Fiona Lovatt, BVSc, PhD, DSHP, DipCSRHM, MRCVS, is a past president of the Sheep Veterinary Society and an RCVS-recognised specialist in sheep health and production.
She works with veterinary surgeons, students, farmers, processors and retailers through all sectors of the sheep industry.
She runs a sheep veterinary consultancy business, Flock Health Ltd, and is a clinical associate professor at the University of Nottingham.
As lambing season approaches, letter to Vet Times highlights Sheep Veterinary Society guidance detailing potential alternatives to discontinued antibiotic, and encourages practitioners to engage with clients to ensure good ewe nutrition and colostrum management.
Sheep lameness is a prevalent issue on UK farms, and, with sheep farming margins already challenging, preventing and tackling it is important, say the authors.
Ceri Owen, Nigel Kendall, Fiona Lovatt and Marnie Brennan reveal findings from a questionnaire into sheep farmers’ recognition and utilisation of body condition scoring.
Louise Silk and Fiona Lovatt run the rule over sheep vaccination, including UK-available products, those available from elsewhere under the cascade and future ones.
Fiona Lovatt, BVSc, PhD, DSHP, DipCSRHM, MRCVS, is a past president of the Sheep Veterinary Society and an RCVS-recognised specialist in sheep health and production.