Anexa News & Vet Advice
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Fishing gear and pets don’t mix – Embedded or Swallowed Fishing hooks
Dec 1, 2021 | Dogs, Pet Health
The holiday season is rapidly approaching and, for those of us with pets, there...
Keeping your pets safe over the silly season
Dec 1, 2021 | Cats, Dogs, Pet Health
We all want the holiday season to be fun and safe for the whole family and this includes our pets. After all they are...
Summer heat – Cow and Human Welfare
Dec 1, 2021 | Dairy, Dairy Animal Health & Welfare
What are the sources of stress for cows during summer and what can we do about it? Heat, lack of shade, flies,...
It’s time to prepare for the facial eczema season
Dec 1, 2021 | Dairy, Dairy Animal Health & Welfare, Facial eczema, Minerals
As this gorgeous Spring rolls into Summer, we’re all hoping for the right blend of warmth and wet to allow this kind...
Did you know your pet’s nutrition requirements change after they have been desexed?
Nov 21, 2021 | Cats, Dogs, Nutrition, Pet Health
When your pet is desexed, their nutritional needs change due to hormonal changes. Desexed pets (spayed/castrated) are...
Questions & Answers: COVID-19 in our pet cats and dogs
Nov 21, 2021 | Covid, Pet Health
With the Delta COVID-19 variant now becoming more prevalent in New Zealand we are fielding questions regarding the...
Visiting lakes this summer – beware of toxic algae
Nov 21, 2021 | Dogs, Pet Health
If In Doubt- Keep Out of the Water - Warning / Kia tuapato of toxic algal blooms this summer. Several species of...
Podcast – Calves: from weaning to grazing
Nov 8, 2021 | Dairy, Podcast, Young Stock
Join Anexa Dairy Vets for a low key chat about all things Animal Health. This podcast series is aimed at staff on...
November Animal Health Checklist
Nov 5, 2021 | Dry stock
Lambs Docking Clostridial vaccines - don’t forget their booster shot! Fly treatment Rings B12 injections Scabby...
Lameness: Did you know?
Nov 5, 2021 | Dairy, Farm systems, Lameness
As lameness is a year-round issue on the majority of dairy farms and as it has far-reaching impact on both production...
Vasectomies in Rams
Nov 5, 2021 | Dry stock, Sheep
Vasectomy in the ram is a management technique used principally to increase conception rates in a compacted lambing...
Ticks love spring
Nov 5, 2021 | Beef cattle, Bulls, Dry stock, Dry stock animal health & welfare, Grazing youngstock, Sheep, Working Dog
It’s spring, the flowers are blooming, the grass is growing… and the ticks are biting! The ticks are often very small,...