Livestock. matters. Inside this issue: Bull Fertility Planning ahead, the key to a successful breeding season

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1 volume 5 edition 3 working Livestock together for a healthier future Inside this issue: Bull Fertility Planning ahead, the key to a successful breeding season Parasites Treating your cattle for parasites during housing matters volume 5 edition 3 livestock matters 1

2 contents 03 Ireland s Dairy Industry Willie Buckley shares his experience of changing trends on dairy farms within his practice in West Cork. CONTENTS 08 Parasites during Housing Donal Flynn provides us with tips on controlling the burden of parasites during housing. VOLUME 5 EDITION 3 XLVets are all independently owned, progressive veterinary practices located throughout Ireland committed to working together for the benefit of our clients. XLVets Ireland 04 Bull Fertility Donal Lynch discusses the various issues that can effect male fertility. 10 Parasitic Gastronenteritis Padraig Duggan talks about the main factors contributing to anthelmintic resistance. 06 Bovine Scanning Kevin Lenihan looks at how useful scanning cows can be in improving your herds conception rates and keeping a tight calving pattern. Prac basedtical, farm delive training impro red by ve, ve y ts t and bouur livestooc k perfor siness mance... Vets: L X t c a t n Co 05 and xlvets.ie e@ Training is a vital part of the jigsaw that makes up modern farm business success. But finding the training that s right for you needn t be a puzzle. XLVets FarmSkills courses are designed to put the farmer first; finding out what you know now and what you d like to know to improve your business. Courses are available across Ireland and are open to everyone. Topics catered for include cattle lameness, mastitis and cell coun t, calf rearing and fertility management. XLVets Skillnet is funded by member companies and the Training Networks Programme, an initiative of Skillnets Ltd. funded from the National Training Fund through the Department of Education and Skills. 2 livestock matters Member Practices Adare Veterinary Surgery Curraghbeg, Adare, Co.Limerick All Creatures Veterinary Clinic Lanesboro Street, Roscommon Town, Co.Roscommon Animal Health Centre Main Street, Taghmon, Co. Wexford Avondale Veterinary Clinics Ferrybank, Arklow, Co.Wicklow Castle Veterinary Clinic Church Street, Castleisland, Co. Kerry Clerkin Vets 90 Bridge Street, Cootehill, Co.Cavan Comeragh Veterinary Main Street, Kilmacthomas, Co.Waterford Donal Lynch Veterinary Killurin Cross, Tullamore Co.Offaly Geraghty & Neary Veterinary College Road, Mountbellew, Co Galway Glasslyn Veterinary Clinic Glasslyn Road, Bandon, Co Cork Glen Veterinary Clinics Blind Street, Tipperary Town, Co.Tipperary Glenbower Veterinary Group Clashdermot East, Killeagh, Co.Cork Glenina Veterinary Clinic 1 Glenina Heights, Dublin Road, Co.Galway Gortlandroe Veterinary Clinic St Conlon s Road, Nenagh, Co.Tipperary Kilcoyne Veterinary Mountain Road, Tubbercurry, Co Sligo Killenaule Vets Killenaule, Thurles, Co.Tipperary Longford Animal Health Centre Cooleeney, Shroid, Co Longford Mulcair Veterinary Clinics Dromsally, Cappamore, Co.Limerick O Connor Julian Vets Cahir Road, Cashel, Co.Tipperary Old Church Veterinary Hospital The Mall, Ballyshannon, Co.Donegal Ormonde Veterinary 14 Barrack Street, Kilkenny, Co.Kilkenny Riverview Veterinary Group Distillery Road, Bandon, Co.Cork Sliabh Luachra Veterinary Centre West End, Rathmore, Co.Kerry Southview Veterinary Hospital Irishtown, Clonmel, Co.Tipperary The Veterinary Hospital Arklow Road, Gorey, Co.Wexford XLVet Ireland Ltd Registered Office at: Dromsally, Cappamore County Limerick Tel: XLVet Ireland No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior permission of the publisher. Disclaimer: XLVets does not necessarily share the views of contributors. No responsibility can be accepted for opinions expressed by contributors. working together for a healthier future...

