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Youngstock housing and pneumonia prevention

Date: Weds 8th October 2025

Designed for: VETS and ALLIED PROFESSIONALS

Time: 10am-4pm

Cost: £475 +VAT

Location: Laddenside Farm, BS37 9TG 

Calf pneumonia is often a problem on farms and, due to its multifactorial causes, it can be difficult to control.  Understanding more of the anatomy and getting some hints on on doing quick on farm Post Mortems can provide some useful information. Ultrasound scanning the lungs, to see if there are signs of damage and/or abscess, can be a great way to educate and motivate the farmer, as well as a way of monitoring progress after changes have been put in place. This one-day course also covers housing, a limiting factor in pneumonia control, with a practical housing  assessment included on the day on farm.

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Bull Fertility

Date: Weds 29th April 2026

Designed for: VETS and ALLIED PROFESSIONALS

Time: 10am-4pm

Cost: £500 +VAT  

Location: Laddenside Farm, BS37 9TG

A one-day course which covers Bull Breeding Soundness Examination, designed to give vets the knowledge and skills needed to confidently assess bull fertility and support herd reproduction. The courses covers bull reproductive anatomy and physiology, common causes of infertility in bulls and reasons to perform breeding soundness exams, and then is on-farm for semen collection using electro-ejaculation followed by semen evaluation including gross motility, progressive motility and morphological assessment. 

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Sustainable farming for the future

Date: Weds 13th May 2026

Designed for: VETS & ALLIED PROFESSIONALS

Time: 10am-4pm

Cost: £500 +VAT

Location: Puddleditch Farm GL13 9EU

A one-day course which introduces the principles behind regenerative agriculture and conservation farming and how as vets we can help with specific regards to herd health planning, antibiotic use and anthelmintic choices. We consider the importance of getting your hands in the soil, how to assess soil and what to look for, including worm counts and hunting down some dung beetles. We discuss the importance of grazing, how to make the most from carbon sequestration as well as plate meter use and grazing techniques.

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Maximising colostrum benefit

Date: Weds 3rd June 2026 

Designed for: VETS and ALLIED PROFESSIONALS

Time: 10am-4pm

Cost: £500 +VAT

Location: Laddenside Farm, BS37 9TG

A one-day course which covers every aspect of calf colostrum care, from transition diets, to methods to harvest and store. Although this seems like such a simple area, there are so many farm specific challenges which often cause vets and professionals difficulty when trying to improve calf health. The practical session will cover how to sample and test for bacterial counts, types and ways to pasteurize. 

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Fertility

Date: Weds 1st July 2026

Designed for: VETS and ALLIED PROFESSIONALS

Time: 10am-4pm

Cost: £500 +VAT  

Location: Laddenside Farm, BS37 9TG

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Youngstock nutrition

Date: Weds 15th July 2026

Designed for: VETS & ALLIED PROFESSIONALS

Time: 10am-4pm

Cost: £500 +VAT

Location: Laddenside Farm, BS37 9TG    

A one-day course getting to grips with all areas of youngstock nutrition, covering colostrum, milk powder, concentrates and options including TMR. We offer hands-on investigation into both bucket-fed and machine-fed calf systems, with the afternoon practical based in a new group-housed shed with machines to discuss many on-farm solutions.  

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