Diane Leggo

Andrea Turner qualified from the University of Cambridge in 2011, after which she completed a production animal internship at the RVC before spending some time in practice in the south-East of England. For the past 8 years Andrea has worked as a farm animal clinician at Langford vets; a first opinion farm practice associated with the University of Bristol and became the lead clinician of the practice in February 2022. Andrea holds qualifications to deliver training and support to farmers with a number of industry initiatives including ‘Action Johnes’ and ‘Milksure’ and particularly enjoys herd health focusing on fertility and infectious disease control in both cows and calves.

As well as working as a clinician, Andrea is part of the Bristol Veterinary School’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Force research group and is the main point of liaison between the University of Bristol’s farm animal research group and Langford farm animal practice. Andrea’s particular research interests focus on measuring, monitoring and influencing AMR on dairy farms as well as promoting responsible antimicrobial use across the agriculture sector.

Bridging education and practice: introducing Andrea Turner

Diane joined Langford Vet Practice at Langford Vets in 2006 and became Head Nurse in 2011. She completed her Advanced Diploma in Veterinary Nursing in 2015. Diane enjoyed leading the nursing team and is passionate about delivering optimum care to patients. Diane's special interests include medical nursing, preventative healthcare and puppy behaviour. In July 2021 Diane took on the new challenge of Farm Animal Practice Manager.

Mike joined the practice in September 2023 after having worked in a variety of sectors during the course of his career. A key goal for him in this new role is to ensure that The Stables continues to offer an exceptional personalised service to equines of all shapes and sizes and their owners. Outside of work, Mike's interests include music, cooking, geopolitics and astrophysics.