Displaying items by tag: animal health

Adding a probiotic to calf rearing systems may offer productivity gains.

The use of collars and monitoring technology use on farm is expected to keep climbing, says MSD New Zealand livestock business unit lead Pauline Calvert.

As the new dairy season gets underway and farmers tackle ongoing financial challenges, they are being urged not to make hasty decisions about selling cows and cutting back on supplementary feed.

Beef + Lamb NZ is advising farmers in Southland, Taihape and Hawke’s Bay to be on the lookout for diarrhoea and sudden death in their ewes as reported cases of Salmonella Hindmarsh rise.

Researchers at the University of Queensland are investigating ways to lift the low success rate of artificial insemination (AI) in sheep.

The 2023 Holstein Friesian sales season has marked the end of an era for not one, but seven established Holstein Friesian studs.

OPINION: Animal diseases are associated with significant increases in livestock greenhouse gas emissions and land use, and reduced productivity. They also pose a threat to food security.

The world authority on animal health has elevated the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI’s) Animal Health Laboratory (AHL) to the top tier of expertise in 2 major honey bee diseases.

According to the DairyNZ’s lameness cost calculator, lameness costs over $500 per lame cow – due to lost production, having to withhold milk from treated animals or reproductive problems.

AI is being used to report on samples with high parasite counts ensuring farmers with high FECs (faecal egg counts) receive results within minutes.