Cognosco is in a unique position of being able to undertake large scale field observational and clinical studies to a high (GCP) standard. The group’s extensive experience in working with veterinarians and herdowners allows Cognosco to perform clinically relevant and scientifically robust studies. Additionally Cognosco has a team that can effectively communicate study results and messages to veterinarians, herdowners and study sponsors.
The team also provide undergraduate and postgraduate training, both nationally and internationally.
Cognosco services
Research and Development
Cognosco provides research services to industry, government and animal health companies. Cognosco also acts as a contract research organisation (CRO), but also actively seeks to develop ‘industry good’ research projects with government and industry research partners, and collaborates with other organisations on projects. Recent study topics have ranged from nutrition and transition cow feeding through to mastitis treatment and control, improved reproductive performance via better diagnosis and treatment of reproductive disease, and antimicrobial product usage and resistance.
Laboratory services
Undergraduate & postgraduate training and mentoring
Cognosco is involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate veterinary training. Scott McDougall provided a week-long mastitis course for final year veterinary students, as well as running mastitis and reproduction courses for graduate Veterinarians. Scott McDougall has also ran workshops for practising veterinarians on antimicrobial usage and good prescribing.
International training and consultancy
Cognosco can provide training, tailored to request.
Recent Cognosco partners
Cognosco’s published papers & news
Cognosco News
Scott McDougall’s Consultancy Visit to Chinese Dairy Farms
Scott McDougall, a veterinarian with Cognosco and Anexa, recently undertook consultancy visits to Chinese dairy farms, aiming to enhance milk quality. His work involved analyzing milk quality data, including bulk milk somatic cell counts, herd test results, and...
Cognosco provides mastitis and milk management workshop to chinese veterinarians
Scott McDougall and the team at Cognosco provided mastitis management and control training to a group of 19 farm managers and senior veterinarians from China in the last week of October. The participants were taken through how to monitor milk quality and mastitis, how...
Cognosco’s Dr. Scott McDougall guest speaker on The Vet Chat podcast discussing dry cow therapy – the present and the future
Scott McDougall is a well-known and highly respected member of the NZ dairy science community. He has been involved in the dairy industry for over 25 years. Throughout Scott’s career, he has been actively involved in improving animal health and productivity, through...
