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- NewsInforming New Zealand Beef’s Progeny Test enters its third year …
- This project aims to identify the opportunities and challenges associated with increasing lamb survival in New Zealand. …
- Page… policies set up different levels of risk – both for worm challenge, and for drench resistance. We also highlight some management ideas and risk mitigations. Good nutrition is #1 No matter what systems are in place on a farm, very good … systems . Watch this video on when you should start drenching your calves . Listen to this DairyNZ podcast: better worm management for healthy heifers . Read this article: Winter and spring parasite management in R1 cattle . …
- The Code of Welfare: Sheep and Beef Cattle sets out standards that must be achieved to meet obligations under the Animal Welfare Act 1999. It was last updated in 2018. Update July 2025: consultation has now closed. Access B+LNZ’s consultation submission here (PDF, 792KB). The new proposals take into account new technologies and updated science, and include new standards related to dairy sheep. About the proposed code The proposed code is broken into 10 parts: General requirements …
- … We are exploring the use of a farm systems optimisation model to improve parasite management in sheep and cattle while reducing drench resistance. If successful, this model could provide farmers with a strategic tool to evaluate different management strategies. … the risk of drench resistance. This initiative aims to provide farmers with a strategic tool to enhance parasite management on their farms. We’ll analyse how the PRISYM model can simulate the effects of drench resistance within farm systems. If successful, this model could offer farmers a strategic tool for evaluating different parasite management strategies. Focus areas Base Farm Model: Assume no existing parasite resistance and apply best practices like …
- … The Pouto Catchment Working Group works to implement the Pouto Catchment Management Plan, which was written by the community in 2014. The group meets about 4 times a year and is made up of …
- Our Focus Groups and Farmer Innovation Groups are small, topic-driven learning groups designed to empower farmers through shared experience and expert insight. …
- Page… Few flock management tools are as quick, easy and cheap as body condition scoring (BCS). And few offer such potential for gains in productivity, for efficient feed management and for good stock wellbeing. It’s a skill that is easy to learn, requires no specialised tools, and should be a part of every sheep farmer’s management tools. …