HAWKES BAY TOGETHER The Vet Services team joined the sea of black and white across Hawkes Bay on Thursday 6th April. Wearing our local colours to show our support for the regions recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle. If you would like to support Hawkes Bay Together please text GIVE to 2923 to make an instant $3…
Join Vet Services and special guest speaker, Sue Macky for an informative seminar all about getting excellent dairy heifers. Sue Macky is a veterinarian who has worked worldwide with high performing dairy farmers. Sue is passionate about growing dairy heifers to reach their potential in the herd. She has particular expertise in the management of…
WOPA Hoof Trimming Faster, Safer Hoof Trimming with the WOPA cattle crush, Teatsealing, Disbudding, Pregnancy Scanning and Reproduction Services. Fill in your details below and we will be in touch to make a booking Name(Required) First Last Farm(Required)Phone(Required)Rapid number of yards(Required) Street Address Address Line 2 I want to book or find out more about…
Any flystrike is bad news for sheep and devastating for production. With tupping fast approaching in one of the wettest summers in memory, it’s timely to consider the options for treating sheep against external parasites. Prevention of flystrike is always preferable to treatment. Vet Services sheep technicians offer jetting off the conveyor, a craigco…
It’s that time of year again! Time for us to come out and scan your cattle with our BCF ultrasound scanners. Pregnancy scanning has many advantages when understanding your herd’s reproduction performance and planning ahead for the season. The earliest times for accurate testing following bull withdrawal is 49 days, this is especially important for…
We have an exciting new method of diagnosing problem mares at our fingertips this season and for seasons to come, with one of our vets attending a course 2022 and bringing back with her a technique that we can utilise – Hysteroscopy. Hysteroscopy is a procedure whereby our endoscope is passed into the uterus of the mare…
Another successful working dog vaccination run is over for Vet Services in Waipukurau for 2022. Nicole Lansdown, BVSc This annual run is held from August to October and involves vets and nurses heading out on farm to give working dog teams a check over and vaccination. This year free bloods were also on offer…
Vet Services Hawkes Bay received Excellence in Innovation and the Supreme Award at the Pan Pac Hawke’s Bay Business Awards 2022. The annual awards are presented by the Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce and celebrate business resilience, community connections, innovation, tourism, leadership, emerging business, and sustainability across the region. In September we had two…
Vet Services Napier has moved into brand new facilities at 170 Taradale Road! The new Napier clinic provides the region with a large veterinary centre, with an extensive range of expertise in companion animal, production animal and equine disciplines all under one roof. The state of the art veterinary clinic is fully-equipped with the latest…
Kennel Cough or Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease is a highly contagious airway infection that is rarely life threatening but does make dogs feel lethargic and have a hoarse “honking” cough for 1- 3 weeks. The infection is spread via airborne particles from another dog. There are vaccine options already widely used that will reduce the…
Having a good safe working facility on farm has lots of benefits – to you, your animals, and your service providers. Yards that are fit for purpose are a pleasure to work in and reduce the risk of injury to all users (animal and human alike). The following are some common things that make…
