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Annual Winter Dairy Conference
& 10th Annual Dairy Awards
This year we were very kindly hosted by the West Oxford Hotel, and we hope you enjoyed the warm fireplace, the delicious hot lunch, & the beer that was provided.
Liver Biopsy in Cattle
A liver biopsy extracts a small amount of a cow’s liver tissue and is used for pro-active health monitoring of the herd. What happens during a liver biopsy? This video shows the procedure step-by-step with our Large Animal Vet John Spearpoint.
Pregnancy Test Results 2023
On average the 6-week-in-calf rate of RVC clients was up 4% on last year.
Leptospirosis Update
How does it spread? How bad is it? Your responsibilities. Your options.
Copper Supplementation
RVC has undertaken research on two dairy farms in the North Canterbury region to provide further insight into the effects of using injectable copper supplementation in mixed aged dairy cows.
Teat Score to Reduce Mastitis
Along with financial incentives to produce higher quality milk, there is a new reason to improve milk quality and that is animal efficiency.
Calf Rearer of the year 2023!
We would like to thank everybody who nominated or entered this year’s awards. We have had a noticeable increase in entries this year which is fantastic!
Calf Rearing Seminar July 2023
Interactive Stations on: Colostrum quality and access after birth, Shed hygiene, Calf tubing, Preventing sick calves.
The weird and wonderful: A case of a calf born with extra legs
Meet Spider, an Angus calf born with 3 extra legs!
Farmer Mastitis Webinar
If you missed the Mastitis Prevention and Treatment roadshow we encourage you to watch the recorded version. Those who attended gained alot from the event.
Teatseal tubes can now be recycled.
Our aim is to significantly reduce the amount of plastic going in to landfill and to support a healthier, more sustainable future.
Improve cure rates for lame cow with pain relief
A lot of our farmers have seen the benefits of using pain relief in a wide variety of diseases, including lameness. The trial work is backing up what farmers see - using pain relief in addition to corrective hoof trimming and blocks improves cure rates and gets cows back in the milking herd quicker!
Body Condition Scores
Autumn creeps up on us all, the days seem to get shorter and the mornings colder. Suddenly it’s dry off time and the herds body condition score may not be where you’re hoping it would be. Now is the time to get the herd ready for dry off and next season’s calving.