We are a locally owned, independent dedicated farm practice serving farms in Northumberland and beyond. At our heart is proactive, preventative farm animal practice that will improve farm profit, production, efficiency and animal welfare. Our aim is to provide a holistic, all encompassing approach to farm veterinary services to support the local agricultural industry.
Everyone who works here, lives and breathes within this local farming community and has farming interests at heart. We plan to be at the forefront of farm medicine and as part of that drive we are currently involved in both research projects and farmer training working with The University of Edinburgh and AHDB.
Everyone who works here, lives and breathes within this local farming community and has farming interests at heart. We plan to be at the forefront of farm medicine and as part of that drive we are currently involved in both research projects and farmer training working with The University of Edinburgh and AHDB.
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Most other samples that we collect are sent to the lab at the scottish agricultural college (SAC). The postmortem of deadstock can sometimes be the key to unlocking information about key diseases on a farm and can sometimes reveal the cause of losses and allow measures to be put in place to control disease and losses.
Jack graduated from The Royal Veterinary College in 2016. After a year of mixed practice in Northumberland Jack is now a full time farm vet. A spell as a farm animal locum, working for busy practices in Wales and Salisbury was invaluable for gaining experience on how other farm practices deal with different situations.
Kaz graduated from Cambridge in 2017. Being a native of North East London, the Coquet Valley came as a revelation to a first year vet student on a lambing placement. He then joined the partnership in 2021, and has also locummed in Scotland and Wales.
Since joining Black Sheep, Kaz has helped co-ordinate a calving nutrition study with the University of Edinburgh, run various farmer education workshops, spoken to local farmers on how animal health is affected by stewardship schemes and built a practice database.Like the rest of the team, he also contributes to the farming and veterinary press on a regular basis.
Since joining Black Sheep, Kaz has helped co-ordinate a calving nutrition study with the University of Edinburgh, run various farmer education workshops, spoken to local farmers on how animal health is affected by stewardship schemes and built a practice database.Like the rest of the team, he also contributes to the farming and veterinary press on a regular basis.
Joe graduated from Glasgow Veterinary School in 1998 and soon became predominantly a sheep and beef vet with an interest in disease prevention and health planning. As well as working in Northumberland, Joe has also spent time working in New Zealand and Poland. Joe is an RCVS recognized advanced practitioner in 'Sheep health and production'.
Hazel is our matriarch ewe of the Black Sheep flock, who keeps all the rest of the flock in-line. Hazel has had a varied and illustrious career working in the veterinary field for nearly 20 years as a receptionist, branch manager, and animal care assistant. Hazel is the organiser, and the office boss.
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