Animal Health

There’s a fly that hangs around cows at milking and it’s irritating to both humans and bovines, writes vet Lisa Whitfield.

Lepto 4-Way™ is a new vaccine for cattle, developed to provide protection against the emergence of Pacifica as well as the Hardjo, Pomona and Copenhageni strains previously covered by existing vaccines.

On-Farm Research at the Poukawa Research Farm did much pioneering research on calf rearing from the mid 1990s, rearing about 8000 calves across a wide range of trials. Paul Muir offers his thoughts on what is still relevant to current calf rearers

Failure of calves to get sufficient colostrum and acquire early immunity is a world-wide problem, Paul Muir writes.

With the change of season, look at upgrading your liners.

Lameness may be one of the more prevalent limits to production on a dairy farm. By Karen Trebilcock.

As well as the effects on human life and property, February’s disastrous weather events in the North Island highlighted the health risks for cows and other livestock exposed to flood waters, vet Lisa Whitfield writes.

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing global threat, with veterinary use under scrutiny. What’s being done in New Zealand to address the problem – and how can veterinarians help? By Matt Philp.