Hunterville Vet Club

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English Springer Spaniel Puppies Pure bred English Springer Spaniel pups currently 3.5 weeks old, ready for their new ho...
30/12/2024

English Springer Spaniel Puppies

Pure bred English Springer Spaniel pups currently 3.5 weeks old, ready for their new homes last weekend of January (wormed and vaccinated).

👉 6 boys available & 4 girls left

Contact Jordy if you’re interested or send this post to somebody that needs a new best mate.

Jordy Lawrence, 0272209890

Heading pups looking for their forever homes.Born 10/10/24Well breed heading dog pups First vac/ triple vac/ vet checked...
23/12/2024

Heading pups looking for their forever homes.
Born 10/10/24

Well breed heading dog pups
First vac/ triple vac/ vet checked
Open to offers

Contact Debbie 027 441 6106

Baby bunny looking for a home. Caught wild. Contact phone 0213228021
03/12/2024

Baby bunny looking for a home. Caught wild. Contact phone 0213228021

17/11/2024

A grey merino top was left at the golf club after the AGM. If it is yours, call in to the clinic to collect it.

12/11/2024

Don’t Drop the Ball in Other Areas

With mating in full swing on dairy farms, a lot of energy and attention is focused on ensuring things go well. It is, however, important that other critical areas of herd management are not overlooked or neglected. Teat health and mastitis management is a key area that can suffer from inattention during mating.

Take time to assess teat health, as abnormalities can point to problems in the milking process:
*Teat skin condition (broken skin, cracks, etc).
*Teat ends for hyperkerotosis or openness at cup removal.
*Evidence of swelling at the teat base or poor teat colour at cup removal.

If you are not sure what you should be looking for, there are plenty of good pictures online or we can assist you!

https://www.dairynz.co.nz/media/u00hqu3l/smartsamm_guideline_09_manage_teat_sores_and_cracks_2013.pdf

Where there are areas of concern, a milking machine check may be required.
Ensure teat spray is being mixed and applied correctly. Any spikes in mastitis cases or cell count needs to be investigated. Failure to keep on top of things can lead to escalating problems, especially where staph aureus mastitis is involved. Milk sample cultures will be required to identify staph problems.

07/11/2024

A Reminder About Vet Certs

Following Animal Health Audits by QCONZ, another issue that has come to light is that of transportation certs. It appears you may be asked for copies of any transport certificates you have used. So ensure you keep and file your copy of transport / works certs. We give you a farmers copy as well as the transporters copy unless the cert has been emailed to you.

06/11/2024

Solving Fertility Issues

With abysmal prices for wool continuing and the eruption of drench resistance, many farmers are reassessing or changing the genetics of their sheep flocks.

Where genetic changes are made, it can be a challenge to find rams that deliver the full genetic package. For instance, shedding sheep, from my observations, have a lot more issues around structure and soundness, and rams with high worm tolerance / resistance can have poorer growth rates and fertility.

Ovastim is an option to consider when changing genetics. Ovastim can be used to improve the fertility of your ewe flock by around 20%, while allowing you to focus on other important traits in the ram and ewe flock that might not be quite as fertile.
If you can create a ewe flock that meets the objectives you are breeding for but will only scan 150% and dock 125-130%, the use of Ovastim will see the flock scanning 170-180% and potentially docking at 135-150%.

If you have any questions around the possible use of Ovastim to improve the fertility and productivity of your ewe flock, give the clinic a call. We have one client this year who uses Ovastim and has docked 160%!!

06/11/2024

November 2024 Newsletter

Have a look and let us know if you know have any questions.

23/10/2024

Squinty Eyes

Does your dog have sore eyes all the time? Check to see if the bottom lids are rolled in, if they are, we can do plastic surgery to roll them back out again.

Rolled in eyelids cause chronic pain and can cause irreversible scarring to your dogs cornea leading to permanent blindness.

