Dairy Services
WATCH: RVC farm animal Vet Richard talks about what the farm animal team get up to on a daily basis. From the large dairy units with 1500 animals to lifestyle block chickens, alpacas, goats and sheep etc.
PREGNANCY SCANNING
WATCH: our large animal veterinarians in action for the pregnancy scanning season. Early age scanning can accurately detect pregnancies from 35-90 days which gives an idea of how well the mating season has gone. Key metrics like 3 & 6 week in-calf rates will help identify which cows conceived to artificial insemination programs and assist with creating management groups for calving next season.
Our veterinary technician team records results straight into InfoVet/MINDA for efficient reporting back to the farmer.
veterinary services
Our experienced team of dairy vets are able to provide you and your business with the complete package of Dairy Veterinary Services offering full medical and surgical care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We always have a vet on duty - even on Christmas Day.
Consulting and advisory services are available as are Vet tech services and experienced teams available to assist during for peak periods on farm. An in-house lab is available as well as full retail and product delivery service and continued support.
Body Condition scores
In autumn body condition of the herd takes priority over production. April/May is a balance between getting as much production as possible, meeting cow BCS targets and achieving winter minimum feed cover targets. Monitoring growth rates weekly is a good way to stay on top of this.
farm staff training
At our place in our seminar facility, equiped with digital resources, or on farm conducting a practical session with vets and industry experts, we have built great relationships with generations of farming families during our regular training and information exercises including:
• DCT/ Teatseal application
• Spring first aid
• Mastisis
• Reproheat detection
• Body Condition Scoring
• Lameness - Healthy Hoof
• Calf rearing
consultancy services
Heifer Rearing: Animal Health plans, minerals, parasites, vaccinations, nutrition.
Reproduction: In-calf Trained Vets, MINDA reporting, fertility focus reports, reproductive planning consults.
Animal Health Plans: to guide your treatment timings & decision making.
Nutrition: Trace element testing and advice.
Milk Quality reviews and advice.
Lameness & Healthy Hoof training vets.
HEIFER TEATSEALING
OUR Teatseal trailer has non-slip mats on the floor and loading ramps, winches on the both ramps and closed steel window to prevent heifers putting their heads down. The trailer is modified to ensure a safe environment for animals as well as the vet and technician team.
extension services
From trial work, to farmer meetings and our place, or yours, training seminars for calf rearing, seasonal concerns, repro and lameness to name but a few there is regularly an event to attend, upskill and engage.
Frequent newsletters are distributed including seasonal and regional news, updates and information.
retail sales & delivery
The clinic stocks a wide range of dairy products, and we offer a free delivery service to our valued dairy and farming clients. Products include:
• Prescription Animal Remedies
• Internal and external parasite drenches
• Metabolic products
• Energy drenches
• Rumen modifiers
• Bloat prevention
• Mastitis and teat treatments
• Hoof knives and lameness products
dairy grazing
Our team of vets and technicians provide a full range of support and advice to the many dairy grazing companies and their affliated graziers. We can formulate and design animal health plans that meet budgets as well as production targets to ensure heifers are returned to their owners ready and in the best possible state to produce.
Our experienced technician team is equipped and trained to ensure jobs get done both thoroughly and efficiently whilst minimising as much stress as possible on both stock and managers.