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Thinking about raising lambs or calves this spring? Whether you’re new to lifestyle farming or just looking to brush up on the basics, we’d love you to join us for a free evening of practical advice. Our experienced farm vets will share simple, hands-on tips to help you get the best start to the season,…
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Vet Services offer personalised lifestyle block veterinary services to small block owners across Hawkes Bay. These services include emergency veterinary care, annual animal health plans, preventative care, educational workshops and technician assistance with routine drenching, vaccinations, bolusing and foot trimming to keep your animals happy and healthy. Contact to find out more.
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A common winter issue, lice are prevalent at this time of year due to their preference for cooler, darker and drier weather conditions. Infestations develop as a slow burn on healthy animals, with numbers gradually increasing on individuals. The entire lifecycle of lice is spent on sheep, so transmission between individual animals can only occur…
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Growing healthy lambs takes more than simply providing feed and hoping for the best. Vaccination programmes, parasite management and good grazing practices all play a critical role in helping lambs reach their potential. At Vet Services Hawke’s Bay, one of the most common challenges we see in growing lambs is preventable production losses caused by…
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Drench Resistance is the number one animal health issue facing farmers and their vets in the sheep & beef industry. We are very concerned – here’s why • We have no new tools in the box to tackle this issue. No new knowledge, no new drench families, and we have to work with what we…
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Central Hawkes Bay has had an outbreak of kennel cough. This disease can and will spread very fast between dogs and we recommend a vaccination to help protect your dogs. What is kennel cough: Kennel Cough (also known as canine infectious tracheobronchitis) is a highly contagious respiratory disease. Dogs commonly contract kennel cough at places…
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With the change of season and cooler nights fast approaching it’s time to consider how you will keep your working team warm this winter. Why it is important to keep your team warm over winter? In recent years there has been a real push to improve kennel conditions and to provide bedding and jackets…
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Enjoy the holidays but remember your pet’s safety and heightened sensitivity to some of our favourite things. Never underestimate a food loving dog’s ability to smell out and find food stuff not intended for them!! Here are a few things to keep in mind. Chocolate: Wrapped up under the Christmas tree, the festive season is the…
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HASTINGS SEMINAR📍 Patoka Hall, 1 Hendley Road📅 Monday 29 June | 🕚 9.30am What we’ll cover: Calf rearing prep Down cows and metabolic disease Calving challenges Spring herd health planning Open Q&A with our vets Plenty of practical tips, real-life scenarios, and a chance to ask questions along the way. Plus we’ll have morning tea,…
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Ila has a new lease on life after loosing 2.5kg since December 2020! This 12 year old pooch and her dedicated owners have been working with our nursing team over the last 10 months to make small changes to her lifestyle to help her loose weight and manage her arthritis. As a result she…
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