Farm animal veterinary care and advice, 365 days a year.
Local and highly experienced veterinary team.
Over 65 years of service to the local farming community.
Hamish’s Farm Shop & Cafe, Closworth Yeovil BA22 9RF
01258 472314
Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Saturday: Closed
Director – BVetMed CertAVP MRCVS
Josephine graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2011. She worked in neighbouring Wiltshire for 5 years before joining the Friars Moor team in 2016. Jo grew up in rural Sussex, where she gained her first exposure to beef and sheep work, helping out with lambing and developing a keen interest in herd and flock health. Since then, she has progressed to include all things dairy, cattle fertility, sheep lameness and parasitology. Jo recently completed a further study certificate in sheep health and production medicine and runs our flock health discussion group.
Outside of work she enjoys various sporting activities including swimming, running, cycling and working her exuberant springer spaniel.
Director, Specialist (Isr) Small Ruminant Health & Production
After graduating in 1996 from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Yoav spent 7 years working in a 38 vets farm practice in Israel. In 2003 he got fed up with the sun and decided to move to the UK with his young family where for 5 years he worked as a Senior Farm Clinician at the Royal Veterinary College, London.
In 2008 he joined Friars Moor farm vets team, where he enjoys all aspects of progressive farm work but admits having a strange fascination with milking sheep and goats. He holds a RCVS certificate in Sheep Health and Production and is a recognised Israeli Specialist in Small Ruminant Health & Production.
During his spare time, he practices Tai Chi and loves spending time with his wife and two children, their two cats ‘Layla’ and ‘Messy’ and their accident prone Springer Spaniel, ‘Chilli’.
Director – VetMB MA MRCVS DBR
Helen graduated from Cambridge in 2006, working first in Oxfordshire, before she relocated with her husband and their dairy herd to Dorset in 2011.
Helen has two young children who keep her busy when not at work. Helen loves spending time on the farm with her family and when time allows enjoys escaping for a run or reading a good novel.
Helen completed her Diploma in Bovine Reproduction in 2014, and this remains an area of veterinary input which fascinates her. She is passionate about building relationships with teams on farm, understanding the drivers and goals behind each business and the decisions made on farm and maximising success and output by working together.
Director – BVSc MRCVS DBR
John joined the Friars Moor team in 2018 having worked in Castle Cary for the past 8 years. John has a Diploma in Bovine Reproduction from Liverpool University, and his main interests lie in dairy fertility, lameness and young stock health.
John works at the vets 3 days per week with the remainder of time being spent helping to run the family dairy farm near Sherborne. Over the past few years, he has developed an interest in Regenerative Agriculture and started a Regenerative Farming Discussion Group at the practice.
BVSc MRCVS DBR
Eleanor graduated from Bristol university in 2015 and has very much enjoyed returning to her home county of Dorset. Eleanor enjoys the variety of farm practice but is particularly interested in dairy work with a specific interest in fertility, mastitis and medicine usage. Eleanor undertakes most of the dynamic parlour testing that the practice offers, alongside mastitis and cell count investigations. In 2022 Eleanor completed her Diploma in Bovine Reproduction (DBR) at the University of Liverpool with her research project focusing on the treatment of cows with endometritis.
Eleanor has a black Labrador, Wurzel, who can often be seen accompanying her during the day. Outside of work Eleanor loves exploring the coast for a walk and a swim with her husband.
MRCVS
Bogdan graduated as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Veterinary Medicine of Iasi Romania in 2006. After working in a Large Animal practice in Romania he came to the UK and joined Friars Moor Livestock Health in 2015 as a TB Tester and clinical vet. In Autumn 2020 he became a full-time vet within the team
Jade joined Friars Moor Livestock Health after graduating from the University of Surrey in 2023. Jade has grown up on her family’s dairy farm in Dorset and was keen to return home after finishing university.
Outside of work Jade enjoys playing rugby, walking her Golden Retriever Arlo and farming!
Lewis has been working in the dairy industry since he left school and then started foot trimming at 24, before taking on his role with Friars Moor Livestock Health
Outside of work Lewis will either be walking the dogs or tinkering with cars.
Daisy joined Friars Moor team in October 2018, initially on the small animal reception and moved to the farm office a year later.
Daisy spends most of her time out on the farm with her husband and two terriers, Mabel and Yogi. Her spare time is generally spent with her horse, George and his Shetland friend, Missy.
Caz joined the Friars Moor Livestock Health team in January 2024 to manage our branch in Closworth.
Caz has her own flock of sheep and enjoys walking her two border collie dogs, Nelly and Dave.
She has a passion for wildlife photography and takes her camera everywhere!
Emma grew up on a local Dorset dairy farm and has worked at Friars Moor since the year 2000! Over the years she has worked on the small animal side as a Veterinary Nurse then, following the birth of her boys, she joined the farm admin team.
In her spare time Emma enjoys baking and cake decorating, socialising and watching her 3 boys play rugby.
