We wish Katrina Roberts all the best today as a finalist for the Dairy Women of the Year Award. In case you missed it, this interview was played on the Breeze yesterday. It's well worth a listen—and way better with sound on 📣!
Go Treen!
Heat Stress in Dairy Cows
It might have been misty this morning, but it has quickly disappeared and will likely be another scorcher. Hot for the cows, hot for staff, hot for our kids and hot for scanning cows!
At a farm visit recently, the farmer told one of our Anexa Dairy Vets the yearlings, despite having shade and adequate water and food, were panting! It is not often that we hear of or see yearlings doing that! The cooler nights this week have definitely been a slight reprieve.
We appreciate the options you have for mitigating heat stress. These may be limited, but consider milking times and frequencies, use of sprinklers in the yard, choosing sacrifice paddocks that have a lot of shade and ensuring your water supply is keeping up with the cows (getting staff to check the water when they lock the cows away for early signs of a problem) or maybe splitting the herd into 2 mobs if water flow is an issue.
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Merry Christmas from Anexa Vet Services
🎄We're wishing you a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a safe and Happy New Year. Thank you for your ongoing support. 🎄
Anexa Vet clinics will be closed on the 25th and 26th of December and the 1st and 2nd of January. During this time, the production animal after-hours team will be on call for emergencies, and the companion animals team will be supported by local after-hours veterinary hospitals.
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"With reproduction failure, we are always looking in the rear-view mirror, so this is our one opportunity to pre-plan and gives us the best chance of not having to look in the rear-view mirror and see a car crash”.
In this podcast Emma Franklin chats with George Watson about why it is so important to fertility test bulls before mating. George outlines some of the reasons that bulls fail fertility testing and explains that almost half the bull-fertility issues can only be diagnosed by examining a semen sample under the microscope. The vets chat through the practicalities of testing and give a rundown of the facilities needed to carry out this quick and cost-effective procedure. Listen here: https://anexa.co.nz/bull-fertility-testing-whywhathow/
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Booked your bull fertility testing?
Anexa’s bull fertility service includes:
✅ General health and condition check including a lameness check of feet, legs, hips, back and a body condition assessment.
✅ Pen*s checked for deformities or injuries
✅ Palpation of internal sex glands
✅ Semen concentration and motility examination
Results are immediate and we can BVD test and vaccinate at the same time – To book, call your local clinic or request a booking online here: https://anexa.co.nz/bull-fertility-testing/
Today we celebrate Anexa's multi-tasking ninjas, our compassionate heart-warmers. We love their great sense of humour, and fun-loving vibes, as well as their dedication, knowledge and skills.
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Identifying a group of at-risk cows (i.e., those at risk of poor reproductive performance) and using reduced milking frequency to help improve their energy balance status is an option. This at-risk group could include first and second calvers; very old cows; cows that calved at less than BCS 4.5; cows that had animal health issues at calving; cows with endometritis (“dirty cows”); non-cyclers; lame cows; late calvers; cows already in BCS 4 or less.
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Let the calving season begin!
It was a pleasure to spend the day with the next generation of farmers. Our hope is that the valuable information shared will help set you up for the best animal health outcomes over the spring period. If you enjoyed this workshop, and want to further your learning join us for Repro 101 workshop in September - anexa.co.nz/events
Consider your Transition Cow Management Plan and implement changes to suit the season.
The transition period includes about 2-3 weeks immediately before and after calving. Getting Transition Cow management right has a whole pile of benefits to your cows, your staff and ultimately your bank balance! On the other hand, cows with a sub-optimal transition period have higher rates of metabolic disease (down cows), they have poorer immunity resulting in increased risk of diseases such as mastitis and metritis (“dirty cows”), they have poorer production and reproduction later in the season.
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Getting bulls fertility checked is one of the most effective, easy and inexpensive ways of improving your herd’s reproductive performance.
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Wishing you all a safe and happy Christmas and New Year. Thank you for your support, it is very much appreciated.
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Have your bulls arrived on farm? Listen to our latest podcast - Talking Bull, full of handy tips on how to best manage bulls on farm during natural mating. Also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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