Giltspur Scientific
Based in Ballyclare, Northern Ireland, Giltspur Scientific Ltd., was established in 1991. The founder and Managing Director, Dr Ernest Logan invented the renowned plastic orthopaedic shoe for dairy cows known throughout the world as Cowslips or Sabottines.
Already a winner of the highly acclaimed Invest Northern Ireland SMART award, Horse-Slips™ have enjoyed recent success in the Contour Innovative Equine Product competition. Horse-Slips incorporate modern design and application techniques and are an exciting new development for the Giltspur hoof care range.
Our sister company, Linnodee Diagnostics is involved in ground-breaking scientific research to provide specialised diagnostic test kits for veterinary and medical practitioners and diagnostic laboratories.
Linnodee was established in 1999 by the late Dr Ernest F Logan OBE and manufacture and research rapid diagnostics primarily for the detection of Leptospirosis in animals and humans. It is the sister company of Giltspur Scientific Limited responsible for the award-winning Cowslips™, a plastic orthopaedic shoe designed to aid the treatment of lameness in dairy cattle.
Leptospirosis is responsible for considerable economic losses in the farming industry as a consequence of abortions, still births, reduced fertility and reduced milk production.
Linnodee product’s are used extensively locally, nationally and internationally. Export markets include Spain, Belgium, Germany, Japan, USA, Malaysia and India. The products have been employed in disease prevalence studies conducted in Europe, Japan, USA, Thailand and South America.
Linnodee conforms to International Standards. Customers can be confident that Linnodee products are safe, reliable and of high quality. Working to ISO Standards has made a positive difference to our business operations in the development and manufacture of diagnostic tests and services. The accreditation aids Linnodee’s commitment to promoting animal and human health worldwide. Linnodee Diagnostics currently has accreditation to:
