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A key factor in the dramatic failure of commonly used triple drenches is that these are not effective on 27% of New Zealand sheep farms.

Probiotic Revolution claims that farmers using its probiotics are achieving outstanding results in mastitis control.

Mastitis is an inflammation of the udder. In cows, it is usually caused by bacteria which have entered through the teat canal and moved to the mammary tissues.

Dairy farmers could be leaving up to 30% more income on the table by not doing the numbers on supplementary feed, according to SealesWinslow general manager Grant Jackson.

Grass staggers (hypomagnesaemia – magnesium deficiency) or milk fever (hypocalcaemia – calcium deficiency) can affect beef cows around calving.

Abomasal bloat in lambs leads to excess gas in the abomasum, which causes it to expand like a balloon. This can rupture the abomasum wall and crush surrounding organs causing death.

Dairy farmers will be paying a higher TB differential slaughter levy from next month despite concerns raised by DairyNZ.

Farmers are being encouraged to have their say on a proposal to move the Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) eradication programme into a National Pest Management Plan (NPMP) as it moves to a new phase.

Farmers are being asked to get their crap – the ovine variety – together and participate in a facial eczema (FE) research project.

While the recent payout announcement is not the news dairy farmers were hoping for, it’s an opportunity to review on farm performance with a specific focus on protecting your farm’s profitability.