Using dry faecal matter to monitor your cow’s facial eczema protection status5 days
Summer is here! Time for sunshine, beach holidays and spores! Yes, facial eczema season is here and with it, the bags of zinc, dispensers, containers …Read More
What is facial eczema?2 weeks
Facial eczema is a disease where liver damage means cattle become highly sensitive to sunlight and white areas of skin blister and peel resulting in …Read More
Mating management – service bulls and semen4 months
Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) is spread from infected to uninfected groups of cattle through the movement of cattle and the feeding of milk containing the …Read More
Franklin Vets Farm Update April 201910 months
The latest news from the large animal team including: Teatsealing – Why didn’t I do this sooner? What can you do with undergrown first calving heifers? The return …Read More
Franklin Vets Farm Update December 20181 year
The latest news from the large animal team including: New clinic to open in Waitakaruru Getting BCS right Don’t forget about your calves now they …Read More
Franklin Vets Farm Update September 20181 year
The latest Dairy, Sheep & Beef newsletter from the large animal team at Franklin Vets with articles from our vets, including the latest on Mycoplasma bovis, plus all the …Read More
Clostridial Vaccines1 year
Clostridial diseases are a group of infections that cause sudden death in animals. There are dozens of different Clostridial species, some of these diseases are …Read More
Changes to Animal Welfare Act1 year
New Zealand is not only the world leaders in rugby, men’s shot put and mince n’ cheese pies! We also have the claim to being …Read More
Sustainable agriculture around Te Kauwhata1 year
Jim Cotman and Trevor Simpson are both dairy farm owners in the Te Kauwhata, north Waikato area. They have been working together, and with other …Read More
Antibiotic Resistance – What does it mean for me?1 year
There is no doubt that antibiotics were one of the most important discoveries of the 20th Century. They have undoubtedly saved millions of lives both …Read More
BVD – A beef farmers approach1 year
The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) virus is widespread throughout New Zealand; an estimated 65% of all beef herds have an active BVD infection (BVD carriers …Read More
Salmonella – What is it and what can you do about it?2 years
Let’s be honest here, we’ve all had or have had someone close to you experience a bout of salmonella. In humans, it’s a bad …Read More