Farm Services

We cover horses, farms and Alpaca enterprises across Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and Durham.

Here at Intake Veterinary Services we focus on personal service with continuity of care. We are a streamlined practice with 3 experienced vets concentrating on equine, farm and alpaca work. We encourage our clients to develop a working relationship with one main vet. Over time this allows us to build up a real understanding of your animals' needs and problems.

Drug orders can be dealt with by Tracy at the office by phone, fax, email or via the drug order page on this website.

We have a personalized service to our clients and prefer to be contacted directly via our mobile phones. Normal working hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday – Friday. Outside those times, a message service on the mobiles will direct you to the duty vet’s number. There is always a vet available on the mobile 24/7 for emergency calls.

We have developed a friendly and totally approachable practice, with vets available directly via mobile phones. We try and tailor service levels to individual farmer requirements as some only want the ‘fire brigade’ emergency service whereas others have regular routine visits and / or preventative medicine programs in place. All our clients are equally valued and are provided with a high level of care.

Full mobile emergency cover from our own vets, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Routine dairy visits encompassing fertility, mastitis and lameness as priorities
Routine visits to beef and sheep enterprises tailored to your requirements
Pregnancy diagnosis using ultrasound scanner or manually
Bull and Ram breeding soundness examinations including semen evaluation
Foot trimming
Routine & Emergency surgical procedures and medical examinations
Infectious Disease control and Health Status Accreditation
Routine blood sampling for BVD, Leptospirosis, IBR and Johnes
Nutritional and metabolic monitoring and advice including trace element assays
Flock Health Planning
Herd Health planning with in-house software for beef herds
DEFRA work; abortion profiles, Tuberculin testing, Anthrax testing, Licensing and Certification
Post mortem and sampling
Dehorning
Castrations

As a modern practice, we charge for our professional expertise and experience on a time basis.
We do not focus our revenue stream on drug mark-ups.

The call-out fee varies. We charge less if the visit is booked in advance. If we have to rearrange our day to get to you quickly we charge slightly more. Out of hours there will be a surcharge.

Call out fees (all excluding VAT)

Pre-booked visit
Urgent call-out

Out of hours surcharge

£22.233

£27.73

£13.60

For example, if you need some routine work done and you give us plenty of warning, the call-out fee is £22.23. However, for a calving in the middle of the night, you would be charged an urgent call-out plus an out of hours surcharge (£27.73 + £13.60).

Time Charges (excluding VAT)

Work is charged per minute to the nearest 5 minutes (with a 15 minute minimum)

Farm time (per hour)

£85.80

Terms of Business

Terms & Conditions PDF