Vet2Farm Seminars-Small group seminars limited to a maximum of 12 participants at a time.
-Presented by 2 experienced vets; held at the Hawera clinic; running from 10.00 am to 2.30 pm.
-Lunch and full set of notes provided.
-Highly regarded with excellent feedback. $190 per person, discounted to $160 per person for 2 or more from the same farm. 
Spring First Aid
LATE JUNE
- Responsibilities of animal care
- Animal welfare expectations
- How to calve cows
- Treating metabolic disease & how to find the vein
- Common spring diseases and treatments
- Treating calf scours
Treat & Prevent Lameness
NOVEMBER
- Economic importance of lame cows
- How to identify lame cows early
- Understand types & causes of lameness
- Treating lame cows correctly (using real cows feet)
- Identifying the causes of herd lameness problems
- Actions to help prevent lameness
Rearing Heifer
Replacements
APRIL
- Importance of quality herd replacements
- Optimal age structure of the herd
- How to produce healthy calves
- Achieving target weights
- Disease prevention programmes
- Various rearing systems
Reproduction Management
EARLY SEPTEMBER
- Importance of compact calving
- Basic Oestrous cycle of the cow
- Accurate heat detection
- Factors affecting mating performance and how to manipulate them
- Hormone programmes and results
- Bull management and performance
Managing Mastitis
MARCH
- Economic losses from mastitis
- Causes and effects of mastitis
- Diagnosis and cell counts
- Effective treatment options
- Dry cow therapy and teat sealants
- Effective teat spraying
Veterinary Nutrition
MARCH
- Cow digestion
- Components of feed
- Mineral and trace elements
- Transition cow management
- Preventing metabolic diseases
- Feeding supplements risk free
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