Totally Vets Production

07/06/2024

Looking ahead - read our potential animal health issues, tasks to consider and reminders for the coming month 🐄🐑🐎🦌
🔗 https://totallyvets.co.nz/looking-ahead/

30/05/2024

Moo-ving Day is coming up! 🐄💙

For those moving on to greener pastures, we take this opportunity to say thanks and wish you well for your new ventures. To those who come to fill their places we offer a warm welcome. If you're new to the area we would love to meet you, so swing by our clinic for a chat next time you're in town!

Just a friendly reminder to update your farm's details of new managers, sharemilkers or workers for the 24/25 season.

13/05/2024

Congratulations also to Will and Kali for taking out the 2024 New Zealand Share Farmers of the Year! A massive achievement 🧡

13/05/2024

A massive congratulations to Stewart Dairylands for taking out the 2024 Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award last night! 💙

15/03/2024

A massive congratulations to James and Debbie and Dave and Jan Stewart from Stewart Dairylands! A huge achievement, well done! 💙🧡

Congratulations to Hiwinui dairy farmers James & Debbie and Dave & Jan Stewart of Stewart Dairylands who have taken out the Regional Supreme Award at the Horizons Ballance Farm Environment Awards in Palmerston North tonight.

Stewart Dairylands was established in 1999, however five generations of Stewarts have farmed and expanded the legacy business that was started in 1886. Guided by a strong sense of family history, the Stewarts see the land as a precious commodity and therefore focus on creating sustainable systems to leave the land in better shape for the next generation.

Exploring opportunities for diversification is part of the business strategy for the entrepreneurial family, with value streams from dairy beef, as well as supplying milk for both boutique cheese and ice cream. In partnership, they also offer farm tours.

In awarding the Regional Supreme Award, the judges made the observation that on many properties landowners are meeting high standards; but on this property the Stewarts strive to exceed and lead industry standards.

You can read more about the Stewarts and the other Horizons BFEA winners here: https://bit.ly/HOR_BFEA_winners_2024

14/03/2024

Learn how Lepto could be impacting your farm! Zoetis is running an informative Leptospirosis Webinar on Tuesday 19 March, 12-1pm. Sign up below.

https://zoetis.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zllwPwU-Soav7fJTelnJXQ?fbclid=IwAR3fGjnQHMRKp7Cq3xLENwkEb9hH5You9piBGmLcUfwZR241PgeGL4riZTM #/registration

28/02/2024

Looking ahead - read our potential animal health issues, tasks to consider and reminders for the coming month 🐄🐑🐎🦌
🔗https://totallyvets.co.nz/looking-ahead/

11/01/2024

Welcome to our Facial Eczema Spore Count Bulletin for 2024 - this pinned post will be updated each week, so please revisit to see what the spore count is in your area.

For the week ended 26 April 2024, the highest spore count in the Feilding area was 0 and the highest spore count in the Awapuni area was 30,000.

The Facial Eczema Risk rating is LOW for Feilding areas and LOW for Awapuni areas.

Please read our latest bulletin to view individual monitor site counts for within each area: https://totallyvets.co.nz/facial-eczema-risk-bulletin/

For advice on facial eczema prevention see here: https://totallyvets.co.nz/facial-eczema-all-you-need-to-know/

Spore counts can vary greatly between properties and even between paddocks. We encourage farmers to bring in grass samples to get a more accurate idea of the facial eczema risk on their own property. Contact us if you would like more information on bringing in your own samples for testing.

21/12/2023

Have you started to think about Facial Eczema yet? 🤠🐑🐄🦌🦙

We are now stocking 20 kg Summit Zinc Salt Blocks. They are designed for use 1 to 2 months in advance of the typical facial eczema (FE) spore danger period (from now) until the danger period is over, providing additional, low-cost zinc in the diet prior to administering zinc treatments (i.e. The Time Capsule, Face Guard). Each block also contains selenium, cobalt, iodine, and salt.

Our FE Spore Count Bulletin will be on the Totally Vets website from 12 January. This reports on spore counts from various regions around the Manawatu, Tararua, and our wider clinic coverage areas. Remember once spore counts from an area close to you, or your own pasture spore counts trend towards 20,000 it is time to start zinc FE preventative treatments, or at least make a plan to prevent FE – part of this could be a conversation with your veterinarian.

