Press Release
9th April 2015
St David’s poultry team opens new Cotswolds veterinary practice
St David’s Poultry Team Ltd is opening a new veterinary practice in Gloucestershire;
expanding its national presence to 13 convenient locations. The new Cotswolds
branch will provide commercial poultry producers with a group of dedicated poultry
vets for on-site visits, post mortem examinations and treatments.
“St David’s Poultry Team Ltd has more poultry vets in more bases across the country
than any other practice, with hundreds of millions of broilers under our care,” says
Partner Richard Turner. “At a time when many farm vets are becoming more remote
from their clients, we remain convinced that taking a hands-on approach with regular
farm visits is best for bird health and, ultimately, producer profitability.”
However, alongside this important local presence is the advantage of dealing with a
national practice, with branches from Scotland to Devon, and Yorkshire to Limerick.
“All of our vets work closely together to identify disease trends at an early stage, so
we can advise clients on potential risks and how to tackle them,” says Mr Turner.
“We are also working proactively to help reduce antibiotic use in poultry flocks
without impacting on bird health, using the ABC approach. This involves working
closely with our farmers to develop a tailored bacterial control plan, with a full
understanding of the husbandry system and predisposing factors to bacterial
infection.”
It is this holistic view that has won St David’s Poultry Team international recognition
for its part in the Seed Feed and Weed system, which improves poultry gut health
through a unique combination of probiotics, short-chain fatty acids and water
chlorination.
“Poultry producers are under increasing pressure from retailers to reduce antibiotic
usage while still supplying fast-growing, healthy birds on very tight margins,” says
Mr Turner. “By investing in cutting-edge research and delivering solutions to our
farmers at a local level, we can help them to adopt a preventative approach to health
planning that will reduce vet bills, boost productivity and ultimately benefit their
bottom line.”
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The new Cotswolds branch opens in May 2015 and is located at Unit 6, The
Hayloft, Northleach, Gloucestershire. It will be headed by Kenny Nutting
BVetMed MRCVS. The practice can be reached on 01285 720516.
Editor’s Notes
St David’s Poultry Team Ltd is one of the UK's largest poultry practices, run by a
team of dedicated poultry vets and staff to offer the highest standard of poultry care
throughout the industry.
Our Head Office near Exeter in Devon covers England and Wales, with further
branches in Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland. We supply services to commercial
egg laying companies, the broiler industry, broiler breeder companies, hatcheries and
game bird enterprises.
The aim of our business is to provide a complete veterinary service with a "hands on"
approach to meet all the requirements of today's modern farming practices.
Our specialised team of veterinary surgeons are led by Directors Richard Turner, Alan
Beynon and Richard Jackson in Exeter alongside Ben Crisp, with Margaret Hardy,
Greg Koulianos and Carlos Bilello in Northern Ireland, Liam Walsh and Rebecca
McAllister in Limerick, Barry Thorp and Jan Dixon in Scotland, Suzy Ackerley and
Kenny Nutting in Shropshire, Kim de Vries in Salisbury, Helen Errington in Cumbria
and Catriona Gaudi in Northallerton, Yorkshire. The veterinary team are supported by
our Field Service staff, Office team and Dispensary staff.
We are happy to help with any enquiries from the media. For more information please
contact Olivia Cooper on 01392 840009 or email Olivia@agri-hub.co.uk.