Wellsford Vet News
Mating
Few things affect farm financial viability more than getting cows in-calf early. Mating for a short time seems like being a great idea after “slogging through the required workload” of spring time. Anything to make things easier. Unfortunately empty cows have a...
Newsletter – October 2019
The Mycoplasma stigma seems to have been extended to any farmer bringing large numbers of animals to a new area e.g. a new 50:50 share milker. This is inappropriate. I would liken it to the initial HIV/AID’s issues of the 1980’s and 1990’s. Education and knowledge...
Ear Infections
Ear infections are one of the most common reasons for pet owners to consult with their vet. The condition becomes apparent when your pet constantly scratches its ears. Head shaking, reddening, scaling and swelling of the externally visible part of the ears are...
Mycoplasma Testing
During the autumn, to screen for the bacteria Mycoplasma bovis, bulk milk samples have been collected from milking herds every fortnight throughout New Zealand and testing of these samples has finally concluded in the last couple of weeks. From these bulk milk tests,...