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Veterinary practices can benefit from funding to install a new software that makes it simpler to report antibiotic usage on farms across Northern Ireland. Thanks to a research initiative in Northern Ireland entitled ‘STrategic AntiMicrobial use in Dairy, Beef and Lamb Production’ (STAMP), a software application to benchmark antibiotic use is now widely available. The Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) will...

Imke Varlemann Business Development Manager, DACH    With a background in Agricultural Sciences, Imke is responsible for working closely with vets in DACH to implement VetIMPRESS into their daily work. .      Tell us about your role at VetIMPRESS and a little bit about yourself?   I have a Master of Science in Agricultural Sciences and am the Business Development Manager DACH for VetIMPRESS. In this role, I am responsible for...

Lies Jordaens Business Development Manager, Belgium    As an enthusiastic vet, Lies joined the team at VetIMPRESS in March 2019 bringing with her a passion to support vets to 'do more' with their expertise and convince Belgian farm vets there is more to life as a vet than administration and emergencies, that the insights they have are worth more than a cup of coffee, and to help them...

How much information is enough in the areas of animal health, animal welfare and food safety these days? The more insights generated from animal data that could impact making the right veterinary decisions, the better.   As a farm vet, you will have seen an increasing need for data handling and analysis of information from various inputs on the farm. In a world where this animal data...

From everyone at VetIMPRESS, we wish you the merriest Christmas and a Happy New Year!   Following your feedback, combined with our own imagination, we continue to improve your experience and expand the range of solutions we offer through our platform. 2020 saw us translating and adapting VetIMPRESS for the UK, French, German, Belgian and Dutch markets. We worked hard to grow our data integrations and now...

Anne-Lynn Geertshuis Business Development Manager, The Netherlands   Our Business Development Manager, Anne-Lynne Geertshuis lives with her partner and daughter Drenthe in the Eastern part of The Netherlands. Living on a pretty farm and spending a large proportion of her spare time working with the horses, sheep and beef cattle on her farm, it's no surprise Anne-Lynne is passionate about educating vets in the Dutch market on how...

VetIMPRESS is a partner in a collaborative project in Northern Ireland aimed at monitoring antibiotic use on farms.    While this week marks European Antibiotic Awareness Day [18 November 2020] and the start of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week [18 – 24 November 2020], a research initiative in Northern Ireland entitled ‘STrategic AntiMicrobial use in Dairy, Beef and Lamb Production’ (STAMP) has shown some early promising results within...

Farmvet Systems Ltd (the company who behind VetIMPRESS), Vetoquinol  and SNGTV have signed a partnership agreement aimed at offering a common solution highlighting the complementarity of their two software, VetIMPRESS and Vetélevage to farm vets. Aware of their shared philosophy aimed at optimizing vets actions thanks to new digital technologies, they are pooling these two software programs to strengthen the role of farm vets in...

VetIMPRESS the secure data management platform has recently implemented a series of integrations, reinforcing its position as a leading source of information for farm animal vets. The platform has grown its connections to over 100 external sources across 10 countries. The partnerships are set to improve connectivity across the industry, providing a single source of truth to better inform ethical, safe and productive veterinary decisions.   VetIMPRESS...

When it comes to the best device to use with VetIMPRESS, we don’t have any preference between iOS or Android but sticking with the main manufacturers (Apple or Samsung) is advisable.  The most important thing is making your device farm proof which means the case is key! Here are some of our recommendations for rugged devices and compatible cases suitable for use on-farm; Apple Devices Device: iPad Air...

Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, you and your team may have already been working remotely. However, the ‘new norm’ of social distancing has seen farm vets and practices having to adapt working routines, both in-practice and on-farm.   VetIMPRESS can assist you in meeting the challenges of managing teams while remote working.   CHALLENGE: CO-ORDINATING REMOTE TEAMS OF VETS   Diary management is an art of juggling people and priorities, relying...

As a provider of technology solutions that help farm vets optimise results, VetIMPRESS leverages the power of animal data and technology to assist sustainable farming practices that primarily safeguard the well-being of animals and enhance farm productivity. An area that can impact animal well-being and farm productivity is scours. As spring block calving is taking place, there’s no better time to look at how VetIMPRESS...

VetIMPRESS is pleased to announce it is exhibiting for the first time at the Australian Cattle Veterinarians (ACV) Conference 2020 in Adelaide. Held 11th to 13th March, the conference is the nation’s largest gathering of cattle practitioners, bringing together a world-class veterinary programme with speakers from across the world. As an exhibitor, VetIMPRESS is looking forward to launching into the Australian market and showcasing its...