074 913 0100 | bluestackveterinary@gmail.com | Ballybofey
074 972 3760 | bluestackveterinary@gmail.com | Donegal
FARM
Bluestack Veterinary Clinic specialise in herd and flock health to maximise farm production and farm profits by supporting animal health and welfare.
We work with farming clients throughout the northwest of Ireland to create appropriate herd and flock health plans in order to facilitate optimal performance.
Our veterinary surgeon, John McAloon, has an Advanced Certificate in dairy herd health and will identify any diseases that need to be controlled or eradicated. We will also assess the health and productivity of your herd and help you set farm production targets.
We cover all routine and Emergency proceedures as well as TB testing.
Our staff are fully trained to carry out in-house fecal egg counting to help select appropriate worming protocols.
DAIRY HERD HEALTH
Dairy Health & Biosecurity
Safeguard the health and welfare of your dairy herd by working with Bluestack Veterinary Clinic. Our services for biosecurity include:
Farm specific vaccination and/or disease screening protocols with reminders
Farm walks environment surveys, internal and external biosecurity plans
Health planning service with scheduled reviews
Herd health plans to satisfy audit requirements
Medicine usage and storage protocols
Dairy Fertility Service
Ensure optimal production and reduce forced fertility culls with the help of the below services provided by our vets:
Bull health and fertility service
Data analysis, performance monitoring and benchmarking
Fertility action, treatment and synchronisation protocols
Fertility training and skills
Metabolic profiling and ration checks
Scheduled and tailored Routine Health Visits (RHV) to suit your system
Dairy Udder Health Service
Healthier udders reduce infection pressure and lactation knocks while increasing cow longevity, welfare and profit over lifetime.
Clinical mastitis, SCC and DCT treatment protocols
Farm specific udder health planning
Data analysis, benchmarking and reporting as required
Full udder health investigation and parlour investigation
Monthly treatment action lists and dry off guidance reports
Dairy Mobility Service
Cows who suffer from a lame event can cause mobility issues and impact on the overall health and productivity of your dairy herd. Our dairy mobility services include:
Farm specific mobility plan
Mobility products, tools and equipment
Footbath design, product guidance and protocols
Mobility scoring and reporting
Surveying of cow flow, environment, comfort and time
Trim and care protocols
Dairy Youngstock Service
Monitor and manage your youngstock system by creating effective rearing programmes that support the profitability of your dairy herd.
Biosecurity, parasite and health planning
Data monitoring of mortality and disease across rearing groups
Nutrition plans for pre and post-weaning
Colostrum protocols and immune transfer screening
Environment surveying
Dairy Nutrition Service
Bluestack Veterinary Clinic help farming clients optimise the health of their dairy herd by creating nutrition plans that support the productivity and profitability of your farm.
DCAB urine analysis, metabolic profiling and mineral/vitamin screening
Feed storage, mixing and presentation analysis
Ration analysis on farm with unbiased guidance and discussion
Routine whole herd monitoring
Transition health monitoring - disease surveillance and ketosis monitoring
BEEF HERD HEALTH
Beef Health & Biosecurity
Safeguard the health and welfare of your beef herd by working with Bluestack Veterinary Clinic. Our services for biosecurity include:
Farm specific vaccination and/or disease screening protocols with reminders
Farm walks environment surveys, internal and external biosecurity plans
Health planning service with scheduled reviews
Herd health plans to satisfy audit requirements
Medicine usage and storage protocols
Beef Fertility Service
Health plan reviews and surveillance of your beef herd allow disease, nutritional and bull factors that affect fertility to be identified and addressed:
Bull health and fertility service
Calving protocols - hygiene and colostrum management
Data analysis, performance monitoring and benchmarking
Fertility action, treatment and synchronisation protocols
Mineral and nutrition screening
Routine pregnancy diagnosis
Beef Youngstock Service
Monitor and manage your youngstock system by creating effective rearing programmes that support the profitability of your beef herd.
Disease rate and mortality monitoring
Parasite control plans
Purchase policy biosecurity plans
Environment surveying
Pre and post-weaning and finishing nutrition plans
Vaccination protocols and infectious disease screening
Beef Nutrition Service
Bluestack Veterinary Clinic help farming clients optimise the health of their beef herd by creating nutrition plans that support the productivity and profitability of your farm.
Growth analysis and benchmarking
Nutrition plans for all management groups
Trace element screening and management
Management system and production troubleshooting
Ration assessment and body condition scoring
SHEEP FLOCK HEALTH
Sheep Health & Biosecurity Service
Safeguard the health and welfare of your flock by working with Bluestack Veterinary Clinic. Our services for biosecurity include:
Disease screening protocols and/or flock specific vaccination
Farm walks environment surveys, internal and external biosecurity plans
Flock health plans to satisfy audit requirements
Medicine usage and storage protocols
Protocol based health planning with scheduled reviews
Purchase policy biosecurity plan and quarantine protocols
Sheep Fertility
By creating flock specific health plans and reviews, identifying factors such as infectious disease, nutrition and ram factors that affect fertility can be addressed:
Abortion investigations
Data analysis and benchmarking
Ration assessment and guidance
Trace element profiles
Body condition scoring and analysis
Ram health and fertility examinations
Synchronisation protocols
Lamb Health & Production Service
Create rearing programmes that ensure growth rates are achieved and maximise lamb survival and growth potential by managing nutrition and infectious diseases within your flock.
Data analysis and efficiency planning
Lambing shed and lamb health assessments
Purchase policy biosecurity plans
Treatment and vaccination protocols
Lamb finishing nutrition plans
Parasite control service
Trace element profiles, including liver biopsies and thyroid ratios
Sheep Parasite Control Service
Bluestack Veterinary Clinic tailor sheep parasite control plans to your flock in order to ensure the productivity on your farm does not suffer.
Diagnostic visits for external parasite issues
Flock specific parasite control plans
Resistance testing - faecal egg count reduction tests
Faecal egg counting service and worm control advice
Fluke screening - faecal copra-antigen and egg count testing
Sheep Health Foot Service
Contagious Ovine Digital Dermatitis (CODD) and foot rot are costly preventative diseases on sheep farms but they can be controlled and eradicated with good management and correct protocols.
Environment and stock assessed during farm visits
Lameness recording and benchmarking
Footbath design, dilution rates and volume calculation
Vaccination protocols
Sheep Nutrition
Bluestack Veterinary Clinic help farming clients optimise the health of their flock by creating nutrition plans that support the productivity and profitability of your farm.
Body condition scoring and analysis
Management system and production troubleshooting
Ration, forage and grazing guidance
Growth rate analysis and benchmarking
Nutrition plans for ewes at tupping, pregnant ewes and lambs
Trace element screening and management