW TO CONTROL
Leptospirosis causes many different clinical signs, which all have significant health, welfare and economic implications.
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February 2021: RED TRACTOR 2021 STANDARDS REVIEW – CONSULTATION
Red Tractor are in the process of reviewing their standards which will come into effect from November 2021.
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January 2021: COPPER IN DAIRY COWS
Ruminants are notoriously poor at absorbing copper across the rumen...
