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… and specific diseases and issues below. … Recommended practices Prevention Prevention is hugely important: develop a farm animal health plan or calendar with your veterinarian. This will include vaccination and drench programmes appropriate to the needs of your farm business. Consider buying stock on the basis of a high breeding value for disease resistance where this is available. Check the animal health details of …

… Info on how our annual meeting process works … B+LNZ’s annual meeting provides a great opportunity for levypayers to learn more … 68KB) (WNI voters only)  2025 Western North Island Director Election Candidate Profiles (PDF, 297 KB) 2024 B+LNZ Annual Report  (PDF, 7MB) 2024 B+LNZ Annual Meeting minutes (PDF, 157 KB) B+LNZ Year End Financial Statements 30 September 2024 and Independent Auditor’s Report  (PDF, 521KB) For information about the meeting itself, go to the event page on our website .  … Further info … Annual meeting …

Ewe Body Condition Scoring (BCS) Factsheet …

See where New Zealand wool is exported to and view export statistics by region, year, and wool type. … The wool export year begins in July. The statistics here are for the year to date and the year before, so you can compare the two. … Wool exports by region … Wool exports by micron group … Wool export reports … …

… This Safe Work Procedure (SWP) is to be used when handling hazardous substances on the farm. Examples of these include fuels, pesticides, herbicides, gases … Competency Workers will not handle hazardous … are competent to do so. All workers who handle chemicals must be trained with competency requirements varying depending on the classification and quantity of the product being used. These may include: - Qualified Person (EPA/Growsafe) - …

… B+LNZ is funded by farmers through commodity levies paid on all sheep, beef and dairy cattle processed in New Zealand. Find out more about the strategies that guide our levy investment, what the current levies are and how farmers can have a say on the continuation of levies. This section also contains the Red Meat Report from B+LNZ and the Meat Industry Association. … Your levy organisation …

… Worm species … Meet your enemies! Learn about the important worm species of sheep – effects on the animal, seasonal pattern, diagnosis, treatment and prevention strategies. Inside the animal  Sheep worms most often … and Nematodirus can cause sudden, severe illness and death – though they might not be an issue at your place, depending on location. Trichostrongylus can cause serious disease in autumn throughout NZ if not well managed. The others would typically be part of a mixed worm infection and not a cause of disease on their own.  … For information on lungworm and liver fluke, please see:  Tapeworm liver fluke and lungworm . … Common …