Vet Technicians
Supporting productive herds & efficient farms
Our experienced, qualified Vet Technicians provide reliable on-farm support backed by our veterinary team. Whether it's a small job or a large-scale herd visit, we deliver efficient, high-quality service that saves you time, supports animal welfare, and helps keep your farm running smoothly.
Calf debudding
From 10 calves to 100+, our Vet Technicians provide pain-managed calf debudding from two weeks of age, using sedation, local anaesthetic and pain relief to support animal welfare. The service includes:
- Extra teat removal
- Navel checks.
Optional add-ons:
- Clostridial vaccination
- Tagging
- DNA testing
- BVD blood sampling.
Teat seal & dry cow therapy
Heifer teat sealing
Support heifer health before calving with internal teat seal insertion to help reduce the risk of mastitis.
- Completed using strict hygiene protocols
- Team-based approach for efficient processing
- Mobile teat seal trailer available for grazing properties or limited yard facilities.
Dry cow therapy & teat seal insertion
Take the hassle out of drying off with technician teams that can efficiently manage large numbers of cows.
Benefits include:
- Supporting udder health through the dry period
- Reducing mastitis risk at calving
- Saving time during a busy season
- Our vets can also help develop tailored dry-off plans.
Herd metrichecking & metricuring
Early identification of post-calving infections can help improve reproductive performance and mating outcomes.
Benefits include:
- Earlier detection of infected cows
- Improved reproductive performance
- Reduced empty rates
- Better mating outcomes.
WelFarm programme
Monitor and benchmark herd wellbeing through assessments including:
- Body condition scoring
- Locomotion scoring
- Tail scoring
- Teat scoring.
The programme includes on-farm results, practical recommendations and annual benchmarking reports.
Blood sampling
Supporting herd health through:
- BVD testing
- FPT monitoring
- Herd health investigations
- Disease surveillance programmes.
Young stock health services
Supporting healthy growth and development from birth to breeding.
Services include:
- Facial eczema bolusing
- Mineral bolusing and injections
- Weighing and growth monitoring
- Heifer health plans
- FPT (colostrum uptake) testing
- Colostrum quality testing
- IV fluids for sick calves.
Laboratory & diagnostic services
Helping you make informed management decisions with:
- Facial eczema monitoring
- Nitrate testing for grazing safety
- Parasite monitoring through faecal egg counts
- Calf scour testing and diagnosis.
What to expect?
Our Vet Technicians work closely with your veterinarian to deliver practical on-farm services. Depending on the job, a single technician or a team may visit your farm to complete treatments, testing, monitoring or herd health programmes efficiently and safely.
Book a Vet Technician service or discuss your herd health needs with our team.