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A purpose driven company, a career at VetSouth is different.

This is a place that prides itself on making a real difference to the communities we call home. It’s a place where friendships are formed that will endure a lifetime. It’s where continuous improvement and change is the norm. To be a part of VetSouth is to be a part of something more than a company, it’s a home.

Working at VetSouth

VetSouth is a progressive animal health business, with clinics across Southland & South Otago, and sister clinics on the West Coast of the South Island and Morrinsville in Waikato.

We have a strong focus on team, are passionate about the work we do and encourage professional and personal development through the many opportunities the business has to offer.

INNOVATION & RESEARCH

A never ending quest for improvement and advancement

Researching animal welfare and pathology is a passion we share, with our work being used by industry bodies such as Dairy NZ, the Sustainable Farming Fund and Beef & Lamb.

Why Southland?

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Maximising Conception Rates

October 9th 2026Transition management sets the foundation Transition management is a key first step, and a well-considered transition from winter feed for your springer mobs is critically important. Poorly transitioRead more

Deer Fawning: The Importance of Hind Condition and Nutrition

October 7th 2026The target body condition score (BCS) of hinds throughout pregnancy and into fawning is 3.5. A BCS of 3 is moderate and 4 is good. Hinds should not be fat (greater than BCS 4.5) at fawning, as thisRead more

Phantom Scanning: Find the Empty Cows While There is Still Time

October 7th 2026Of the cows mated early, some farms can have phantom rates of up to 20%. Some of these cows will eventually have a very long return to heat, while others end up on the cull list. So, what can you doRead more

Weaning Dairy Calves: Rumen Development is the Key

October 7th 2026When calves are born, the rumen is small and inactive; the abomasum is the main stomach being used at this time. As calves begin consuming meal, roughage and water, the rumen begins to develop. TheRead more

Pain Relief at Tailing and Castration

October 7th 2026Tailing is underway already for some, and demand for pain relief at painful procedures keeps growing, not just for merino contracts. Best practice is for all lambs to get some form of pain relief. AsRead more

Preparation for Beef Cow Mating Season

October 2nd 2026It is a super quick turnaround for these girls to maintain a 12-month calving pattern, so they must be set up for success. Feeding is a huge factor, but with calves at foot and a cold, wet spring,Read more

Why humerus fractures are no laughing matter

September 1st 2026The catastrophic fractures occur when bones become weakened by decreased bone mass and increased bone resorption. They are typically seen at two key times: in the seven days either side of calving,Read more

Twenty years of Swede Safari

August 26th 2026Some 20 years ago, when I was a fresh-faced new-grad vet, Mark came to a few of us with the words: “I’ve got an idea you could help me with…” There have been times I’ve regretted sayingRead more

Plan ahead for post-weaning growth

August 26th 2026Now is a good time to think about weaning. I do realise that it's only September, but there are some things you can be thinking about now that will benefit post-weaning growth rates for your lambs.Read more

Saving lambs with dextrose

August 26th 2026Lambs born to well-fed ewes with a body condition score of 3 or more will have good reserves of brown fat. This provides readily available energy to fuel a newborn lamb before it absorbs milk.Read more

The effects of ewe wastage

August 26th 2026I recently had a look at a study done on three large farms in the North Island, which showed 90% of hoggets left the flock from ewe wastage! That is, only 10% make it through to be cast for age.Read more

Meet the vet herd: Ruby

August 24th 2026If you’re around the Clutha area, have you met our new large animal vet Ruby? She joined our South Otago team at the start of the year from Australia. With the launch of our new clinic in Milton inRead more

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