Animal Health
Nursery for the future
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.
The five essentials
Doug Edmeades discusses the issue of trace elements including the under use of Molybdenum.
BVD can be managed in herds
A level of complacency sees a serious cattle disease continue to cause problems for cattle, writes vet Andrew Cochrane.
Fit for transport
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.
Good autumn nutrition king
If the stock condition is going backwards it is often because of poor nutrition Sarah Sutherland writes.
Making drenching count
Farmers should target worm control in cattle at young animals and use oral drenches as long as they can, Wairarapa vet Sara Sutherland writes.
Amazing what you find if you look
Monitoring worms and cattle is not easy, Garth Riddle writes.
Diseases affecting pregnancy
Zoonotic diseases, acquired from livestock among other sources, are a risk to women in pregnancy, writes vet Sara Sutherland.