Animal Health

Native trees and shrubs grown in the farm nursery provide a fresh focus for a Waikato farming couple. By Glenys Christian. Photos by Emma McCarthy.

By Lynda Gray

Doug Edmeades discusses the issue of trace elements including the under use of Molybdenum.

Animal Welfare law mandates any animal whose condition is not 100% must have a transport fitness certificate issued by a vet to allow it to be moved to the nearest processing works. By Rachael Fouhy.

If the stock condition is going backwards it is often because of poor nutrition Sarah Sutherland writes.

Farmers should target worm control in cattle at young animals and use oral drenches as long as they can, Wairarapa vet Sara Sutherland writes.

Monitoring worms and cattle is not easy, Garth Riddle writes.

By Trevor Cook

Zoonotic diseases, acquired from livestock among other sources, are a risk to women in pregnancy, writes vet Sara Sutherland.