Displaying items by tag: animal health

Cows ingesting metal objects in conserved feed is typically going to end in tears, quite often with a trip to the knacker’s yard.

As temperatures rise, our cows face the challenge of maintaining production and health while battling the heat.

With the mating season in full swing, cow sheds and farmers across the country have been busy.

DairyNZ has seen a significant increase in the number of farmers improving their wintering practices, which results in a higher standard of animal care and environmental protection.

Every time people from overseas see photographs of cows up to their hocks in mud it's bad for New Zealand.

A governance group has been formed, following extensive sector consultation, to implement the recommendations from the Industry Working Group's (IWG) final report and is said to be forming a 'road map' for improving New Zealand's animal genetic gain system.

Animal health company smaXtec says monitoring is a thing of the past, health management is the future.

New trait development work is well underway in Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) programme focusing on three areas - body condition scoring, udder scoring and fertility.

With the global spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) making headlines around the world, the Department of Conservation (DoC) is taking steps to secure the safety of several endangered bird species that call New Zealand home.

In the late 1980s, planes flying from South America to New Zealand carried some unusual and precious travellers, tucked away in the business- class drinks cabinet, of all places.