Clevedale Farm Vets

03/03/2026

🗣Our brilliant vet Rob is setting up a 'Beef Benchmarking Discussion Group'.

This discussion group is aimed at sharing experiences in spring calving beef suckler herds to increase the number of calves reared.

We are looking for anyone with a spring calving suckler herd. No upper or lower limit to numbers, all welcome to join. We are hoping to have a range of herd sizes and ages of people join. Ultimately we hope to share knowledge and experience and hopefully wean more calves.

This is a voluntary initiative open to all, and you will be able to join or leave at any point. If wanting to join we will ask for some information relating to pregnancy, abortion, and calf mortality to discuss anonymously within the group. The data will not be shared with anyone outside of the practice or discussion group.

The plan would be to meet approximately three times a year to discuss the anonymised data. The plan is also to discuss a topic relevant to the time of year – such as fertility, abortion, young stock health etc.

📧We have sent out information and a link to a questionnaire to clients that we have a valid email for. If you would like to be involved but haven't received an email please contact the Upleatham practice on 01287 623802 or email kristyn.mcwilliam@clevedalevets.co.uk

10/02/2026

The magic of fluids ✨ , a before and after story.

Experienced farm vet Vicky recently attended this collapsed calf. She was unable to stand due to severe dehydration from scour. These calves become extremely sick very quickly, the most common causes being Rotavirus, Coronavirus, Cryptosporidium and E.Coli.

Vicky’s prompt treatment of 5 litres of intravenous fluid therapy (IVFT) lead to a rapid recovery, to standing and drinking milk within a few hours and undoubtedly saved the calf’s life.

Keep an eye on our page for tips on reducing scour incidence as we head into spring calving.

04/02/2026

With lambing time approaching, I am pleased to say that after a difficult time for medicine availability, long acting penicillin is once again back in stock. 🥳 Long may it last! 💉

Please remember we are required to visit at least annually to be able to prescribe medicines, especially antibiotics to your livestock so please book in for a review visit if we haven’t seen you for a while to ensure you can get what you need when you need it.

Medicine review visits can be tied in with the generation of a VAN number or with an AHWP visit, please ask one of our experienced farm team for further information.

30/01/2026

While the weather may be bleak and cold, lambing time is well underway 🐑. Roll on spring 🌞.

With forage in short supply this season, getting pre-lambing feeding right has never been more finely balanced. Speak to one of the farm vets about how some bloods can assess the nutritional status of the ewes, ensuring lamb viability, colostrum quality and milk supply are optimised. 🐑

23/01/2026

There is still time to access funding for Animal Health and Welfare Review visits and the good news is that available funding has increased.

You are also available to access review funding for more than one species under the same agreement number and with follow up funding this can add up to a significant pot of funding.

Please chat to any of the farm vets for further information and guidance on application and required testing.

15/01/2026

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We just wanted to remind you of our send off for Babs’ next week.

In case you missed it, Babs is taking a step back after over 30 years at Clevedale. Over that time, he has been a huge figure in the farming and local community, and we would like to take some time to say thank you to him.

If you have any stories….. there must be a few as he’s been doing this forever; we would love to hear them so we can make a book to give him. Please send any you have over to our farm team admin at Kristyn.mcwilliam@clevedalevets.co.uk

There will be a hog roast and all the trimmings.

↗️Guisborough Rugby Club
📆Friday 23rd January
⏰From 6.30pm ‘til late

We hope to see you all there.

05/01/2026

Today we’re proud to be celebrating 25 years with Clevedale for Sam 💚🖤

We’re incredibly grateful for everything Sam brings to the practice and would like to say a huge thank you for her loyalty and commitment. Sam’s dedication, knowledge and care have made a real difference to colleagues, clients and patients over the years, and she continues to be a huge part of what makes Clevedale what it is.

Please join us in congratulating Sam on this well-deserved milestone 👏

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas to all our clients, we hope livestock behaves to allow some family time this Christmas. As always there is a Clevedale farm vet available 24/7 over the festive period should you need advice or assistance.
The office will reopen on Saturday morning.
🎅🏼 🐮 🎄 🐑 🎁 🦙 🦃 🍻 ⛄️

18/12/2025

📣Our Winter Newsletter is here.

👀Lots of up to date practice information as well as a variety of articles.

☎️As ever if you want to ask about anything in the newsletter, please call the Upleatham Practice on 01287 623802

16/12/2025

Clevedale are proud to encourage all colleagues to spend a day each year volunteering in the local community.

Pippa has turned into a wrapping elf today helping make Christmas special for children across Teesside who otherwise wouldn’t receive any gifts. Well done Pippa 👏🏻 🤶 🎁

vetpartnersuk

05/12/2025

Our team have spent some of their time TB testing this Autumn.

As UK cattle numbers fall and demand increases, cattle move around the country more than ever before.
This map highlights England and Wales’ risk areas which may be considered when purchasing animals.

We can carry out a free visit to look at your TB risk and whether there are things you can do to reduce this risk. Your VAN or medicine review visit can be carried out at the same time as a TBAS visit. Chat to one of the farm team for more information.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BfaR36BY4/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Did you know that there is an interactive Bovine TB risk map for Great Britain?

Follow the link below for information about the different bovine TB risk areas in Great Britain, including surveillance TB testing intervals and whether pre- and/or post-movement TB testing is required.

https://tbhub.co.uk/
Kingshay Farming VetPartners UK

01/12/2025

❄ The weather is defiantly showing us its winter, we thought we'd ask what you do to keep your troughs from freezing?

Some tips we've come up with are:

🏐Floating a ball
* Floating a bottle of salted water -salt water has a higher freezing temperature- make sure the salt can't get into the water
* Insulating your tanks -straw and even foams mats have been successful
💧 Reducing capacity and flow - so the water constantly trickles in

🗣Share you tips with us, we'd love to hear them