Livestock

In the first in a series on Mycoplasma bovis (M bovis), ag scientist Nicola Dennis traces the history of New Zealand’s outbreak and some of the lessons.

Mating starts at weaning, and the target body condition score is 3.0 - and that’s the goal, not the average, Dwayne Cowin writes.

Deficiencies of trace elements, unless severe, usually go unnoticed, Vet Trevor Cook writes.

Despite high-flying careers in London, a young couple couldn’t resist the call of home and the family’s Rangitikei farm. Story and photos by Sarah Horrocks.

A 100% trading policy allows a couple to take advantage of opportunities and reduces the risks the region’s climate delivers. By Tony Leggett.

Taking on a long lease for a family farm at the top of the South Island after years working overseas means a couple are free to make decisions. Story and photos by Anne Hardie.

A ewe wastage study on 37 sheep farms across New Zealand last year found that on average, 30 out of every 100 ewes left their flocks between mating and post-weaning.

Grazing kale at mating shows promise on Southland farms, vet Andrew Cochrane writes.

Setting up an independent business, vets Ben Allott and his wife Samantha applied many of the lessons they had learned along the way.

Peter Andrew sets the scene for facial eczema tolerance in sheep.