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Pets

We’re pet lovers. Highly trained, vastly experienced and fully devoted to caring for your special family member in our vet clinics.

Farms

Farming is what we live for. We’re specialists in production animals and lead the industry in knowledge & experience.

Equine

With some of the best known and most experienced Equine vets in Southland, we’ll make sure your horse is in the very best of health.

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We don’t provide jobs. We provide a home for the skilled, the passionate, the aspiring and the forward thinking. This is a home for those who want a sense of belonging, to be part of a community and a culture committed to science and smiles. It’s a good place. It’s home.

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Latest news

Parasites around lambing time

With a very wormy Autumn this year, we expect there are a lot of parasites on our farms at the moment. We rely on the immunity of adult stock to mop these up and reduce the larval challenge. WhenRead more

Clostridial disease defence

Clostridial vaccination for your sheep is a crucial preventative measure against a range of lethal bacteria in the environment, including diseases such as tetanus, pulpy kidney, and blackleg. Read more

Turn it over

In the past, drenching has been the only way to manage this – but in all species, we are seeing parasites become resistant to drenches. So, we need to consider other ways to manage parasites.   Read more

What’s best for housing calves?

A shed that’s sheltered from the wind and rain so it’s warm, with good ventilation and natural light – remember to disinfect it regularly.    Pens for healthy calves with solid partitionsRead more

Colostrum key to calf rearing

I’m sure you know that colostrum is the first milk a cow produces after calving, which is essential for building a calf’s immune system – but what about gold colostrum? It’s the very firstRead more

Have you herd the news?

This brings our family of clinics to nine across Southland and South Otago, expanding our reach in the South and making it even easier for local farmers to access trusted veterinary care.   The MilRead more

Plan to prevent milk fever

Milk fever: it’s something everyone’s familiar with, but something everyone could really do without. Thankfully, most cases can be prevented with good planning. So, what can you do now, toRead more

Sheep vaccination: Maximising results

With the amount spent on vaccines, it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on how we use them, to get more ‘bang for our buck’. Avoiding easy mistakes can go a long way in getting the bestRead more

Scanning time for deer

Scanning hinds is a useful way to gather information to help you make decisions to improve overall productivity on your deer farm.   It provides insight into R2, MA and stag performance, withRead more

Working dogs in winter

It’s very important to maintain high-quality nutrition through the winter because there are higher energy requirements in cold weather to maintain body temperature and still meet the demands for woRead more

You've got cow collars, now what?

It’s been a few years now since wearable technology really took off – and plenty of you have taken the plunge.  But once the collars are on and the alerts start pinging, a new question crops up:Read more

Rounding up repro results

Thanks to over 250 of our dairy farmers who came out to celebrate the end of the season at our recent Repro Round Up events in Winton, Gore and Balclutha (a new location this year). It was awesome toRead more

We are a member of XLVets, who represent the most progressive and innovative practices in New Zealand. Our aim is to progress rural veterinary services.

Welfarm is a country wide initiative developed by XLVets in conjunction with Fonterra to measure annual welfare and productivity.

 

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