Enjoy the holidays but remember your pet’s safety and heightened sensitivity to some of our favourite things. Never underestimate a food loving dog’s ability to smell out and find food stuff not intended for them!! Here are a few things to keep in mind 🍫 Chocolate: Wrapped up under the Christmas tree, the festive season is…
It’s time to consider your options for treating sheep against external parasites this summer! Our Rural Technicians offer a number of effective and economical ways to eradicate flies, mites, lice & ticks. Jetting off the Sheep Conveyor Craigco Jetter Shower Dipper The bonus is with our water truck no water is required at the yards…
Sheep performance vaccines Toxovax & Campyvax4 are now available to order. These vaccinations can be given to maiden hoggets and ewes anytime from now until 4 weeks prior to any ram being introduced to the flock. (Shearing may be a good opportunity).
SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR ANNUAL EQUINE SEMINAR AND WINTER CATCH UP! Dannevirke Seminar Thursday 20 July 6.30 – 8.30pm Free to attend, refreshments and nibbles provided and spot prizes to be won. Topics will cover respiratory disease, dealing with equine emergencies and shockwave treatment. Please give us a call to register your…
While we are well underway with the teatsealing and dry cow season, we have spaces available to help with both. Herd dry off: Drying off herds is a time consuming job that needs to be done correctly and hygienically. Whether you need another pair of hands or are looking into staff training, we have spaces…
Vet Services are proud to support Future Beef NZ. The 17th annual Future Beef Hoof and Hook Competition was held in Dannevirke this May. The weekend competition is designed to immerse the 8-24 yr old competitors into the beef industry. Competitors are split off into their age and experience level based groups for a mix…
We don’t have the options of using long acting drench capsules before lambing this year. Join the Vet Services team for an informative seminar running through the available options and important points to consider when making a pre-lamb plan for your farm. Tuesday 30 May Mangatera Pub 6pm Start The event is free to attend.…
Week ending 3 February This weeks monitor counts showing most sites have dropped with the rain but Kumeroa remains high. It is important to remember counts can be highly variable between properties and even paddocks so please bring in a grass sample for testing prior to grazing previously problematic areas of your property. Attached is…
Congratulations to Brent & Rachael Fouhy, and Ben Simpson – the Tararua Sheep & Beef Farm Business of The Year 2022 Join their field day on Thursday 3rd November.
