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Plan to prevent milk fever

Milk fever: it’s something everyone’s familiar with, but something everyone could really do without. Thankfully, most cases can be prevented with good planning. So, what can you do now, toRead more

Have you herd the news?

This brings our family of clinics to nine across Southland and South Otago, expanding our reach in the South and making it even easier for local farmers to access trusted veterinary care.   The MilRead more

Sheep vaccination: Maximising results

With the amount spent on vaccines, it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on how we use them, to get more ‘bang for our buck’. Avoiding easy mistakes can go a long way in getting the bestRead more

Scanning time for deer

Scanning hinds is a useful way to gather information to help you make decisions to improve overall productivity on your deer farm.   It provides insight into R2, MA and stag performance, withRead more

Working dogs in winter

It’s very important to maintain high-quality nutrition through the winter because there are higher energy requirements in cold weather to maintain body temperature and still meet the demands for woRead more

You've got cow collars, now what?

It’s been a few years now since wearable technology really took off – and plenty of you have taken the plunge.  But once the collars are on and the alerts start pinging, a new question crops up:Read more

Rounding up repro results

Thanks to over 250 of our dairy farmers who came out to celebrate the end of the season at our recent Repro Round Up events in Winton, Gore and Balclutha (a new location this year). It was awesome toRead more

Investigating the mystery of phantom cows

It’s a cow that has been mated and didn’t return to heat, but did not conceive to that mating. Phantom cows cost dairy farming systems as they either become pregnant much later in the mating periRead more

Urea toxicity in cattle

We recently saw a rare case of urea toxicity on one of our farms. Thankfully only a few animals were affected, and due to the actions of the farmer there were no deaths. Urea toxicity is uncommon inRead more

Our antibiotic use

If you recall, there was a lot of noise around the risks of AMR, which could lead to antibiotics potentially not working for routine diseases, as the bugs would become increasingly resistant to theRead more

A farm store with more

We currently have eight farm stores operating across our clinics in Southland and Otago.   From restricted veterinary medicines to animal health essentials and nutritional supplements, our farm stoRead more

Setting up for spring

Having ewes in good condition so they can withstand what comes their way needs to be our target at this time of year – and ensuring there's feed available during the hard six weeks they face (fourRead more
 

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