3 ireland s dairy industry Willie Buckley, mvb, cert dhh Irelands agriculture industry is truly remarkable. We produce enough milk and dairy products to feed 52 million people every year. We are also the 5th largest exporter of beef in the world. Changing trends on dairy farms within our practice in West Cork Veterinary Surgeon Willie Buckley XLVets Practice Riverview Vets, Bandon, Co Cork. Although we currently have the joint lowest carbon footprint for agriculture production in the EU, we have a huge challenge to expand our industry, while being conscious of our effect on the environment. In this article, I decided to look at a few trends that we have noticed on our clients farms which allows them take advantage of the current situation, in an environmentally aware fashion. Routine soil and forage mineral analysis to assess mineral balance of the animals are becoming standard on many farms. We are getting more and more questions on how to resolve such problems. It takes time to figure out the correct solutions. The use of the best tests, to assess these imbalances and not just using the easiest tests, which are not representative of what is happening at cow level, are one of the biggest changes we have seen in our practice over the last few years. There is an increased focus of the nutrition of the individual cow and not just the average cow in the herd. This means that each cows individual needs are met, and this is crucial to efficient and environmentally sound production. We have trained farmers on how to Body Condition Score their own cows. This is a cornerstone to assessing if they are feeding their cows appropriately. The use of other technologies on farm from robotic milking, larger parlours to feed to yield are allowing both cows and farmers to produce high quality raw material at lower carbon footprints. Some of these technologies are not for everybody, but when used in the right place and with the correct back-up, along with the appropriate husbandry, are working very well. The lack of available skilled labour, means that farmers must make sure, that placing the health and welfare of their animals as the top priority, means that their own health and welfare are maximised. This also allows them to manage larger number of cows, while still ensuring good animal care. Other technologies such as automatic calf feeders are being used to manage and monitor calf health and welfare. I was recently with a client, who logged a call for 2 sick calves. I could not visually pick the sick calves out in the calf shed. He took me over to the automatic calf feeder where he reviewed all the calves intakes for the last 3 days and he could pinpoint 2 calves whose intakes had decreased. On clinical examinations, they had raised temperatures and had abnormal lung sounds. There is no doubt in my mind that early treatment of these calves stopped a bigger outbreak in the other calves. This also had a knock-on effect on reducing antibiotic drug usage on this farm. The health and welfare of all animals on a dairy farm needs to be optimised to ensure lifelong production efficiency and thus profitability for our clients. We are finding ourselves been asked more and more for advice on maximising these parameters. Cow welfare is more than just for profit, a lot of our clients prioritise welfare because they really want the best for their cows no matter what. From doing the practical work like paring feet to then assessing cow comfort to advising on walkways, our clients are focusing on what matters, the cow. The mantra of investing in health has never been more crucial. One must make sure that you are taking care of the cows that you have properly before you even think of expansion. Cow side or calf side on farm diagnostics tests are allowing rapid diagnosis of diseases such as neonatal diarrhoea. Long gone are the days when we had to wait to find out what we are treating. Using the correct treatment early in the disease means better outcomes and less general disease build up in farms. It also means smaller veterinary bills. These are just a few ways that our clients are working hard, at staying in the industry for the long run. The more that we work together the longer we will all be in the industry. volume 5 edition 3 livestock matters 3

4 bull fertility donal lynch, MVB, Cert DHH Now that the dairy breeding season is over we look back at some of the issues we have seen affecting male fertility. Male Fertility Veterinary Surgeon Donal Lynch XLVets Practice Donal Lynch Vets, Killurin, Tullamore, Co. Offaly Fertility is one of the key drivers of profitability on both dairy and suckler farms. Whilst most dairy herds use AI for some if not all of the breeding season, sweeper bulls are commonly used to clean up. A mature bull could be run with 50 mature females and expect good result. The numbers of cows bred by stock bulls on Irish farms varies considerably. Some herds still use only stock bulls. The choice of bull for the dairy herd depends on genetics, ease of calving and length of gestation. Details of all bulls are easily researched on It is important to remember that stock bulls will have a much lower reliability than AI bulls. Every year we see herds that lost out due to reproductive inefficiency as a result of bull problems. We commonly see these bulls halfway through the breeding season when it is realised that the non-return rate is lower than it should be. Complete and permanent infertility is uncommon but as many as 1 in 5 bulls are sub fertile. Unfortunately, 3 weeks will be lost as a minimum before a problem is suspected. A fertile bull should get 90% of 50 normal cycling females in calf in a week breeding season. Reproductive failure can be as a result of lack of libido or willingness to serve and/ or poor semen quality. Older bulls that were reproductively sound in the past can develop an issue as a result of a stress, bad management or an injury. Now is the time to make a plan for next year to reduce the risk of your herd performance being affected by sub optimal bull power. Buy the bull well in advance of when you need him, at least 6 weeks. Vaccinate him as you would your breeding females. Consider the value of testing for infectious diseases before purchase, these include: BVD IBR Johne s Leptospirosis KYA angus bull, an easy calving short gestation bull Salmonella 4 livestock matters working together for a healthier future...

