MEET THE TEAM

	Den Leonard BVSc DBR MRCVS Den qualified from Liverpool with Charlie, and soon joined him as a farm vet in Nantwich. In 1999, he and Charlie founded the Practice. Den’s veterinary interests are cattle fertility work, infectious diseases and nutrition. He also supports Des on the pig work. Mobile: 07970 267 494		Charlie Lambert BVSc MRCVS A farmer’s son from the Yorkshire Dales, Charlie is a natural farm vet. He has worked as a dairy vet in Nantwich since qualifying in 1993. He is also our resident sheep expert. Mobile: 07974 264 272
	Bill May BVSc CertCHP DBR MRCVS Bill joined the Practice in 2000 from an established farm practice in Macclesfield. He is a respected dairy vet, being an examiner for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He has particular expertise in calf rearing and mastitis and cell count management. Mobile: 07968 318 493		Des Leonard BVSc MRCVS Des has over 30 years experience as a farm vet in the Cheshire and Shropshire district, and has become a pre-eminent pig vet in the area, due to his common sense practical approach. Mobile: 07811 342 289
	Simon King BVM&S MRCVS Simon first worked in farm practice in North Wales before going to New Zealand for 2 years. He joined the Practice in 2002, bringing with him a wealth of experience in low input, grazing based dairy systems. He is also one of our pig vets. Mobile: 07973 271 754		Owen Atkinson BVSc CertCHP MRCVS Owen qualified in 1994 and has worked in North Yorkshire, North Wales, and at the University of Liverpool farm animal teaching practice. He joined the Practice in 2003. His particular veterinary interests are cattle lameness, mastitis, and the Interherd records analysis system and rumen health. Mobile: 07855 269 615
	Mike Christie BVMS DBR MRCVS Mike joined the Practice in 2004. Previously, he was the in-house vet at Cogent, where he gained expertise in bull fertility and embryo transfer work. He heads up our ET team, whilst remaining responsible for Cogent’s Bull Stud. Mobile 07775 561 820		James Allcock BVM&S CertCHP MRCVS James worked with Bill in Macclesfield and, after ten years in livestock practice, joined Intervet in 1997. After industry he joined our Lambert, Leonard & May in 2006 to help manage the business aspects of the Practice. He retains some useful clinical skills and has a special interest in cell count management and the milking machine. Mobile: 07894 406 224
	Tom Wright VetMB MRCVS Tom previously worked in Staffordshire, Herefordshire and then at Aldford near Chester. He joined the Practice in 2008 with a wealth of farm veterinary experience. Tom is especially interested in helping us monitor outcomes of the various techniques used at the Practice so we can continue to improve the quality of the work we do. Mobile 07590 183 804		Dan Stevenson BVSc MRCVS Dan refers to himself as a ‘plastic scouser’ as he hails from the Wirral. He previously worked in the Derbyshire Peak district and came to try his hand on the Cheshire plains in 2007 as the dairy intern. He joined us permanently in 2008 and retains a particular interest in individual cow medicine cases. Mobile 07894 586 233
	Matt Haslam BVSc MRCVS Matt qualified from Bristol in 2008 and spent 2 years doing farm work in North Shropshire and in his home county of Cheshire. He joined the practice in 2010 as the Dairy Intern and joined permanently in 2011. He has a particular interest in cattle lameness and mastitis, and enjoys his work implementing DairyCo Mastitis Control Plan and Health Feet Programme.		Dave Gilbert Dave qualified from the Royal Vet College in London. Since graduating he has been based in Southern England, working for two dedicated farm animal practices and latterly a major pharmaceutical company. His main area of interest is fertility particularly in block calving systems.
	The Intern Since early 2006 we have always offered a fixed term post for young, enthusiastic farm vets who want to focus on learning more about the practical aspects of dairy veterinary work. These fully qualified vets are given support and encouragement to become some of the best vets available to serve dairy farmers in the area.

OUR VETERINARY PRACTICE

Established since 1999, we are an exclusively farm animal veterinary practice serving farms in Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire and North Wales.

EXPERTISE
We are leaders in the field of dairy veterinary services. Our team of enthusiastic vets has a combined experience of over 100 years working exclusively for farmers. Further qualifications achieved by the vets whilst working include three Certificates in Cattle Health and Production, and three Diplomas in Bovine Reproduction, indicating our high level of commitment and expertise. Areas of further specialisation include Bovine Embryo Transfer, pig and sheep work.

FRIENDLY
We pride ourselves on our personal service. Farm clients often build a relationship with one particular vet who will normally be their first port of call for advice. We work closely with each other in the Practice and try to ensure all of the vets are familiar with all of our clients’ farms.

The Practice organises several social events for clients throughout the year, as well as regular training events and farmer meetings.

SERVICE
We do not compromise on our service standards. We accommodate our clients’ veterinary needs whether they be emergencies, routine work, consultancy visits or just
telephone advice.

VALUE
We have a simple and transparent price structure. We aim to supply medicines to all of our clients at the most competitive prices in the UK. Our work on-farm is charged on a time basis. There is no additional visit fee, except out of hours. New clients consistently tell us that the veterinary services and medicines we provide are better value than their previous supplier.

Farm vets committed to your future.