RVC Calf Rearers Seminar 2023 Highlights
Huge thank you to everyone who attended our Calf Rearing Seminar Thursday last week! Also a shoutout to the team for putting the morning together.๐
For those who couldn't make it, please enjoy our highlight reel. ๐
The weird and wonderful: A case of a calf born with extra legs
The weird and wonderful: A case of a calf born with extra legs!๐ฎ
Watch this video to see an interesting case performed by our large animal team, plus see our CT Scanner in action too!๐ฉบ
What happens during a liver biopsy for cattle?
What happens during a liver biopsy? This video shows the procedure step-by-step with our Large Animal Vet John Spearpoint. A liver biopsy extracts a small amount of a cowโs liver tissue and is used for pro-active health monitoring of the herd.
Find out more about this procedure here: https://www.rangioravetcentre.co.nz/liver-biopsy-in-dairy-cattle
Team Titties 2023
Every year Teatsealing creeps up on us and this year is no different with Team Titties cracking into the job for a couple weeks already!
If you havenโt already, give Kellie a call to book your heifers in so they can have a great start to their milking career!
It's a bit toastie out there today ๐ We hope you've got your sun hat on?
This week's Behind The Mask๐ท we catch up with Tristan Kamps one of our Large Animal Veterinarians. Watch this video to learn more about Tristan and his top tip for dairy animals.๐
Thank you to everyone who attended our Dairy Awards and a big thank you to the sponsors for the event too.๐
Congratulations to all the winners!๐ Please enjoy our highlight video of the event. ๐ฅ๐
Calf Rearing Seminar Highlight Reel
Huge thank you to everyone who attended our Calf Rearing Seminar Thursday last week! Also shoutout to MSD Animal Health for sponsoring morning tea and the team for putting the morning together.๐
For those who couldn't make it, please enjoy our highlight reel. ๐
Our teatsealing team in action for the 2022 season!๐
Apart from the great company at the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, this was the highlight for many present on Saturday night:
"Farmers are stereo-typed in this country far too often, but look at the way the winners and finalists have spoken tonight, the broad range of issues they have covered, the way they were judged, what mattered to the NZDIA in the judging process and what matters to dairy farmers full stop. I'm proud to be here not as a farmer, but as a father, and because of you my children will grow up in a country that's cared for and I thank you for that"
#scottystevenson #nzdairy
"We are privileged to farm in the Waimak amongst a fantastic community" Sam Spencer-Bower Jo Spencer-Bower
Congratulations on making the finals at the NZ Dairy Industry Awards 2022 Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award
https://dairyindustryawards.co.nz/results-2/national-results
Privilege to work with you guys ๐๐
In part 2 of our Animal Poison prevention Videos mini-series, learn what to do if you livestock eats something they shouldn't have.๐๐ฟ
This week is Animal Poison Prevention Week, โwatch the video to learn some tips from Vet Paul Blondell about how to keep your livestock safe from poisons and toxins. ๐
Pregnancy scanning
Pregnancy scanning season is underway. ๐
The video shows our large animal veterinarians in action for the pregnancy scanning season so far!
Early age scanning can accurately detect pregnancies from 35-100 days which gives an idea of how well the mating season has gone. Key metrics like 3 & 6 week in-calf rates will help identify which cows conceived to artificial insemination programs and assist with creating management groups for calving next season. Our veterinary technician team records results straight into InfoVet/MINDA for efficient reporting back to the farmer.
Give us a call to book in your herd pregnancy scan. ๐
Big shout out to our amazing tech team led by Kellie Grieve!
We use the full โgold-standardโ calf disbudding service to improve the well-being, health and welfare of your calves.
Happy Friday! Here are all 297 of the big ladies waiting patiently in the yard to head back to their paddock after teat sealing on Wednesday. Thanks heaps to the Eyrewell Dairy staff who helped us get these girls through the trailer efficiently, and a big thank-you to Kristy Schouten for putting on a yummy morning tea and lunch ๐๐ฎ
Another day, another ๐ฉ
Video blooper #1 of many
