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Pet Services
10 Jun 2020
Pets are an important part of our family, bringing joy and companionship to our lives.
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ArticlePet Services10 Jun 2020Pets are an important part of our family, bringing joy and companionship to our lives. Read more |
ArticleMineral Monitoring09 Apr 2020In early January this year a local dairy farm discovered through routine bloods and liver biopsies that the copper and selenium levels... Read more |
ArticleGoat Bedding09 Apr 2020Between Nov 2017 and April 2018, a pilot study was carried out on a dairy goat farm in Taranaki, to compare how different management Read more |
NewsAcorn Toxicity09 Apr 2020We have seen a few cases of acorn toxicity in the last month. At this time of year there are very large numbers of acorns on the... Read more |
ArticleDiarrhoea in kids02 Apr 2020Two major causes of diarrhoea in kids are Cryptosporidium and Coccidia however it’s very difficult to diagnose the cause i Read more |
ArticleMastitis Management01 Apr 2020Drying off cows on a seasonal dairying farm often comes with a sigh of relief. After a long season all staff are looking forward to a... Read more |
ArticleFarm Animal Wellbeing30 Mar 2020Pain Prevention As a community of people responsible for dairy animal welfare we have a moral obligation to minimise pain. Codes of... Read more |
ArticleFarm Management Services28 Mar 2020Calving Management and Education On most dairy farms calving is one of the most intensive times of year. It requires a team effort to... Read more |
ArticleLameness Management and Services25 Mar 2020Is she lame? Are they lame? Identifying lameness is a bit like identifying mastitis – sometimes it’s very obvious, sometimes it’s not... Read more |
ArticleReproductive Management & Services15 Mar 2020Pregnancy testing is one of the routine procedures our vet practice offers to dairy farms, and one of the most valued. Using manual... Read more |
ArticleCalf Scours11 Mar 2020Calf diarrhoea (scours) is normal. As newborn calves adjust to drinking milk (rather than being supplied food by the placenta) it is... Read more |
ArticleClostridial Disease01 Mar 2020Clostridial diseases are caused by a family of bacteria recognised for rapid growth and overwhelming blood poisoning. Read more |