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Emergency medicine: Down cow recovery

April 3rd 2024A farmer’s worst nightmare can be showing up to a paddock and seeing sick cows lethargic and not wanting to get up. There are many things that can cause a cow to go down, including the below: Read more

Heifer teat sealing

April 3rd 2024It’s that time of year when the heifers come in kicking and screaming on their first visits to the shed. Teat sealing may seem like a hassle, but it dramatically reduces clinical mastitis inRead more

Upskilling the region

March 4th 2024In late 2023, Vet Clinic Morrinsville hosted a series of practical workshops in animal medicine, primarily focusing on improving lameness and ultrasound techniques. The goal was to educateRead more

2024 scanning results

March 4th 2024We are reaching the end of the scanning season and have collated everyone’s results, which show a 3% drop in empty rates from last year. The median has gone from 16% last season to 13% thisRead more

The benefits of a liver biopsy

March 4th 2024Trace minerals are crucial to optimal production and animal health. Coming into autumn and winter, copper levels start to decrease, especially after the facial eczema season with zinc usage. TheRead more

Facial eczema

February 1st 2024Despite its name, facial eczema is primarily a liver disease, caused by cows eating lots of spores from the fungus Pithomyces chartarum, which grows in dead matter in pasture, in the rightRead more

Thiamine (B1) deficiency

February 1st 2024Every summer we see a few cases of thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency in weaned calves. Thiamine is made by the bacteria in the rumen. If the bacterial balance is disturbed and there is a decrease inRead more

Dry cow therapy regulations reminder

February 1st 2024As the dry cow consult season approaches, it is important to remember what the regulations are as they have changed over the last few years. Understanding what data you need to bring (and why) makesRead more

Cow-tastic curves: The benefits of body condition scoring

December 2nd 2023Body condition scoring (BCS) is one of the most useful tools to help dairy farmers make management decisions throughout the season. Although it is a subjective measurement, it is still a goodRead more

Facial eczema essentials for the summer

December 1st 2023Summer season is upon us and it won’t be long before peak humidity and warm temperatures hit us at the start of the year. While it may be beach weather for us, it is also facial eczema (FE) weatherRead more

Teat scoring

December 1st 2023Maintaining a Bulk Milk Somatic Cell Count (BMSCC) under 150,000 cells/ml is a sign of a healthy productive herd. To keep BMSCC down, there needs to be low levels of mastitis in the herd. MastitisRead more

Raising our youngstock

December 1st 2023The month of festivities and bargains is here! As everyone starts planning ahead for various holidays or trips with their families, some of our youngstock are just about to head out for theirRead more

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