Eamon O’Connell: Why you should think of your vet bill as more about value and less about cost

At this time of year, there are a number of ways you can get value from your vet

‘When it comes to herd health, your vet can add serious value to your enterprise’. Photo: Alf Harvey

Eamon O'Connell

‘What’s this a going to cost me?” is a question I hear more and more often, but it never fails to stop me in my tracks.

February is one of the tightest months in farming. On suckler farms, there are few or no sales and on dairy farms, it’s been two months since the last decent milk cheque, with the next one another month away at least.