Lifestyle Animal Vet Services
Your local vet, here to help
Anexa Vet Services is here to help provide information and vet assistance to help you better understand and care for your animals.
We offer a wide range of services to small block holders from treating your sick pets, vaccinating, disbudding / dehorning and hoof trimming through to vet assured milk replacers, calf meals, drenches, calf leads, bottles and much more with the extra bonus of advise and guidance.
Our Lifestyle Animal Vet Services Include:
Reliable Animal health care advice
Vet Property Assessment Consult
Personalised Animal Health Plans
24/7 emergency Vet care
Technician services - Hoof Trimming, Calf Disbudding, Milk Sampling, Dry Cow and Teatsealing Application, Weighing, Spore Count Monitoring, Drenching
News and Advice
What will the 2023 facial eczema season bring?
With a wet November and pasture quality being a little bit difficult to manage, there is already dead litter accumulating at the bottom of some pastures. Two years ago we saw pasture management decisions in December have a big impact on early facial eczema (FE), so...
Small block owners caring for sheep and goats
If you own a small block and are new to owning sheep or goats, this article explains the basics. For more information check out our other articles or talk with your local Anexa Vet. Sheep and goats are small ruminants Sheep and goats are a group of animals...
Can I feed my cows kiwifruit? Are there risks to consider?
Lots of our farmers have started feeding kiwifruit this last week or so because it actually stacks up alright price wise and has the potential to be a good feed – however, there are some major risks with feeding it and losing a couple of cows makes it pretty...
Keeping your eye on the ball (or in this case the spore counts)
Facial eczema season is here and now is the time to begin your prevention program if you haven’t already started. Where to begin? Knowing your facial eczema risk is a good place to start. Our spore count updates are underway. Follow this link to sign up for...
Keep an eye on spore counts to manage the risk of Facial Eczema
Almost every farmer I’ve spoken to has commented on the amazing season it’s been. A wonderful blend of warm and wet conditions has led to happy cows, and happy farmers! However, it’s exactly these conditions that can make for a challenging facial eczema (FE) season....
How do I know if my animal has lice?
Occasionally eggs may be seen adhered to hairs on the edges of balding areas. A magnifying glass sometimes reveals the adult or nymph stages. Animals may be restless and itchy. Animals that scratch ends up with patches of hair...
Lamb Post-mortems
Lamb loss is a major source of wastage in the NZ sheep industry. About 17% of lambs (foetuses) present at scanning don’t make it to docking (average). The majority of these are lost in the perinatal period (around birth). The main drivers of lamb losses under our...
Yoghurtised milk to help avoid abomasal bloat in bottle-fed lambs
Abomasal bloat is a serious and life-threatening condition that affects approximately 1 in 3 bottle-fed lambs and kids. The best way to prevent this devastating condition is to feed your lambs and kids with yoghurtised or soured milk for every feed from 5 days of age...
Caring for your Ag Day Lamb or Kid Goat
Lambs And Kids Most of the lambs and kids that become available for Calf Club are orphans. Usually the farmer will nurse them through the first few days and then they can be passed over to you. Make sure the animal is healthy with no diarrhoea and has been fed...
Caring for your Ag Day Calf
Feeding For the first three or four days of its life, your calf should drink colostrum. Right from the start, your calf will need feeding twice a day – in the morning before school and in the afternoon after school. If you live on a dairy farm you can of course get...
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