FVM | Farm Veterinary Matamata

Wise on Worms? Top tips on calf drenching and trace element options

Nov 11

Articles

Wise on Worms? Top tips on calf drenching and trace element options

Calf weaning

The Importance of Completing an Animal Wellbeing Plan: Fonterra’s Cooperative Difference

Nov 8

Newsletter

The Importance of Completing an Animal Wellbeing Plan: Fonterra’s Cooperative Difference

Explaining the Importance of Completing an Animal Wellbeing Plan: Fonterra’s Cooperative Difference

Do Your Non-Return Rates Seem Too Good to be True?

Oct 21

Articles

Do Your Non-Return Rates Seem Too Good to be True?

If your non-return rates seem too good to be true, they probably are! Here's what you need to know about phantom cows.

Death By Diarrhoea - Spotlight on Salmonella

Oct 7

Articles

Death By Diarrhoea - Spotlight on Salmonella

Several local herds diagnosed with Salmonella recently; what to look for, plus how to treat & prevent. Yersinia cases also on the rise

Sep 13

Articles

Caught out with Ketosis?

There's lots of Ketosis around - Greg explains why, plus the implications & what you can do about it

Scours Simplified: Dealing with Loose (Back) Ends

Sep 2

Articles

Scours Simplified: Dealing with Loose (Back) Ends

Mikayla breaks down the infectious causes of calf scours & your treatment options

Getting in the MOOOd: A Pre-emptive Guide to Mating this Year

Jul 31

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Getting in the MOOOd: A Pre-emptive Guide to Mating this Year

Keep in-calf rates up this season with Ella's guide to mating

Jul 25

Articles

How This Spring is Unfolding

Here's a quick rundown on the cases our vets are seeing more of this spring, & what it might mean for your herd

Minimizing Your Chance of Milk Fever - What We Know

Jul 2

Articles

Minimizing Your Chance of Milk Fever - What We Know

Greg's advice on how to avoid Milk Fever this calving

Jun 21

Articles

Copper Toxicity Diagnosed Locally

Local herd diagnosed with Copper Toxicity - do you know your herd's copper status?

Jun 12

Articles

Looking Back on Dry-off

Our perspective on using drycow + teatseal vs teatseal only in cows, and a little on the logistics of getting teatseal into heifers.

Preventing Calf Scours - The New Player in the Game

May 24

Articles

Preventing Calf Scours - The New Player in the Game

Preventing calf scours - choosing the right scour vaccine can be confusing. Here's the lowdown on Biobos RCC, new to the market this year.

May 13

Articles

Pesky Parasites in young stock

Parasite management in young stock. When and what to drench with?

May 7

Articles

The Lowdown on Johnes Testing

Johnes disease testing, control & prevention is complicated, so make sure you understand the ins & outs before throwing money at testing.

Mar 5

Decoding your mastitis test results

As we see an increase in targets to reduce antibiotic usage, assisting in making appropriate culling decisions, and keep milk in the vat,...

Jan 16

Heat stress: a HOT topic

Coming into summer it is important to recognise the impact that heat stress has on your dairy herd. Dairy cattle, being a European...

Nov 15, 2023

Worried About Weaning?

Here are some of the common weaning problems seen in dairy cattle: Weaning is fast approaching and it is one of the most stressful events...

Oct 24, 2023

Lame cow costs creeping up? Five tips to minimize costs while fast tracking recovery

During mating, incidence of lameness increases on a lot of farms due to change in routine, more time spent in yards during tail painting...

Sep 6, 2023

Articles

Let's Mate Cheaply!

Three easy & cost-effective ways to improve reproductive performance in your cows

Aug 16, 2023

Articles

Plan for Non-Cycling Cows

There are many options to manage non-cycling cows. Early planning is key to choosing the best option