Animal Health
Feeding calves
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
Importance of colostrum
Failure of calves to get sufficient colostrum and acquire early immunity is a world-wide problem, Paul Muir writes.
Seeking happy feet
Lameness may be one of the more prevalent limits to production on a dairy farm. By Karen Trebilcock.
Caught in flood waters
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.
Antibiotics in the spotlight
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.
Antibiotics and the health of nations
In recent years, the human medical sector has consistently raised concerns regarding the potential overuse of antibiotics in food-producing animals – specifically those critical to human health.
An ABC of lumps, bumps and infections of the skin
Vet Lisa Whitfield gives a rundown on the skin conditions farmers and their staff may encounter on their cows.