Vet Tech Services
Going Further For Our Farmers
Shepton’s Vet Tech Services are designed to save you time and money.
The demands placed on those running farms are increasingly complex, skilled labour is becoming harder to find. More than ever, farmers need trusted partners they can rely upon. Our Vet Tech service can help, allowing you to outsource some of the tasks that can be difficult to keep on top of. Vet Tech services can also support you with your milk contract compliance.
The Vet Tech Team
Shepton’s Vet Tech team are known and trusted by our clients. Ray Creed, Jamie Cowling, Jo Dunn and Mya Norris are all from farming backgrounds.

Jamie Cowling

Ray Creed

Jo Dunn

Mya Norris
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Our friendly, highly skilled vet tech team can also provide the following, cost effective services:
Relief AI service
This is a 7 day a week service with our experienced AI Tech, Mya Norris, to serve animals with beef semen from our flask, or we can use semen you have on farm. This will suit those looking for AI cover, those who wish to synch groups of animals or those wanting help serving large numbers of animals during busy breeding periods. Please ring in cows for AI, by 9AM.
Tail TrimmingÂ
Available now to help you present your cows cleanly for milking. We have 2 sets of clippers and can do this in the parlour at milking times, this service is charged by the hour at Vet Tech rate.
Body condition scoring
Whole herd or targeted scoring allows us to track changes in body condition score, providing useful information when considering other aspects of cow health.
Sample collection
Vet Techs can collect bloods for metabolic profiles or disease testing. They can sample calves for total protein assessment and gather faeces for worm egg counts.
Calf weighing and colostrum assessments
Vet Techs gather this information regularly for clients on our youngstock service.
Rubber ringing of calves
Disbudding
ROMS mobility scoring
Vaccination support including calf vaccination round
Fly control services
Removal of supernumerary teats
Udder Singeing
Fresh Cow checks and treatments
Reduced rate Pre Movement TB Tests from our Approved Tuberculin Testers