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Our Organisation

VetSouth was born out of the belief that being rural and far away shouldn’t compromise the quality of veterinary services that we are able to provide.

As progressive owners of complex businesses, Farmers deserve the best advice and services available. This shouldn’t be compromised by geography. And pet owners feel the same attachment to their pets as in big cities. Our services need to reflect this.

To make this a reality we have to recruit excellent people, from wherever they are. And so we have an eclectic mix of vets from across New Zealand and the world. They bring a superb and broad skill set to VetSouth. In addition, we believe in working with as many organisations as possible to maximise the breadth of services and offering that we can bring to our clients.

And we will continue to innovate- whether it be in developing tech services or novel cost effective dairy packages or broader companion animal services.
VetSouth brings you a quality of service and information that is recognised worldwide as being truly first class.


VetSouth is part of Comhla Vet Ltd.

Our philosophy is all about looking after our team, providing premium animal welfare and making rural communities better by giving back to the districts that support us. This also means that many of our veterinarians are shareholders, ensuring the focus stays local and our animals, clients and people are front and centre. Comhla Vet is a dynamic business in growth mode and among other clinics, encompasses VetSouthWest Coast Vets and Veterinary Clinic Morrinsville.

   

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.

FURTHER READING

Latest news

Salmonella in dairy cattle on the rise

There are around 2600 strains of Salmonella identified worldwide. The most common strains seen in cattle in New Zealand are S. Typhimurium, S. Give, S. Bovismorbificans (primarily affects the gut)Read more

Bull sales: Key considerations before you buy

Here are a few things to consider to help you select the right bulls for your herd and ensure they’re in top health:   The bull sale catalogues will be in mailboxes and online now. Take yourRead more

Protect your pack: Essential vaccinations for working dogs

Keeping your team healthy, happy, and ready for the job is a top priority. Following a simple vaccination programme is one of the most effective and straightforward ways to prevent serious diseasesRead more

Improving milk quality

You’ll be hoping that the Dry Cow and/or teat seal you put in is going to do its job over the dry period and they’ll come back all cleaned up of any infections. However, as much as we’d like toRead more

Prepping ewes for the winter

So much of the farming year is about preparing stock to winter well. We work on crops, supplementary feed and body condition in almost every month of the year to help ensure they can handleRead more

What the FEC: Testing up 38%

This year (July 2025 - April 2026), we have done 663 FEC tests through our Parasight machines across our clinics. That is a 38% increase on the 2024-25 year and covers both individual samples andRead more

What the FEC: A mixed bag of results

Some samples coming through from drench checks have been very good, but only a handful. The majority are showing some leakage, through to high egg counts after drenching. This means looking at theRead more

Analysing phantom cow results

Across all the regions we service, we’re seeing a big increase in dairy farmers wanting to do phantom scanning. In our East and South Otago hubs (which includes our Gore, Tapanui, and BalcluthaRead more

New Crypto vaccine for the toolbox

Calf scours are one of the most frustrating problems on-farm to manage. Not only do they result in reduced growth rates and more calf deaths, they also increase the workload of calf rearers and canRead more

Baleage wrap: A cautionary tale of two cows

Please note, this article contains medical photographs taken during post-mortem examination. A short while ago, I was asked to carry out a post-mortem exam on a cow that had bloated and died earlierRead more

The team behind the team

Part of this wider team is Farm Services, whose role is to make life easier for both farmers and vets by doing the groundwork that allows the vets to focus on practical animal health work as much asRead more

Watch out for Hairy Shaker Disease

HSD, or Border disease, is a form of pestivirus in sheep, very similar to Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) in cattle. It is often the cause of poor scanning rates, barren ewes, abortions, stillbirths,Read more
 

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