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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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Meet the equine team: Ariana

Welcome to our Invercargill team's newest graduate vet, Ariana Miller! Ari has made the trip all the way from the North Island to join us down in Invercargill. Originating from Christchurch, she’sRead more

20 years of Sunni Southland days

On the 15th of March it’s 20 years since I started working at VetSouth. These days working at the same place for that long is a milestone. I’m a definite hen’s tooth you might say.   I haveRead more

Staff focus: Showing cattle

How many children were in your class at the event?    There were 12, all under 14 years old.   Did they all bring a heifer from home?  Yes, most of them had heifers there to compete at the GorRead more

Feeding senior working dogs

Senior working dogs benefit from special diets to support their aging bodies and ensure they have the energy for work and recovery. Ideally working dog diets should contain 25-30% carbohydrates,Read more

Salmonella impacts: A case study

A 550-cow dairy farm experienced a Salmonella outbreak in early May 2024.  Over the course of the outbreak, they had five cows die and 12 cows abort. They treated 20 cows with antibiotics andRead more

Southern Salmonella update

This increase coincided with the wettest spring on record, and other factors such as changes in feed, waterlogged paddocks, cold weather, carrier cows and exceptional stress on cows (and farmers) allRead more

Hind repro performance

Hinds on New Zealand deer farms normally reach puberty at around 16 months old. Hinds that have hit puberty by 16-months have a very good chance to conceive and calve at 24 months old. However, to beRead more

Winning at weaning

Here are some tips for each stage:  Pre-weaning  Make high quality feed available early on to encourage calves to transition onto this while their mothers are still around. This will help rumenRead more

The boys are back in town

If you haven’t, as March rolls in it’s the last call to finalise all your pre-tupping procedures. Your rams should be vet checked, body condition scored and shorn. Check their teeth and feet asRead more

Targeting trace elements

Vitamins and minerals have a big impact on the health of animals and their ability to perform to their best potential. Most farms will have a basic trace element supplementation plan for their stock,Read more

Treating a lame cow

Secure the leg.    Clean the foot with a hose.    Feel between the claws and all around the foot. Look for trapped stones and cracks, and examine the skin above the hoof for infection orRead more

Identifying lameness

New Zealand’s pasture-based dairy farming system, where cows graze in fields in all weather and walk fair distances along lanes to get to and from the milking shed, can increase the risk ofRead 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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