5 bull fertility He should be quarantined for at least 3 weeks but in the case of a bull we would not advise quarantining him alone as he will be easier to handle if kept with a companion such as a cull cow. The number of females that a bull will be able to serve will depend on a number of factors: Age of the bull Size of the bull Testicular size Spread of the breeding season Presence of other bulls Use of AI As a guide, a mature bull should be able to serve females. A young bull should be let out with a small number of females in his first breeding season and preferably these should be heifers that are physically smaller than himself. In his second season, he should be fit to be considered a mature bull. A bull can be a dangerous animal and should be respected. When bulls lose excessive weight it adversely affects semen quality and in some cases they can become temporarily infertile. Bulls benefit from receiving supplementary feeding during the breeding season. It is important to remember that bulls can be dangerous animals and should be treated with respect. Proper management will help to ensure that the bull and farmer have a good understanding. A bull should be fertility tested before the start of the breeding season to ensure that there are no difficulties or risk factors. Some of the common reasons we see for proven bulls not performing during the breeding season include; Loss of weight/ body condition Lameness High Temperature Physical injuries Lameness is one of the most common issues with bulls, not only will libido be affected but semen quality will suffer in bulls that are lame and continues for up to 10 weeks after the initial lameness is cured. Any condition that causes a high temperature will affect semen quality, this can include IBR, BVD, pneumonia, redwater etc. Physical injuries to the penis can render a bull unfit for purpose, for example a ruptured penis occurring during service. Now is the time to investigate the breeding options for next year, your local vet will be able to advise you on disease and fertility implications that need to be considered. Semen analysis is important to detect abnormalities Physical injuries such as ruptured penis can end a bulls breeding career. Lameness or poor nutrition can adversly affect semen quality volume 5 edition 3 livestock matters 5

6 bovine scanning Kevin Lenihan, mvb With the current expansion of the national herd and individual herds also increasing in size, we have noticed an increase in the scanning workload. Veterinary Surgeon Kevin Lenihan Ultrasound scanning: More than just in calf or not XLVets Practice Glen Veterinary Clinic, Tipperary, Co Tipperary. With farms becoming busier than ever and labour becoming scarcer, farmers are really looking for tighter calving patterns and shorter calving intervals. Ultrasound scanning of cows can be a very useful management tool in achieving this. Most modern ultrasound machines are designed specifically for farm use. They are battery powered and use goggles which makes them very user friendly as well as easier for the farmer with regards crushes and power sources etc. In general, we find ourselves scanning for two main reasons; Pre-breeding, fertility scanning and pregnancy scanning. Fertility: Pre-breeding and fertility scanning is used before and during the breeding season to assess a cows suitability to be bred. We check eligible cows to see if they have any pre-existing conditions that would prevent them going in calf such as; subclinical womb infections or cysts on ovaries. Early treatment of these cows helps get them back in calf early. We often get calls to check cows that have not been seen bulling. This involves scanning the womb to rule out infection and scanning the ovaries to determine what stage of the cycle the cows are in or whether they have been bulling at all. Treatment protocols can then be used dependant on the findings. Results tend to be good from early intervention in these cases. Treatment typically involves hormone injection or intravaginal devices dependent on the findings on the ovaries. Treating non-bulling cows with hormones without having scanned first can be wasteful and expensive as many may not respond to a specific treatment. Scanning can also be helpful in monitoring and assessing other problems; for example, if a high percentage of cows are found to have womb infections in the herd, then perhaps there are issues occurring around 6 livestock matters working together for a healthier future...

7 bovine scanning calving time which need to be addressed such as retained afterbirths or subclinical milk fevers etc. A high percentage of follicular cysts may be an indication that cows are losing too much condition post calving and herd nutrition may need to be looked at. We are also finding with the larger dairy farms that fixed time AI is being used more and more often, with farmers not having the labour or time available to watch cows/ heifers bulling. This involves a specific hormone treatment plan on certain fixed times and days. Results tend to vary with regards conception rates, but in general clients seem happy with the outcomes. Pregnancy: Pregnancy scanning is done later in the year to confirm pregnancy. As a general rule the later in gestation a cow is scanned the less accurate the calving date can be estimated. An ideal time to be scanned is between 1 month to 3 months in calf. At this stage foetal age can be fairly accurately determined, twins are easier to see and if necessary sexing of the foetus can be carried out. Determining the age of the calf is done by measuring the size of the foetus and the cotyledons. We also check the heartbeat to ensure the foetus is viable. A higher than normal proportion of repeat cows and foetal deaths on scanning can be a sign of early embryo death. Various reasons such as diseases like leptospirosis can be an issue in herds like this and should be investigated. Scanning cows is an extremely useful tool in improving your herds conception rates and keeping a tight calving pattern when used in conjunction with effective heat detection methods and good record keeping. volume 5 edition 3 livestock matters 7

