Paddy Gordon

Paddy Gordon MA, VetMB, CertCHP, MRCVS works part-time at Shepton Vets after 33 years as a farm vet and practice owner. He was a member of the BCVA committee for six years and delivered CPD with BCVA and the RVC.
Paddy worked as dairy standards advisor to Tesco and is now director of Farmcare West, working on TB testing delivery and quality.

January 2024

Entries open for award hailing farm vets of future

Paddy Gordon highlights the annual accolade designed to champion the UK’s next generation of professionals.

18 mins

August 2022

Nutrition in cattle – essential trace elements

Paddy Gordon MA, VetMB, CertCHP, MRCVS explains the importance of these microminerals for healthy cattle and how to look for signs of imbalance.

31 mins

February 2021

Pre and postcalving considerations: most vital ones for vets and farmers

Paddy Gordon runs through some of the many considerations for vets and farmers, including around the early dry period and close-up transition period, and regarding controlling ketosis and milk fever.

34 mins

July 2019

Methods for management of pre-calving transition cows

Paddy Gordon discusses how to effectively prevent disease through good management, housing and nutrition.

39 mins

December 2018

Minimising ketosis in the calved cow

Paddy Gordon looks at measures to prevent or minimise incidences of this metabolic disease in dairy cattle.

39 mins

May 2014

Dairy herd fertility

PADDY GORDON MA, VetMB, CertCHP, MRCVS following part one (VT44.13) of this article, sets out … more

7 mins

March 2014

Managing dairy herd fertility – how case study proved a winner

PADDY GORDON in the first of a two-part article, recounts how a client farm improved … more

13 mins

May 2013

PREPARATION, MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF CALVING COWS

PADDY GORDON looks at the preparation and management needed to ensure a cow and its … more

26 mins

April 2010

Stars and stripes – and healthy herds

Paddy Gordon experiences a snapshot of Michigan dairy farming – from breeding strategies through to an Amish … more

16 mins

September 2008

METABOLIC DISEASES IN CATTLE

PADY GORDON describes the monitoring and treatment of metabolic disease during the periparturient period METABOLIC … more

33 mins