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Check out our range of farm services

Portland House has an experienced team of vets able to cope with all your farm emergencies, whatever the time, day or night. As well as emergency care, we also provide other services designed to maximise the health and welfare of your stock and so, maximise your productivity and profitability. 

To discuss the range of services available please call 01777 714060.

Disease surveillance and disease freedom is becoming more and more desirable for buying and selling stock and to increase productivity and profitability. Multiple diseases can be tested for off a single blood sample and many accreditation schemes are now in place to standardise disease accreditation across the UK.

  • Johne’s Action Plans
  • BVD Free Advisory
  • CHECS accredition scheme sampling
  • MV accreditation sampling
  • Lameness Reduction 5 Point Plan


Statutory Government TB Testing

If you would like Portland House Vets to perform your statutory TB test and haven’t already done so, you will need to contact UK Farmcare directly to change to our practice.

Please be aware the process of changing your preference practice may take a few days so please allow time for this change when looking to book your test. We will not be able to perform statutory testing until the paperwork has been completed.

UK Farmcare. Phone: 0800 612 5289 Email: admin@ukfarmcare.com

Private Pre- and Post-Movement (TB) Testing

In addition to statutory TB testing, we also provide services for private TB testing for pre- and post- movement testing and for the export of cattle.

Herd Health/Flock Health Planning is a great way to look in-depth at your livestock management and help maximise productivity.

A herd health visit generally consists of a farm visit and detailed discussion about stock management, diseases, medicines etc. allowing us to produce a report specifically for your farm or enterprise. We recommend reviewing your herd/flock plan each year to ensure management practices are kept up to date with current thinking and to allow us to concentrate on problem areas. 

Some of the services we include:

  • Routine Red Tractor and Veterinary Attestation Numbers visits (VAN)
  • In house worm egg counts which can speciate for haemonchus contortus and can include Fluke and Coccidiosis
  • We have several TB Advisory Service (TBAS) advisors who can come to your farm providing free advice on TB prevention.
  • Isolation Unit inspections for APHA
  • Cattle pelvic scoring using a Rice Pelvimeter
  • Farmers meetings to discuss seasonal or emerging topics

We use the latest ultrasound scanning technology to allow us to diagnose pregnancy or fertility problems in your herd. This can help to manage your cattle appropriately and pick up problems as they arise so as to maximise farm productivity. Pregnancy diagnosis can be performed from 4 weeks of pregnancy.

We also provide on farm Milksure Training.

  • Pregnancy Diagnosis
  • Bull and ram fertility testing
  • Bull and ram vasectomies
  • Dehorning / disbudding standing or knockdown
  • Surgical castrations
  • Hernia repairs
  • Preventative or diagnostic Thoracic Ultrasound (TUS)
  • Calf health management
  • Portable ultrasound and x-ray machines for imaging
  • On farm casualty slaughter
  • Live animal and product exports
  • Bull ringing

We offer zone day visits at a reduced costs for all non-urgent routine work that is booked at least 24 hours in advance.

Please contact the practice to find out what your zone day is.