Pregnancy Testing

Our scanners enable us to quickly confirm a pregnant cow and the gestation of the pregnancy. We physically examine the whole uterus in any heifer thought to be empty as the ability to check a pregnancy less than 6 weeks can be challenging with a scanner. This gives you peace of mind and the ability to plan for the calving season ahead. Research has shown ultrasound scanning is generally accurate to +/- 5 days. Cows gestation length varies they will calve +/- 2 weeks from their calving date, even when we confirm AB dates.

Infovet Recording

Using our aged pregnancy testing service and signing up to Infovet's free service, our technicians will come on-farm and provide the vet with all mating dates and record results. The systems allow us to upload to sync with all MINDA records, creating a list of expected due-to-calve reports and empty/recheck heifers. Finally, this ensures accuracy for your calves aging by confirming mating dates, rather than approximate on calf size.

Lepto

For convenience, we can vaccinate your whole herd at the same time.

Simply let us know if you require us to vaccinate or if you or your staff can (there is a fee associated with us completing vaccinations). Standardly we vaccinate during milking time - herringbone sheds in the morning and rotary sheds in the afternoon.

Equipment/Planks

We can offer planks/pit fits for both herringbone and rotary sheds free of charge if you don't have a suitable facility for the vet to work. Staff safety is our top priority, so if your area isn't at a safe standard, we simply won't risk it.

Perforations

Unfortunately, there is always a risk of the ultrasound probe perforating the rectum. We do our best to be accurate but when we are doing 170,000 PD's a year, sadly, it can happen occasionally. This is a risk we do have to accept as part of the ultrasound pregnancy testing process.