If you have a dog with sore eyes, it is best to get them checked out by a vet.

21/10/2024

Save the Date

Vet Club AGM
Thursday November 14, 2024
Rangatira Golf Club @ 7.30pm

All members welcome. Join us to hear our guest speaker, and share some supper and refreshments.

18/10/2024

AI Programmes for Cows and Heifers

We have a number of clients who have booked in their AI programmes for cows or heifers. This can be a very cost effective way of getting animals in calf to good quality genetics without the costs of purchasing and feeding a bull for 12 months!!

AI programmes for well grown heifers and good conditioned cows generally result in 60—75% of animals being in calf

Interested???

Call the clinic to discuss programmes, costs, semen availability, etc, and book in a programme.

16/10/2024

Calf Weaning Tips for Dairy Calves

Worming: Calves usually don’t need a worm drench until they eat a lot of grass. Prior to this, their milk diet doesn’t typically pose a worm risk.

Scours: Diarrhoea when first going outside is often due to diet changes or coccidiosis, not worms. Gradual diet transitions can help.

Coccidiosis: This protozoan parasite causes scours and requires specific treatments, not standard worm drenches. Testing and targeted treatment are advisable.

Testing and Treatment: Coccidiosis can be diagnosed through faecal tests or symptoms. Treat with specific medications as advised by a vet to ensure effective management.

14/10/2024

Docking Tips

Docking is now kicking off, starting with early lambers, so it is probably a good time to emphasise some of the basics that make sure this task is done to a high standard.

* If using vaccines such as Scabby Mouth and PK Antitet, treat them correctly. Store in chilly bins or the fridge when not in use and definitely don’t leave them in the sun.

* You must break the skin to ensure you get a scabby take, but don’t be so aggressive that you get bleeding.

* If using fly protection such as Cyroshield or Vetrazin Spray-on, remember that these products only protect the areas the chemical is sprayed on. Ensure whoever is doing this task does it correctly.
If you want more than 6 weeks fly protection consider using Clik or Strike Force. These products can give up to 12 weeks protection and also move in the fleece protecting a greater area than that to which the chemical was initially applied. (Which also helps when application is not so accurate.)

* Have a few tubes of Orbenin on hand to treat eye ulcers if they are a problem on your property. Arthritic lambs can benefit from a shot of penicillin at docking if the condition is not too advanced. Just remember you need to permanently identify these animals for your QA programmes.

Happy docking and don’t forget the sunblock!!

14/10/2024

October 2024 Newsletter - check it out!

10/09/2024

Farmers, if you find any dead newborn lambs on your property during lambing beats in the next two days please give the Vet Cub a call! We are on the hunt for some lambs for dissection classes at the school on Friday and urgently need dead lambs.

EDIT: They have all gone 😊Once again we have a big pile of pallets free to a good home. Help yourself to the ones in the...
04/09/2024

EDIT: They have all gone 😊

Once again we have a big pile of pallets free to a good home. Help yourself to the ones in the picture!

Thank you to everyone who came to our Parasite Fieldday and engaged in discussions.Attached are Jaime and Martins talks ...
19/07/2024

Thank you to everyone who came to our Parasite Fieldday and engaged in discussions.

Attached are Jaime and Martins talks for those that were not able to make the day, or if you are wanting to re-watch what we discussed. Jaime's talk was on parasite lifecycles and refugia, and Martins talk was about managing parasites and resistance.

If you have any further questions please contact the clinic.

https://youtu.be/k9KLRZdci6o

https://youtu.be/fe3z_yVXkwA

Coolest Jack Russell bitch pup needing new post code. Contact Becky 02041168214
18/07/2024

Coolest Jack Russell bitch pup needing new post code.
Contact Becky 02041168214

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4 Bruce Street
Hunterville
4730

Telephone

06 3228057

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This cute, affectionate kitten is looking for a home. Call us on 3228057 if you would like a cuddly new addition to your family.

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