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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.

Get in touch with us

to discuss any farm veterinary requirements you may have

bluestackveterinary@gmail.com

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:

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:

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.

Healthier udders reduce infection pressure and lactation knocks while increasing cow longevity, welfare and profit over lifetime.

  • Clinical mastitis, SCC and DCT treatment protocols

  • Data analysis, benchmarking and reporting as required

  • Farm specific udder health planning

  • Full udder health investigation and parlour investigation

  • Monthly treatment action lists and dry off guidance reports

For all your veterinary supply requirements

please visit our Farm shop located in our clinic. Call for more details.

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:

Our dairy mobility services include:

  • Farm specific mobility plan

  • Footbath design, product guidance and protocols

  • Mobility products, tools and equipment

  • 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.

Monitor and manage your youngstock system by creating effective rearing programmes that support the profitability of your dairy herd.

  • Biosecurity, parasite and health planning

  • Colostrum protocols and immune transfer screening

  • Data monitoring of mortality and disease across rearing groups

  • Environment surveying

  • Nutrition plans for pre and post-weaning

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.

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:

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:

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.

Monitor and manage your youngstock system by creating effective rearing programmes that support the profitability of your beef herd.

  • Disease rate and mortality monitoring

  • Environment surveying

  • Parasite control plans

  • Pre and post-weaning and finishing nutrition plans

  • Purchase policy biosecurity 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.

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

  • Management system and production troubleshooting

  • Nutrition plans for all management groups

  • Ration assessment and body condition scoring

  • Trace element screening and management

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:

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:

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

  • Body condition scoring and analysis

  • Data analysis and benchmarking

  • Ram health and fertility examinations

  • Ration assessment and guidance

  • Synchronisation protocols

  • Trace element profiles

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.

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

  • Lamb finishing nutrition plans

  • Lambing shed and lamb health assessments

  • Parasite control service

  • Purchase policy biosecurity plans

  • Trace element profiles, including liver biopsies and thyroid ratios

  • Treatment and vaccination protocols

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.

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

  • Faecal egg counting service and worm control advice

  • Flock specific parasite control plans

  • Fluke screening - faecal copra-antigen and egg count testing

  • Resistance testing - faecal egg count reduction tests

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.

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

  • Footbath design, dilution rates and volume calculation

  • Lameness recording and benchmarking

  • 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.

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

  • Growth rate analysis and benchmarking

  • Management system and production troubleshooting

  • Nutrition plans for ewes at tupping, pregnant ewes and lambs

  • Ration, forage and grazing guidance

  • Trace element screening and management