Factsheets

Coccidia are single-celled protozoal organisms of the genus Eimeria. They have a complex life cycle involving both asexual and sexual reproduction.

Bovine Digital Dermatitis (BDD) is a common cause of infectious lameness worldwide.

Managing reproduction effectively to achieve optimum fertility is essential to the running of a profitable cattle enterprise.

This factsheet provides details about the Calf Scours.

Coliform mastitis is a type of environmental mastitis caused by bacteria that are usually found in faeces.

Colostrum is the fuel of life and making sure your calves get enough is the cornerstone to all successful calf rearing enterprises.

Dairy cow lameness affects up to 25% of dairy herds, and is a massive drain on resources.

Johne’s Disease is a chronic disease which progressively damages the intestines.

Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection and is an important zoonotic disease in NZ especially for those working with livestock.

Liver fluke is a parasite which lives in the liver and bile ducts of infected cattle.

The time immediately around calving (transition period) is the most critical part of a cow’s year for many health and production reasons.

Milk Fever is a metabolic disease caused by a low blood calcium level (hypocalcaemia) mainly of dairy cows close to calving.

Calving difficulties (dystocia) contribute heavily to production losses.

Good reproductive performance is a key driver of on-farm profitability.

Prevention is about keeping pathogenic bacteria away from the teat and making sure teat defences are healthy enough to keep bacteria out of the udder.

https://franklinvets.co.nz/app/uploads/2019/10/The-Oestrus-Cycle-2019.pdf

Heat detection and dealing with problems.

A cow’s body condition score (BCS) gives an indication of her body fat reserves. The cow’s BCS or change in BCS over a period of time is a reliable indicator of the cow’s nutritional status.

Young calf welfare regulations for transport, shelter, loading, time off feed.

Theileria orientalis is a parasite which lives in the red blood cells of cattle and is spread from cow to cow by ticks.