8 Parasites during housing donal flynn Housing provides an ideal time to control the parasite burden that your animals have acquired throughout the year. Treating your cattle for parasites during housing Veterinary Surgeon Donal Flynn XLVets Practice All Creatures Veterinary, Lanesboro Street, Roscommon. The types and levels of parasites in your animals at this time of year depends on a number of factors including; your type of land, the age of the animal, grazing management on your farm, the weather that year, previous history on the farm and treatments given at pasture. This all has to be taken into account when you are planning your parasite treatment at housing. No two farms or two years are identical. The parasite groups we need to consider are internal parasites (gutworms, lungworms, liver fluke and rumen fluke) and external parasites (lice and mange). Once housed, our animals no longer pick up internal parasites and so with proper product selection, proper timing and proper dosage, internal parasites can be controlled during housing. This will; 1. Improve productivity 2. Prevent clinical disease 3. Reduce pasture contamination at turnout. Before using any treatments remember the following basic principles to maximise the potency/effect of your products 1. Store medicines correctly - away from direct sunlight, at temp 4-25 Celsius 2. Correct dosage to weight - do not under dose, as this promotes resistance in parasites, Overdosing can have side effects too 3. Check dosing guns are working properly and calibrate your guns 4. Check expiry dates and once opened use within time indicated 5. Check withdrawal times, especially for animals you intend sending to factory in the near future (and also milk withdrawal in dairy animals) 6. Use as instructed, ie as a pour-on, dose, injectable either under skin or into muscle. Use proper needles and dosing guns 7. Always wear gloves and with pour-ons use a mask 8 livestock matters working together for a healthier future...

9 Parasites during housing Wormers during housing In general animals over 2 years of age (after 2nd grazing season) don t require a wormer. We aim to minimise use of wormers where possible so as a general rule we don t need to treat animals over 2 years with a wormer. One of the main threats at housing is Type II ostertagiosis caused by the mass emergence of inhibited larvae in spring. Macrolytic lactones( e.g. ivermectin, eprinomectin) are one of the wormers that will kill adult and inhibited larvae of ostertagia ostertagi. They will also treat lungworms and if used as a pour on will treat ectoparasites. They can also be combined with a flukicide in some formulations. So depending on your type of animal you may be able to use one product at one time during housing to eliminate all your parasites (if all your animals are young animals). Flukicides during housing The question of which flukicide to use and when/how often to use needs individual consideration. Firstly, is there previous history on the farm, from previous FEC (faecal egg counts), evidence at factory, or previous cases on farm. Is it a high risk or low risk farm for liver fluke? If you don t know the status of your farm, now is an ideal time to find out. 2-4 weeks after housing you can obtain faecal samples from a number of animals (5-10), pool them together and send off to your local laboratory to check FEC for both liver and rumen fluke. This is a cheap test and may save you money in that you may not need to treat. Timing of your treatment will depend on the product you use. E.g. if you are using Nitroxynil (Trodax), if you wait and treat at least 6 weeks post housing you will eliminate all fluke from the animal. This might be a good strategy in low risk farms/dry year but in high risk farms you may want to treat at housing and then a second treatment a minimum of 6 weeks later in order to maximise productivity. If you use oxyclozanide you will only kill adult liver fluke so you would have to wait weeks post housing to get a full kill. This delay could result in a significant production loss. The significance of rumen fluke is still debatable. Adult rumen fluke are not considered to be significant and clinical signs are caused by the earlier larval stage. Blanket treatment of all animals for rumen fluke is not indicated. Previous history and previous response to treatment will aid your protocol. Ectoparasites during housing Cattles winter coat provides lice protection and an ideal environment for reproduction. Adult females attach their eggs to the hair which hatch in 5-14 days. When the larvae emerge they become egg-laying adults themselves in about 14 days. Lice are spread by direct contact from animal to animal. There are 2 main types sucking and biting lice. Pyrthroid pour on insecticides are effective against all types of lice, whereas the macrolytic lactones mainly kill sucking lice. Again previous history on your farm will determine need for treatment. The most important thing is that when treating, treat all the animals in the shed at the one time. If you treat them days apart the later animals can pass the lice back to the previously treated animals. Pour-ons do not kill the eggs so a further application 10 days later will remove those before they become laying adults. If you have persistent lesions on your cattle that aren t responding to treatment and you are worried about mange contact your vet to discuss treatment Summary 1. No two farms or two years are the same 2. Use any previous results/history to plan your treatment 3. Use FEC s they are cheap and very beneficial 4. Correct product at correct time at correct dose 5. Keep records of all treatments throughout the year 6. Discuss with your vet before purchasing. This will minimise your cost and prevent unnecessary treatments Set of sample bottles for doing FEC s (faecal egg count) volume 5 edition 3 livestock matters 9

