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Sheep & Beef Services

Sheep

Detailed Individual Animal Health Plans

Multiple lines of stock on sheep properties, can make scheduling vaccination and drenching difficult. A tailored monthly approach ensures all treatments take place at the right time to maximise animal health.

Parasite Management

Increasing resistance, intensive finishing systems and availability of key drenches have all contributed to a challenging environment. With extensive veterinary and farming experience and Wormwise management, we actively monitor the local situation. Our faecal egg count service offers same day results, as a critical tool for parasite management.

Faecal Egg Count Reduction Tests

Know your property’s resistance status so you can plan your parasite management and identify emerging resistance.

Ram Soundness and Brucella Ovis Testing

Extensive experience managing commercial and stud ram fertility.

Abortions and Sudden Death Investigations

A good post-mortem can save further losses quickly. Gateway’s experienced sheep vets are trained in disease pattern recognition for a rapid diagnosis.

Lameness Advice and Treatments

We have a number of flock treatments and plans for footrot outbreaks along with individual treatments.

Beef

Detailed Individual Animal Health Plans

Tailormade plans to fit your situation and property.

BVD Monitoring and Control Strategies

BVD has a negative effect on fertility and growth rates. Our veterinary involvement is designed to eliminate the disease from your farm.

Bull Fertility Testing

Semen analysis ensures your mating goes as well as possible with a strong team of bulls, fit for the job.

Faecal Egg Counts

We monitor when drenches are required and provide same day results. We can also do faecal egg count reduction tests to analyse your property’s resistance status and investigate drench efficacy queries swiftly.

Parasite Management

Our whole farm approach includes other classes of stock, cropping, silage areas and drenches to manage parasitism. We have the technical knowledge of an extensive range of drenches along with a complimentary delivery service.

Trace Element Supplementation and Nutrition

Strengthening fertility and growth rates to maximise beef produced from kg of DM grown.

Pregnancy Testing

We use the latest ultrasound scanners, often scanning with two vets to minimise the time spent on the job. Our accurate age scanning identifies early, mid and late calving cows. Useful to help allocate feed during the calving feed pinch.

Calving Assistance

Experienced vets with the best chance of delivering live calves. Cesarean available if required.

Teaser Bull Preparation (Vasectomy)

It is recommended that a vasectomy or epididymectomy is performed to ensure sterility of the bull.

We offer a wide range of professional veterinary services in both companion animal and large animal fields.

Our modern purpose-built clinic allows our dedicated team to perform routine large and small animal medicine, diagnostics, surgeries and emergency services. We pride ourselves on developing strong, caring, relationships with all our clients and tailoring to the individual needs of their animals.