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A nationwide dairy farm survey is underway as part of a project to evaluate the effectiveness of current vaccination practices to prevent leptospirosis in dairy herds.

Massey University has sold its 35% stake in New Zealand Veterinary Pathology Ltd (NZVP).

Massey University's International Sheep Research Centre has for ten years researched top tips for lambing -- getting the most out of a sheep flock after a hard winter.

Scientists at Massey University have confirmed what farmers have known for years: cows do not like to walk uphill.

Plant science specialist Dr Lydia Cranston has joined Massey University’s International Sheep Research Centre.

The rural sector will need a major financial re-set as a result of the current low dairy prices, says the director of business, innovation and strategy at Massey University, Professor Hamish Gow.

The rural sector will need a major financial re-set as a result of the current low dairy prices, says the director of business, innovation and strategy at Massey University, Professor Hamish Gow.

A world expert in precision agriculture says there is much misplaced hype about the use of UAV’s (drones). 

A collaboration between New Zealand sheep researchers and Chinese red meat producers will benefit both countries’ farming systems, the academics claim.

Massey University vet Peter Wilson has been doubly honoured recently: he was awarded the Deer Farmers Association’s Premier Industry Award, and life membership of the New Zealand Veterinary Association.