Meadows Farm Vets Ltd

27/09/2026

Independent farm practice in Worcestershire, proficient in using ChatGPT to generate images 😉

We’re looking for an experienced farm vet 🦄 (full time or part time). As an established independent farm only practice, we have a range of beef, dairy, sheep, gamebirds and smallholders.

1-in-4 rota (to clarify, this means working one fixed night a week and one weekend every 4 weeks): Normal working week is 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday. No Saturday morning surgeries. If it’s your weekend off, you finish on Friday at 5pm. Open to discussing part-time/flexible working hours, and already have vets with personalised rotas e.g. 4 day week during the summer.

Salary: £35,000 - £50,000 depending on experience. Pro rata for part-time. Extra payment of £25 per call out if you are on duty at night/weekends.

28 days holiday, pension, and help finding local accommodation (choices range from rural to city centre).

Fully kitted out vehicles, scanners, bull and ram fertility testing kits, foot-trimming crushes, regular farmer meetings, handling systems, fetotomes, etc

Dogs welcome although we have our own emotional support dogs on site (a golden retriever, an Aussie and a labradork)

If you want to know more about what we do, check out our Instagram, Twitter and pages (our website is currently being updated)

Please email your CV and haiku to Richard or Sophie at [email protected]

04/09/2026

🐄🐂🐏🐐Summary of outbreaks in the UK 🦟🦟🦟

A useful graphic showing the difference in
❗️where the cases are in 2026 compared to 2025
‼️the number of cases in 2026 compared to 2025

Our vaccine waiting list is now open: please phone the office to chat to one of the vets about the benefits of vaccination

Check https://ruminanthw.org.uk/bluetongue-virus-hub/ and https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bluetongue-latest-situation

Credit: bbc news website and APHA

24/08/2026

Pleased to be sponsoring the Worcestershire Charity Speed Shear this year - Sunday 30th August

⭐️SPONSOR APPRECIATION POST!⭐️
A huge thank you to Meadows Farm Vets Ltd for sponsoring this year’s Worcestershire Charity Speed Shear!

Our incredible sponsors help us to raise much needed funds for our chosen charities Midlands Air Ambulance & Primrose Hospice 🥰

📅 Date: Sunday 30th August 2026
🕐 Public entry: 4PM – £5 (under 10s go free!)
🧾 Sign-in: 3PM - 4PM – £5 (includes pint & singlet)
💰 £1,800 in prizes across all categories
🎯 Charity Auction 🍻 Bar, 🍔 BBQ, 🎈 bouncy castle!

04/08/2026

Want an impartial risk assessment about vaccinating for bluetongue? A good place to start is here:

https://ruminanthw.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Vaccine-Decision-Maker-02.04.26.pdf

And phone us at the office to chat about all things bluetongue and vaccinations 📞

04/08/2026

🚨🚨🚨btv update 🦟🦟🦟💉💉💉

As of 3rd August 2026, we have seen 0 suspect cases of Bluetongue in our area, and we have submitted 0 samples for testing.

But we know that other areas of the country are seeing many positive cases - see www.gov.uk/guidance/bluetongue-latest-situation for info.

We are taking orders for vaccines - please phone the office to place your order. There is a significant delivery delay at the wholesalers so we cannot accurately guarantee delivery dates (sorry)

When you collect your vaccine order from the office:
✅bring a cool bag for transporting it
✅collect the paperwork regarding how to use it
✅sign the paperwork to confirm number of doses
✅pay for the vaccine at point of collection please

When you’ve finished vaccinating:
✅record tags and doses as per instructions
✅bring bottles and needles back to the surgery for free disposal
✅sign more paperwork

🚨🚨🚨if you suspect Bluetongue on your farm, firstly phone APHA on 03000 200 301 and request a test authorisation number. We can visit and sample three animals per holding once per national outbreak - lab fees paid for by APHA. Further sampling will be charged as usual.

We appreciate that this is a terribly concerning time for all farmers with the drought and now disease outbreaks. There are many options for support available with FCN RABI - the Farmers Charity YANA

21/07/2026

🚨🐑🚨🐑🚨🐑🚨🐑
We’ve diagnosed several flocks with Haemonchus infestations recently. This blood sucking intestinal worm causes anaemia, ill thrift and death ☠️

If you suspect your sheep are at risk, chat to one of the vets at the office for advice about diagnosing and treatments.

webinar link here https://www.ruma.org.uk/new_event/haemonchus-the-challenge-of-treatment-decisions/

15/07/2026

***working cocker spaniel puppies for sale***
Please phone our office for more details

Only three left! Black males with tiny white patches, microchipped and ready to go now

06/07/2026

Wow, what a busy day we all had at ! Excellent weather, record numbers of livestock entries and plenty of visitors! Great representation of British Farming 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
🐄🐂🐃🐖🐏🐑🦖🐐🐓🦃

🇬🇧 Hanbury Countryside Show

03/07/2026

Looking forward to seeing all the 🐷🐷🐷 at Hanbury Countryside Show at The Pig Section
🏵️🏆🏵️🏆🏵️🏆

🏆 WHO WILL BE THIS YEAR’S CHAMPION? 🏆

With entries now confirmed, the countdown is on to see who will take home the prestigious Hatfield Show Memorial Cup.

Will it be a seasoned campaigner?
Will there be a surprise winner?
Or could a first-time exhibitor steal the show?

We’ll find out on Saturday 4th July!

🐷 Champion Pig - £300
🐷 Reserve Champion - £150