Looking after dairy weaners
Getting calves through to weaning is major milestone and now we need to protect that initial investment.
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Tararua Vets is an integral part of the rural community providing 24-hour services. We provide a full range of clinical services as well as farm consultancy (i.e. mastitis, nutrition, lameness and reproduction, parasitology) that specifically target the needs of your business. We believe that when our animals are healthy, our people and our community thrive.
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Getting calves through to weaning is major milestone and now we need to protect that initial investment.
The reproductive performance of your herd is greatly influenced by the difference between energy inputs (nutrition – energy, protein, fibre etc) and energy outputs (milk production, walking, inflammation etc) during the mating period.
A key influencer of next year’s performance. For Spring calving herds, the work of getting cows back in calf during October, strongly determines their performance in 2025 and these endeavours are either made easier or more difficult by a multitude of factors that precede this period.
For the last 15 plus years the sheep industry has faced the reality that resistance of internal parasites to anthelmintics was going to eventually limit the effectiveness of this tool.
Having our lambs grow quickly is an important pointer for lifting profitability and creating options for our farming systems.
Peter Aitken and the team at Totally Vets Awapuni have been working with Zoetis to test a new heifer synchrony program on Manawatu dairy farms, with a study that showed real-world improvements in heifer reproductive performance.
Tararua Vets offers a comprehensive on-farm and in-clinic veterinary service. Our branches in Pahiatua and Dannevirke complement this service with carefully chosen animal health products and merchandise with up-to-date advice on their use.
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