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Farm Veterinary Surgeons - Nationwide

Employer
Cedar Farm Vets
Location
UK Nationwide
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
2 Jul 2019
Phone number
01306XXXXXX

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Sector
Animal Health, Large/Farm Animal, Veterinary
Job Type
Veterinary Surgeon, Surgeon
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
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Job Details

We’re currently recruiting vets to join our enthusiastic farm focused teams, overseeing the health and welfare of our clients’ stock. These roles would suit an experienced vet wishing to work at a more senior level but more recent graduates are also encouraged to apply.

Part of the VetPartners group, we have positions available at various sites:

  • Cornwall
  • Lincolnshire
  • Bedfordshire
  • Kent
  • West Sussex
  • Hampshire

Westpoint Farm Vets is a large organisation – all vets are part of clinical working groups, depending on their particular interests; contributing to progressive medicine and best-practice. Within VetPartners, you’ve further access to industry experts.

We offer competitive salaries, rising with experience, and additional benefits include:

  • 5 days CPD annually and £1000 CPD budget plus additional affiliations
  • Company car (available for private use), phone, laptop, pension, private healthcare
  • 28 days holiday plus bank holidays

There is scope within this role to develop your career in many different ways, so if you’re looking to work in a progressive environment with supportive colleagues who value a team ethic, please give us a call for more details, click the apply button.

Company

We provide a full range of ambulatory veterinary cover for Cattle, Sheep, Goats and Pigs. We also have a strong focus on preventative medicine reflected in the following services we provide:

  • Herd Health Planning for Dairy and Beef herds and Sheep flocks.
  • Routine Dairy Herd Fertility Visits. The Practice uses lightweight, portable, battery powered, high resolution scanners and all vets are trained in scanning for pregnancy and treatment of non cyclers.
  • Interherd Computer Software for full analysis fo reproductive and production data.
  • Mastitis Investigation and Advisory Service, including monthly reviews of SCC data using NMR herd companion and interherd reports.
  • Lameness Investigations and Prevention Plans.
  • Foot Trimming.
  • Nutrition Evaluation and Monitoring, including on farm assessment of bunker management, body condition score, dung quality, and production figures to computer software analysis of the ration and metabolic blood profiling of cows.
  • Bull Breeding Soundness Examination. Pre mating evaluation of bull fertility and semen quality, to maximise breeding efficiency for dairy and beef suckler bulls.
  • Farmer Education Courses. Foot trimming and lameness courses are held several times a year depending on demand.
  • Artificial Insemination Courses. The Practice is one of a small number of practices in the country authorised to provide AI training courses and has run successful courses for several years.
  • Laboratory testing. In house analysis of blood for the metabolic profile of sick animals.
  • Poultry and Game Bird Work. Several vets at the Practice have experience in diagnosis, treatment and prevention of avian disease.
Company info
Website
Telephone
(01425) 461231
Location
24, Hightown Industrial Estate
Crow Arch Lane
 Ringwood
Hampshire
BH24 1ND
GB
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