Livestock

Coverage from a recent genetics field day at Kepler Station, the South Island site of the Informing NZ Beef across-breed beef progeny test.

Is it back to the future for intensive beef systems? Ginny Dodunski looks at past worm treatments and what’s happening now when a product fails.

As spring and calving approaches, vet Sara Sutherland says farmers need to be mindful of their animals’ diets.

Calving and dystocia go hand in hand. Vet Rachael Fouhy looks at the main causes of dystocia and has some tips and tricks to deal with it.

Welcome to the second annual Best in Beef Research Awards. An entirely arbitrary celebration of beef research. By Nicola Dennis.

A Simmental heifer gained massive media attention nearly 50 years ago when it was guided into the lift at a Christchurch hotel

A decision to invest in data for top genetics 52 years ago has paid off for a South Canterbury station, Terry Brosnahan writes.

Genomic testing has come a long way during the past decade, improving the accuracy of breeding values for yearlings. Sarah Horrocks visited yearling specialists Stokman stud near Rotorua to find out how their business is doing.

Bull farmer James Donaldson is always game to try new methods and ideas on his three Northland farms, but he told Glenys Christian it’s a constant round of budgeting, monitoring and fine tuning.

Photos by Malcolm Pullman.

Story and photos by Sarah Horrocks.