Farm Animals
Farm Gate Vets is a specialised 12 vet large animal practice dedicated to providing a first rate professional service to the farmers of North Lancashire and South Cumbria. Farm Gate Vets offer a progressive approach to welfare, health and production in any herd or flock size at a competitive price backed up by a 24-hour emergency cover that you can depend on.
We aim to provide a friendly local, non-corporate specialised large animal veterinary service that is proud to be improving animal health and welfare within our community. The practice aims to provide our clients with the knowledge and key skills to allow them and their businesses to thrive.
Core services
- Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Reliable friendly staff providing a very high standard of large animal practice
- Competitive fee and medicine prices
- 12 dedicated farm vets available daily
- Out of hours covered by 2 of our own farm vets
- Disease prevention strategies
- Regular training and education courses
Some of our additional services
- Farm Technician including calf/heifer monitoring
- Lameness and mobility scoring
- Mastitis control plan
- Monthly SCC Interpretation and recommendations
- Bovine embryo transfer
- Bull semen collection and processing
- Herd and flock health production analysis including plans
- Routine fertility examinations
- Investigations into problems related to fertility, lameness and mastitis
- Nutritional advice including analysis
- Worm egg counts
- FREE Worming and fly prevention advice
- Accreditation schemes for a disease free status
- Bull and ram breeding soundness examinations
- Bull and ram vasectomy