Veterinary jobs in United Kingdom

To expertly coordinate the health testing, movement, and regulatory compliance of company sires, ensuring seamless collaboration between livestock teams, partner farms, and external authorities. This role plays a critical part in maintaining herd health standards, supporting export and production goals, and upholding accurate, auditable records across all sire-related activities.

• To have a clear understanding of the bovine AI regulatory requirements and the CBL Health Testing Procedures in order to schedule health testing for the CBL resident sires to allow the herd to complete the prescribed CBL Health Protocol.
• To coordinate the health testing and sire movement schedule with the Livestock Manager and Cogent Vets and provide accurate health testing worksheets to the Livestock Team.
• Complete AI Licence applications and submit all necessary paperwork to APHA in order to fulfil requirements for the bulls AI Approval.
• Tracking sample submissions and notifying internal staff of all lab results especially recognising those of an urgent nature.
• Maintain stocks of necessary veterinary supplies and equipment.
• Responsible for ensuring all internal sire record database systems and files are accurately maintained upto-date.
• To ensure there is an auditable trail of completed health tests, approved by the Cogent Vets prior to any bull movements either into, within or on exit from the CBL herd.
• To facilitate the statutory movements of all Company bulls, updating internal and external recording systems and location layouts.
• Organise the testing and movement of new purchase bulls from Farm to Cogent facility. Maintaining updated herd health records for supplier herds.
• Create and maintain strong lines of communication with the Cogent Partner Farms liaising between the veterinary and genetics team on sire intakes.
• Organise the testing and movement of bulls in EU and 3rd country locations to a Cogent facility including export certification.
• Support semen export personnel with lab results or records.
• Support semen processing laboratory team with sire ID records and semen production targets.
• To comply with Company policy and best practise in security, legal and regulatory compliance
• To ensure that all H&S responsibilities are fulfilled and that the team s (including the role holder), visitors and contractors safety and welfare is maintained
• To complete any other duties as required from time to time

• Previous experience of veterinary and/or livestock admin would be beneficial.
• Organised and meticulous on detail, enjoys following standard processes and procedures.
• A hard working individual committed to achieving team goals.
• Ideally be livestock clean
• Experience of working with livestock would be an advantage but not necessary

• Annual leave entitlement starting at 23 days plus bank holiday, increasing with length of service up to 28 days plus bank holidays
• Matched Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance (4 times basic salary)
• BUPA healthcare and Dental Plan
• Long Service Awards at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 years