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… growth rate, weight gain or feed efficiency of animals. … The use of HGPs is not permitted in sheep in New Zealand and fewer than 1% of New Zealand beef cattle are treated with HGPs. Use of HGPs is strictly controlled to protect New Zealand’s international trade in meat products. While international standards setting organisations and many markets, such as the USA and Australia, consider HGPs safe and use them extensively, the European Union (EU) and other countries have banned their …

… We can help you take a broad view of your farming operation with practical guidance on taking care of your people and farm business. … Workshops we currently offer … Farm Safety Management System This workshop provides you with a Farm Safety Management System. This gives you a process for identifying and managing hazards and risks and 90% of your paperwork is already done. Benchmarking Workshop This workshop provides a …

Earthquake checklist for organisers of volunteers …

Earthquake registration form for volunteers …

Earthquake checklist for farmers briefing volunteers …

… Disease prevention and control require regular attention to stock health, knowledge, planning, good record keeping and compliance with … 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 …

… We're working with industry groups and government agencies to help develop robust biosecurity policy, systems and standards. … Our biosecurity role B+LNZ … the best interests of sheep and beef farmers are represented by: providing technical advice on import risks and import health standards participating in Ministry of Primary Industries projects that aim to improve response capability … providing input into international standards and biosecurity guidelines, including the World Organisation for Animal Health’s Terrestrial Animal Health Code working to ensure the National Animal Identification and Tracing ( NAIT ) system …

… Dung – particularly in water – is bad news. Faecal bacteria and pathogens can cause disease in people. Faecal contamination is monitored using E. coli (Escherichia coli) as an … organism. E. coli is a type of bacteria commonly found in the guts of warm-blooded mammals (including people) and birds. … Where does excess E. coli in our waterways come from? Common sources of E. coli bacteria include untreated … if there are very low concentrations of E. coli present. When E. coli in rivers and lakes are detected above 550/100mL, health authorities put up signs stating that swimming or collecting shellfish is not recommended. When E. coli …