Our pets can’t talk to us to tell us that they are feeling a little off – It is not until the disease symptoms are established that we can identify a problem without diagnostic testing. An animal’s instinct is to hide pain and discomfort, sometimes making...
Docking Tail-docking lambs can be done within six weeks of age but no younger than 12 hours old. It is done for cleanliness, and to reduce the risk of flystrike by helping to prevent fecal matter from accumulating on the tail and hindquarters of the sheep. Remember to...
It’s that time again; time for the annual Anexa Dog vaccination run. One of our Vets and a Nurse can come out to your farm to vaccinate and health check your team of dogs, we can also provide flea and worm treatment to keep your team in tip-top shape. If you are...
Now that the new batch of dairy grazers have arrived on farm it is time to plan how to optimise their growth to give them the best chance of getting in calf. When yearlings first arrive on farm they should be weighed, and quarantine drenched. Weighing provides an...
Optimal Lamb Health Starts with the Ewe When the ewe is vaccinated 4 weeks pre-lambing, maternal antibodies are produced in the colostrum being made in the udder. When consumed by the lamb in the first 12-24hrs after birth these specific maternal antibodies protect...