10 Parasitic Gastronenteritis Padraig Duggan, MVB, Cert DHH In this article we discuss the main factors which affect sheep reproductive performance. Parasitic Gastronenteritis and the Role of Anthetminthic Resistance Veterinary Surgeon Padraig Duggan XLVets Practice Killenuale Vets, Killenuale, Co Tipperary During the Sheep Technology Adoption Programme (STAP) which ran from 2013 to 2015, over 4200 Drench tests were carried out by farmers to test the efficacy of the three main classes of product being used by farmers for the control of gastrointestinal parasites in lambs. The drench test involved marking a group of lambs, taking fresh faeces samples for FEC (fecal egg count) testing, dosing them accurately with one of the three main product classes used for the control of PGE (parasitic gastroenteritis) and taking a second FEC from these same lambs 7 10 days later. A product was considered ineffective if there was less than a 95% reduction in the faecal egg cout in the same group of lambs. This 95% level is conisdered to be an indicator of the start of resistance on a farm an indication of presence of worms which are resistant to a particular product. Based on this study some level of resistance to treatment was believed to present in up to 49% of tests. The three main product classs tested were the benzimidazoles (white drench), levamisole (yellow drench) and macrocytic lactones (clear drench). Anthelminthic Resistance The issue of anthelminthic resistance has become a much more pressing issue among sheep flocks in this practice over the last 4-5 years and dealing with it in an effective and strategic manner on each individual farm is important. The relevance of this may be guaged by the fact that prasitic gastroenteritis (PGE) is considered by many to be the most important production limiting disease in sheep. Clinical PGE is common, characterised by scour, poor body condition, open fleeces, pot bellies, and often an opportunity for the proliferation of blowfiles (maggots). However the greatest importance of PGE lies in subclinical infection; lambs which show no obvious clinical sign, but have retarded growth from subclinical infections. Almost 25 years ago the Moredun Research Insitute in the UK demonstrated that lambs coninuously exposed to high levels of parasites (5000 larvae per day ) had growth rates of less than half of those grazed in a clean environment. Indeed, frequent anthelminthic usage only restored 20% of the loss in growth rates in lambs in this study. Cases Over the last 5 years, we have had flocks with issues with anthlminthic resistance each year, but 2 cases in particular come to mind. 10 livestock matters working together for a healthier future...

