Microchipping cows
OPINION: Should cows in NZ be microchipped?
Farmers can no longer simply buy the cheapest drench, assume it is doing a good job of killing worms and not consider the longer term implications, says Jo Houlter, veterinary technical advisor, MSD Animal Health.
Get your colostrum feeding right and you'll go a long way towards raising healthy replacement calves.
Neonatal scours can badly affect dairy calves and make it difficult for herd owners to raise enough healthy replacements.
Dairy Women's Network membership has grown from 5079 last year to at least 8000 members, chairman Justine Kidd says.
OPINION: Should cows in NZ be microchipped?
OPINION: Legislation being drafted to bring back the controversial trade of live animal exports by sea is getting stuck in the…