Displaying items by tag: animal health

Bovine Viral diarrhoea (BVD) is one of the most infectious diseases in cattle, causing major economic losses worldwide.

Subclinical ketosis (SCK) is a significant health challenge in our dairy herds, primarily occurring in early lactation when cows can experience a severe negative energy balance.

MSD Animal Health has launched its comprehensive milk monitoring solution, under the SenseHub Dairy brand, for herringbone sheds following successful trials on Fonterra’s Te Rapa dairy farm in the Waikato.

The Lincoln University Demonstration Dairy Farm (LUDF) is crediting a raft of improved management practises in achieving a big turnaround in empty rates.

Taranaki dairy farmer and Holstein Friesian breeder Wayne Taylor has been recognised for his contribution to the Holstein Friesian breed with a Holstein Friesian NZ Honorary Life Membership Award.

Genomic testing company, STgenetics (STg) is a relatively new player in New Zealand – but claims it has made the single biggest contribution to dairy breeding since artificial insemination – with an ongoing greater purpose few understand.

Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection of humans and animals.

Emerging research highlights mice as a critical yet underestimated source of leptospirosis, emphasising the need for improved strategies to control the spread of the infectious disease.

Rearing facilities should be set-up and maintained well to ensure calves stay healthy.

Dairy farmers have the perfect tool at their disposal this calving season to set their herds up for future productivity – the rumen in their replacement heifer calves.