Rearing good young stock is extremely important for the future of your herd, as well grown heifers will be much more...
Anexa News & Vet Advice
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Calf BVD Ear-Notching Update – September
Sep 7, 2017 | Biosecurity, Dairy, Dairy Animal Health & Welfare, Young Stock
Our Technicians are doing a great job taking ear-notches for BVD testing while they are disbudding calves. There has...
Keep your calves warm this winter
Aug 5, 2017 | Dairy, Young Stock
Your calf shed must be warm and dry, and never draughty; cold calves waste energy shivering. Feeding warm milk can...
Leptospirosis, Autumn AND Spring herds – Calf vaccinations are due
Aug 5, 2017 | Biosecurity, Dairy, Dairy Animal Health & Welfare, Young Stock
Yes, it is calf vaccination season. To be effective, leptospirosis vaccinations need to happen before calves are...
Feeding calves- what to feed, when to feed it and when to wean
Jun 8, 2017 | Dairy, Young Stock
Colostrum for the best start Feed enough high quality colostrum quickly to newborn calves Calves need 10% of their...
Rotavirus Vaccination – Prevention is better than cure when it comes to calf scours
Jun 8, 2017 | Dairy, Dairy Animal Health & Welfare, Young Stock
Rotavirus colostrum vaccines are due NOW. Anyone who has had an outbreak of Rotavirus calf scours will tell you about...
BVD Control is all about the PIs
Jun 8, 2017 | Biosecurity, Dairy, Dairy Animal Health & Welfare, Young Stock
“I don’t have BVD on my farm. It’s under control. I’m monitoring my Bulk Milk and it’s always OK. Isn’t that...
How do I improve the antibody level of the colostrum pool for my newborn calves?
Jun 1, 2017 | Dairy, Young Stock
If you measure the pool of colostrum for newborn calves and it reads under 22% on the Brix refractometer, you...
BVD – How was your end of season result?
May 8, 2017 | Biosecurity, Dairy, Dairy Animal Health & Welfare, Young Stock
You may have recently received a phone call from your Anexa FVC Vet with your final results from the LIC BVD Bulk Milk...