Wiltshire Farm Animal Vets

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Wiltshire Farm Animal Vets
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• Farm vets work with animals found on farms such
  as cows, horses, poultry, sheep and pigs. They
  also deal with the less common livestock animals
  such as bison. They spend their time travelling
  from farm to farm, helping sick livestock,
  checking for diseases and giving advice to
  farmers on topics ranging from disease prevention
  and milk production to breeding.
• Although farm vets treat sick animals, much of
  what they do is to make sure animals don't get
  sick in the first place. Apart from giving
  healthcare advice, and doing routine wok such as
  hoof trimming, they can also give vaccinations to
  help protect against disease.
• Sometimes it will be necessary to operate on an
  animal or prescribe medicine if an animal has
  still managed to pick up a disease or have an
  accident.
• If a disease such as foot and mouth or TB comes
  to an area, the farm vets can carry out screening
  to see which animals test positive.

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• Farmers can also call on the vets to help with
  the birth of their animals and it is particularly
  common for them to assist with the birth of
  calves, lambs and foals.
• Farm vets need to be available at all hours of
  the day and night because a farmer can have an
  emergency at any time. Whilst the non-emergency
  work can be scheduled into a normal working day,
  there needs to be 24 hour cover from a vet for
  the rest of the time and this is often worked out
  by an on-call rota.

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• Their working conditions are varied and the job
  involves a lot of outdoor work and work in
  unsanitary conditions. There is also an element
  of danger from the animals because they can kick
  the vet when they are scared or unhappy with what
  is happening to them. Farm, vets will travel from
  farm to farm, often covering a wide geographical
  area and they are a lifeline for farmers who need
  to make sure that their animals are in the best
  possible health at all times.
• For more information visit Endell Veterinary
  Group. This group can trace its origins back for
  nearly 200 years and continues to build its
  reputation for professionalism and high quality
  service delivery in a caring environment to the
  present day.