If you don’t already receive our FE Bulletin you can subscribe to weekly reports by emailing [email protected] or talk to us in the clinic.

Find additional advice about looking after your animals in a hot dry summer here: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/41052-Prepare-your-lifestyle-or-small-block-for-a-hot-dry-summer

13/11/2023

We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Agrecovery and Plasback to bring a Farm Waste Collection Event to the Manawatū! This is a great opportunity for farmers to dispose of their farm waste for free and in an environmentally friendly manner.

Here's all the information you need 👇
When: Monday 11th December, from 10 am to 3 pm.
Where: The event will be held at Manfeild Carpark, located at 59 South Street, Feilding.
We’ll be collecting:
🗑️ 0-60L Containers
🗑️61-210L Drums
🗑️LDPE ( #4) and Woven PP ( #5) Bags
🗑️Bale wrap and Silage pit covers
🗑️Twine
🗑️ Large polypropylene feed and fert bags (tonne and 1/2 tonne bags)

Please visit our website for more information on what you need to do to prepare for the event www.mdc.govt.nz/farmrecycling
We’ll see you there!

22/08/2023

In need of a break from the farm?
To show their appreciation for the rural community the Manawatu 4WD Club is hosting a great day of 4wd driving off farm for farmers and farm workers.

See all the details below 👇

24/07/2023

Congratulations Halcombe School enjoy your new gear! 🤩🥳

25/06/2023

Looking to upskill your staff?

Totally Vets’ Spring First Aid Seminar provides the ideal chance for inexperienced staff to learn new skills or for more experienced staff to refresh their knowledge prior to spring calving.

Training will be held on farm with chances for hands-on practice.

Where: Stewart Dairylands DN 44699, Kelvin Grove Road, Palmerston North
When: Tuesday 11 July 2023
What time: 10am - 2pm
Cost: $100 per staff member
Lunch and spring first aid guide provided for all attendees.

For more details and to register, click here: https://ow.ly/wS6K50OUt5O

31/05/2023

Happy moo-ving day 🐄💙

We hope everybody's moving day goes smoothly. Just a friendly reminder to update your farm's details of new managers, sharemilkers or workers for the 23/24 season. If you're new to the area we would love to meet you, so swing by our clinic for a chat next time you're in town!

15/05/2023

Dairy Farmers, you’re invited to attend our 2023 Mastitis Roadshow. RSVP via link below at your nearest location.
https://agrihealth-7847123.hs-sites.com/mastitis-roadshow

28/04/2023

Happy World Veterinary Day!! 💙🧡

We want to acknowledge all our vet staff for their ongoing dedication and care to the profession. These superheroes are selfless, caring, and compassionate individuals who will stop at nothing to ensure your animals are happy and healthy.

Please join us in celebrating World Vet Day by leaving a message of appreciation for our vets in the comments below.

05/04/2023

Did you know Arohanui Hospice has a fundraising programme called Farming for Hospice?

This drying off season please consider donating a CULL COW to Arohanui Hospice.

All you need to do is let your processing agent know you would like to donate one and they will do the rest.

For over 30 years this programme has been successfully fundraising for Arohanui Hospice – thanks to farmers like you throughout the region.

For a donation receipt email [email protected] with your name, address, email, phone number and meat works processing company, so we can match up your donation when it comes through.

Aroha mai, aroha atu – Love received, love returned

30/03/2023

Unfortunately, the weather hasn't played its part, and we have made the call to POSTPONE our annual Totally Vets Fishing Competition.

Our NEW date for fishing will be the 15th of April.

We will be contacting entrants personally, but if you have any further questions, please call Carla on 027 229 4429 or email [email protected]

12/03/2023

We loved being apart of the Clash of the Colleges event held last Friday at the New Zealand Rural Games 2023

It was great seeing so many of our up-and-coming talent getting hands-on and experiencing all the industry has to offer.

Carla and Alice ran a module on sheep drenching and vaccinating.

30/01/2023

Save the date! 🎣
Our annual fishing competition will take place on April 1st, 2023.

