You could always email Dr Melissa Donald who is the Vet Director at RT and ask her for a view....
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Andrew Blenkiron
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- Location
- Hammerwich
I got a no comment.
It’s not as black and white as you imply Ollie. It shouldn’t be either as that is part of the flaw of RT like schemes.
Some excellently run hill sheep farms may not have a Vet visit within 365 days (but then maybe a couple the next month). Their requests for any POM’s will be assessed as to suitability of the request, often by phone call or other communication at the time. The important bit is that they are meaningfully ‘under the care as a flock or herd’ of the prescribing Vet. The responsibility is ensuring that the medicine is used properly and appropriately. Visiting a calving cow last May has no relevance to dispensing a bottle of Alamycin LA for a lame sheep today. The RCVS know this.
Some of the most dire and poorly run units can have many more Vet visits in the 365 day window. Box ticked. Assurance meaningless.
Im 100% behind responsible antimicrobial stwewardship, I think we all are, but this does not come from arbitrary rules but rather good professional relationships.
- Location
- roe valley
Daniel
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- Location
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
Hands up, who reported Blenkers to red tractor and got him an unannounced inspection?!
Looks like someone stabbed him in the back..... 
- Location
- Shropshire
Doubling down on the system he gets paid to support. Quelle Surprise!
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
How do you prove 365 day compliance?
365 inspections...!
365 inspections...!
- Location
- North yorks
Don’t fudging joke, they might start doing it, we will have to pick up the tab and spend every day at the beck and call of bloody inspectorsHow do you prove 365 day compliance?
365 inspections...!
How do you prove 365 day compliance?
365 inspections...!
I was thinking that. Whats to say he's not compliant today?
What about his soil manangement in January?
even then you could have inspections in the morning and when they had gone do what you like, no what is needed is 24 hour surveillance of every cow/sheep, blade of grass ear of corn, wouldn't want anything out of line would we.How do you prove 365 day compliance?
365 inspections...!
gets more like animal farm every day and not the dirty version either
what soil ? its all gone isn't it
- Location
- N.Lincs
Trouble is the likes of Blenky fall into the 'some people are more equal than others' category
- Location
- Mid Norfolk
I should imagine his "delight" at being able to demonstrate his 365 compliance could be heard in Cambridge.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Let's be honest, was anyone expecting him to write an article about his non compliance? Sorry, but this chaps in a no-win now.
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
Agreed. I thought when reading it that he did rather gloss over it if you ask me - very much a politicians answer!!
- Location
- Lincolnshire
The art of diplomacy hinges on knowing when to talk, and when to stop talking.
- Location
- Hammerwich
I honestly can't "imagine his disbelief".
Also what I can't believe is that Farmers Weekly let him write about Red Tractor with a note on the article saying how he is affiliated to them. It's hardly impartial farmer commentary that it purports to be.
Unless of course Red Tractor have actually sacked him now.
Also what I can't believe is that Farmers Weekly let him write about Red Tractor with a note on the article saying how he is affiliated to them. It's hardly impartial farmer commentary that it purports to be.
Unless of course Red Tractor have actually sacked him now.