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Advice for grazing sheep in vineyards

1 Jun 2021

Until recently, the use of sprays containing Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in vineyards has meant that sheep cannot graze between the vines due to the risk of persistent residues.

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Preparing the ram team for mating

22 Feb 2021

If farmers haven’t done so already, now is the time they should be giving their ram team a health-check to ensure they are fit and ready for mating in the coming weeks.

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B+LNZ calls for farmers to book pregnancy scanners early

10 Feb 2021

While most rams have yet to go out, farmers are being asked to book their sheep scanners in early to highlight any shortages in scanner availability due to COVID-19 border entry restrictions.

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Healthy sheep

Facial Eczema spore counts unseasonably high

21 Jan 2021

Facial Eczema spore counts in some regions are particularly high for this time of year and Beef + Lamb New Zealand is urging farmers to be vigilant.

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Perfect conditions for the two Fs: Flystrike and Facial Eczema

14 Dec 2020

Warm wet weather in many areas is creating the perfect conditions for the production-limiting diseases flystrike and Facial Eczema.

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lambs and ewes

Avoiding Pneumonia at a high-risk time of the year

16 Nov 2020

Weaning, drafting, drenching and shearing all create the perfect environment for pneumonia and pleurisy in lambs, but simple management can reduce the risk of these production limiting diseases.

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Tailoring vaccine programmes for different farming systems

2 Sep 2020

Vaccination programmes protect both ewes and lambs from a range of diseases but one size does not fit all and different sheep systems will have different vaccine requirements.

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Mycoplasma bovis: Precautions for calf rearing

10 Aug 2020

If buying or selling calves or milk this spring, there are some simple steps that can be taken to reduce the risk of spreading Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) and other diseases.

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stock grazing

Beware of nitrate poisoning in drought affected regions

8 Jul 2020

Cases of nitrate poisoning are being reported in the Hawke's Bay region after recent rain.

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Do ewes really need a pre-lamb drench?

1 Jul 2020

AgResearch scientist Dr Dave Leathwick, builds a strong case for thinking twice about the practice that is routinely carried out by around 80 per cent of sheep farmers as part of their pre-lamb animal health treatments.

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Healthy sheep

New research funded for facial eczema tolerance testing

23 Jun 2020

A pilot study investigating the potential of a groundbreaking facial eczema (FE) tolerance test is being launched in July.

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Reconsider pre-lamb shearing

4 May 2020

Farmers are being urged to consider delaying pre-lamb shearing this winter as feed resources in many parts of the country are already stretched.

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