Sponsorship is coming in thick and fast for this year's fishing competition, and it's set to be another fantastic day with lots of great prizes up for grabs.

A massive thanks firstly to longtime supporters;
- Alleva Animal Health
- CR Law - Cooper Rapley Lawyers
- Allan McNeill Chartered Accountants
For jumping on board again this year!

If you have any questions or need an entry form please call Carla on 027 229 4429 or email [email protected]

27/01/2023

Welcome to our Facial Eczema Spore Count Bulletin for 2023 - this pinned post will be updated each week, so please revisit to see what the spore count is in your area.

For the week ended 12 May 2023, the highest spore count in the Feilding area was 10,000 and the highest spore count in the Awapuni area was 10,000.

The Facial Eczema Risk rating is LOW for both Feilding and Awapuni areas.

Please read our latest bulletin to view individual monitor site counts for within each area: http://ow.ly/l7Xs50MBB4t

Spore counts can vary greatly between properties and even between paddocks. We encourage farmers to bring in grass samples to get a more accurate idea of the facial eczema risk on their own property. Contact us if you would like more information on bringing in your own samples for testing.

13/12/2022

Mastatest Lunch & Learn Demo Day 🐮

You are invited to a demonstation of the latest on-farm technology to identify mastitis bacteria and the most effective treatment.

Date: 19 December 2022
Location: Totally Vets Feilding
Time: 11.00 - 12.30
RSVP required: Call Totally Vets Feilding on 06 323 6161 to register

You can find more information about Mastatest, here: http://ow.ly/fWLu50M2CvB

We hope to see you there 💙🧡

08/12/2022

And the 3 lucky winners of the MULTIMIN® / SMARTSHOT® UBCO Work Bikes are…

⚡ Chris Sutton
⚡ Blue Benseman
⚡ Andy McLachlan

Congratulations Chris, Blue and Andy - we hope you enjoy your new bikes! Thanks for all your support this season and for backing MULTIMIN® & SMARTSHOT®.

Multimin Performance Ready NZ
Smartshot NZ
UBCO Ltd
Virbac

23/09/2022

Have you heard about the new vaxipack® recycling scheme? 🌎🐑🐄🦌

MSD Animal Health in conjunction with Agrecovery Rural Recycling are now offering this wonderful recycling initiative to help minimise our environmental footprint and keep New Zealand the clean-green country we are renowned for.

We now have collection bins available in our clinics, simply drop your empty vaxipack® in.

For more information about the scheme and where to find other local collection bins check out www.sheepvax.co.nz/recycling

28/08/2022

🐑 Get your pet lambs ready for pet day🐑

Our Feilding clinic is offering a vaccination, docking and castration (with local anaesthetic) service for just $10 per lamb!

Appointments are available 5th - 9th September and 12th - 16th September between 3:30pm and 4:30pm. Bookings outside of these times will cost $15.

This is always a popular service and bookings are essential! Give us a call on 06 323 6161 to make an appointment.

14/08/2022

Congratulations to the Feilding Old Boys Ōroua Rugby & Netball Club winners of the Houlihan Cup for 2022! 🏆

18/07/2022

Given the high prices that have been realized for lambs over the last few seasons and the high scanning rates currently being achieved it is worth paying particular attention to pre-lamb treatments for ewes.

Getting some of these simple practices correct can make a huge difference on lamb survival and ewe condition and ultimately the financial performance of the ewe flock.

Read more about pre-lamb treatment for ewes here: 🔗http://ow.ly/GgHG50JSpSN

11/07/2022

Over the last three years we’ve been encouraging the use of anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) for common conditions faced by all farmers such as assisted calvings, downer cows, as part of mastitis treatments and when treating sick cows and calves.

Read more on cattle lameness and this emerging information here: 🔗http://ow.ly/Qz5L50JSoXb

01/07/2022

David Reesby one of our valued clients is a finalist in the FMG Young Farmer of the Year awards where he is representing the Taranaki/Manawatu region.

Help us show our support by voting for him here: https://www.fmg.co.nz/campaigns/peopleschoice/david-reesby

All the best David! 💙🧡

If you’d have asked him three years ago where he’d be today, David Reesby would’ve imagined somewhere in Australia or Canada, harvesting and enjoying the overseas experience.