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… and treatments—preferably for each animal but at least to the mob level. Specific diseases and issues Internal parasites Sheep measles Johne’s disease   … Animal waste and carcass management …

We offer workshops covering everything you need to know about better breeding, better feeding, and better animal health and welfare. … Workshops we currently offer … Beef Cow Body Condition Scoring This workshop provides the platform to bring together and discuss all the critical elements of condition scoring in beef animals and management applications throughout the farming year Ewe Body Condition Scoring This workshop demonstrates a quick, easy and low-cost management tool that compares sheep …

… System guide (PDF, 178KB). Post mortems/total worm counts  Post-mortems are a useful tool to determine the role of parasites in cases of poor body condition and performance of adult stock, especially ewes.    … Here’s some guidelines for what you’ll see with Barbers Pole worm and Trichostrongylus in lambs that have died of these parasites. Total worm counts are the ultimate test to determine the level of immature and mature worm burden in animals.  …

You’ll have heard the mantra ‘95% of worms on your farm are on pasture’. Learn about the drivers of worm challenge on your pastures so you can reduce worm intake by susceptible stock.  … Where do the larvae live?  The vast majority of your total worm population (85 to 95%!) lives on pasture – as L3 larvae. The rest are: In the soil – a few larvae and eggs. In dung pats – eggs and developing larvae. Inside your animals – as juvenile worms, adults and eggs. Think of your farm as a worm iceberg. …

… or farm ruminant animals, there are rules you must follow to reduce this risk. Feeding offal to dogs Hydatids are parasites that form cysts in the organs of livestock and people. Although we believe New Zealand is now free from …

… survivors to breed with each other and increase in numbers.  Using drench over and over as your main way to manage parasites applies selection pressure. It culls susceptible worms and removes them from the gene pool. What’s left?   …

… profitability and sustainability.  Working to solve industry-wide animal health issues like facial eczema and internal parasites.  Working on research into climate adaptation and mitigation and other environmental challenges.  Working with …

Beef + Lamb New Zealand is focused on providing significant return on investment for dairy farmers’ beef levies.   … The dairy, sheep and beef industries are closely linked, through activities such as:  non-replacement dairy calves in beef finishing  the provision of beef semen or bulls  grazing young stock  wintering dairy cows  providing feed.  Cull cows are a significant source of New Zealand’s exported beef.  Given these relationships B+LNZ continually looks at further opportunities for …