11 Parasitic Gastronenteritis Case 1 I remarked to a farmer in September that I was surprised how many lambs he had left. He agreed and commented that he had been dosing every 3 weeks with a white drench and with cobalt every week as he had done for the previous 10 years. We took samples from a group which had been dosed the week previously and found FECs of over 1200 epg (eggs per gram) across the group. It is worth mentioning that not a single lamb was scouring. After changing product class, we got an immediate resumption in thrive and weight gain. Since then, this particualr client does an FEC prior to deciding when to dose and an FEC 7-10 days post dosing to assess efficacy of the dose. In the last two years lamb thrive has been such that all lambs have been finished by the month of August. Case 2 A farmer rang in August last year describing poor thrive in his lambs, scour in about 10%, and four lambs dead. Samples take from the group and from the dead lambs demonstrated an FEC of up to 32,000 epg. He had dosed every 3 week with a white drench. The response to a change in dose type was dramatic. This year we started sampling for FEC in May. Early Nematodirus was treated with a white drench (benzimidazole); a clear drench (macrocytic lactone) was used during the summer, but in response to FEC samples only. It is intended to dose any remaining lambs in mid-august with a newer type dose, Monepantel, which is sometimes described as an orange dose. This is part of a new anthlminthic group and is effective against all the nematode species that we regularly see. Control of Parasitic Gastroenteritis (PGE) The underlying principle of control of parasites in lambs should always involve limiting their exposure to infective larvae of thse parasites on pasture. As heavily contaiminated pastures may contain as much as 1000 larvae per kg of herbage, intakes of 5000 larvae per day are readily possible. In practice on farm exposure to infective larvae can be limited by: - Finishing lambs quickly before larvae burdens become too high on pastures - Grazing susceptible lambs on safe pasture, e.g. pasutre that was grazed by cattle last year - Using anthelminthics to reduce pasture contamination Grazing management must be rigorous to be effective. Therefore, most worm control programmes will rely to some extent on the use of anthelminthics. Anthelminthic Resistance From the above, the consequences of anthelminthic resistance are obvious. There are key factors which dictate the development of antheminthic resistance: - The proportion of worms on a pasture that carry genes for resistance - How often an anthelminthic is used and how different anthelminthic classes are used on farm - How effective each treatment is - How much of the worm population is in the animal at time of treatment - How quickly worms which are resistant to b a given treatment are diluted down again by non-resistant worms in the pasture (known as worms in refugia). Dealing with the above is complex and a strategy should be developed with your vet. The SCOPS (Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep) manual gives an excellent guideline to anthelminthic use in sheep and it recommends 8 steps: 1. Work out a control strategy with your vet 2. Use effective quarantine strategies to avoid importing resistant worms onto your farm 3. Test for anthelminthic resistance on your farm 4. Administer anthelminthics properly and accurately 5. Use anthelminthics only when necessary 6. Select the appropriate anthelminthic narrow spectrum of activity if possible 7. Preserve susceptible worms on farm maintain a population of susceptible worms in refugia 8. Reduce dependence on anthelminthics by grazing management, risk assessment and use of breeds which are more naturally resistant to worms volume 5 edition 3 livestock matters 11

12 EXCELLENCE IN PRACTICE XLVets - We Excel The members of XLVets have worked hard to create what they see as a model of how practices can work together, by sharing experiences, knowledge and skills. We strive to deliver excellence in veterinary practice to our clients and their animals. Invest in Health Don t Pay For Disease The group comprises of a number of the foremost farm practices in Ireland. With many years of combined experience, we are able to give expert advice on all areas of farm livestock, health and production. XLVets member practices are dedicated to providing a high quality, cost effective service to their clients, to support long-term growth and future prosperity within the Irish livestock industry. T Longford Animal Health Centre Shroid, Co.Longford Telephone: T Mulcair Veterinary Clinics Cappamore, Co.Limerick Telephone: O Connor Julian Vets Cashel, Co.Tipperary ipperary Telephone: Old Church Veterinary Hospital Tipperary Town, Co.Tipperary Telephone: Ballyshannon, Co.Donegal Telephone: Adare Veterinary Surgery Clerkin Vets Adare, Co.Limerick Telephone: Glenbower Veterinary Group Cootehill, Co.Cavan Telephone: Ormonde Veterinary Killeagh, Co.Cork Telephone: Barrack Street, Co.Kilkenny Telephone: All Creatures Veterinary Clinic Comeragh Veterinary Glenina Veterinary Clinic Kilmacthomas, Co.Waterford Telephone: Dublin Road, Co.Galway Telephone: Riverview Veterinary Group Roscommon Town, Co.Roscommon Telephone: Animal Health Centre Donal Lynch Veterinary Gortlandroe Veterinary Clinic Main Street, Taghmon, Co. Wexford Telephone: Tullamore, Co.Offaly Telephone: Nenagh, Co.Tipperary Telephone: Rathmore, Co.Kerry Telephone: Avondale Veterinary Clinics Geraghty & Neary Veterinary Kilcoyne Veterinary Clinic Southview Veterinary Hospital Arklow, Co.Wicklow Telephone: Glen Veterinary Clinics Bandon, Co.Cork Telephone: Sliabh Luachra Veterinary Centre Mountbellew, Co Galway Telephone: Tubbercurry, Co.Sligo Telephone: Castle Veterinary Clinic Glasslyn Veterinary Clinic Killenaule Vets The Veterinary Hospital Church St, Castleisland, Co. Kerry Telephone: Bandon, Co Cork Telephone: Thurles, Co.Tipperary Telephone: Gorey, Co.Wexford Telephone: livestock matters Clonmel, Co.Tipperary Telephone: working together for a healthier future...