If you are expecting to have crias born in 2021, having plasma in your freezer could literally be life-saving for a cria that is premature or has problems feeding from mum. Newborn crias sometimes don’t get enough of the all important colostrum from their mothers’ milk, leaving them vulnerable to …
Birthing
Birthing Workshop held on 7 March 2020
Ami Sawran, who is Westpoint Farm Vet’s Chelmsford Camelid expert, gave a really good talk and practical workshop on Alpaca Birthing at the Essex Young Farmer’s centre, near Chelmsford. 24 delegates learned about the theory of ‘unpacking’ a cria and then went on to have some highly useful practical training. …
Plasma Drive 2020
If you are expecting to have crias born in 2020, having plasma in your freezer could literally be life-saving for a cria that is premature or has problems feeding from mum. Newborn crias sometimes don’t get enough of the all important colostrum from their mothers’ milk, leaving them vulnerable to …
EAG’S PLASMA DRIVE SAVES TWO LIVES
EAG’s first plasma drive took place on 17 May. Organised and hosted by Harley Laver with Laura from Westpoint vets taking the blood, four farms took part. A plasma drive
Birthing and Husbandry Workshop 22 April 2017
Karin Muller once again delivered life saving advice and practice in birthing at our workshop on the 22 April. Attendees left much more knowledgeable about when to call the vet and more confident of their ability to help if a birth isn’t straight forward.