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Trace Elements & Reproduction

heat stress cattle

So what’s happening with your trace elements and reproduction? Most dairy farmers have changed their farming systems and there has …

Spike in Leptospirosis Notifications

Spike in leptospirosis notifications prompts warning to farmers 1 July 2016- Worksafe After a spike in cases of leptospirosis in …

Managing Transition Cows

Cows before and immediately after calving I want to keep this conversation very simple! We have clients at all sorts …

Colostrum Key to Healthy Calves

Get your colostrum feeding right, and you’ll be going a long way towards raising healthy replacement calves. That’s the   advice …

Pyometra

What is Pyometra? Pyometra is a serious disease of unspeyed females. It is most common in older (6years+) bitches but …

Are You Losing Sleep Over Your Dog’s Itching?

Are you losing sleep over your dog’s itching? Occasional itching is a normal protective mechanism. But when itching causes your …

What is Brown and Sticky?

What is Brown and Sticky? The answer is, of course, A STICK! Throwing sticks for dogs to chase is a …

Calf Rearing

Calf Rearing In the interests of good calf rearing Ross has plagiarized the DairyNZ website linked to the “Codes of …

Dry Cow Therapy Considerations

mastitis issues

Dry Cow Therapy Considerations Every herd’s mastitis situation, and therefore the control approach to be taken, differs, including the use …