The large animal team consists of five full-time vets, with a broad range of backgrounds and interests between them. We offer a range of large animal services covering Cattle, Sheep, Deer and Alpaca.
Our aim is to help our Vet Club members maximize their profit through optimal animal health and production programs. We are focused on preventative animal health, seeking to identify and solve problems as early as possible. Our 'Moos', 'Ewes', and 'Hooves' letters bring you regular informative news to keep you up-to-date with current animal health issues.
We provide a comprehensive Veterinary service to individual animals from diagnosis and treatment of illness to emergency surgical procedures such as caesarian's or pre-planned vasectomies. See the list of routine services offered below - this is not exhaustive and please feel welcome to contact the clinic if you have any enquiries.
The increasing amount of lifestyle blocks in our area gives us the opportunity to offer an informative and friendly service to help you get the most enjoyment from your livestock and to ensure optimal animal health.
Cattle
- Dairy cattle reproduction programs maximising in-calf rates.
- Dairy client advisory services are available at any level desired by the individual farmer including feed budgeting, farm walks, season planning.
- Cattle pregnancy testing with the latest technology. Headset scanners with ultrasound probes to allow rapid scanning of entire or part herds in both herringbone and rotary milking sheds, as well as races in yards. These are totally portable with their own power source enabling their use at runoff yards for heifers and carry-overs.
- Calf debudding, castration and vasectomising.
- Trace element production profiles monitored through blood and liver sampling.
- Pasture, grass silage, and maize silage, analysis for feed quality
- Regular seminars for members on topics ranging from lameness and mastitis to nutrition & reproduction.
- On-farm seminars for workers including first-aid, calving problems, and lameness.
- Herd mastitis and cell count problems can be investigated to identify problem cows, and shortfalls in milking procedure.
- Facial Eczema monitoring service. Key indicator farms from throughout the district are monitored for raising spore counts and the results displayed on signage in front of both clinics as well as via an inexpensive info-line: 083225750
- Grade-Busting service for emergency diagnosis of clinical mastitis cases and high cell count herds.
- Multi-drench testing and faecal egg count monitoring via in-clinic lab.
- Planned animal health programs and strategies.
Sheep
- Planned animal health programs and strategies.
- Faecal egg counting - same day service and drench advisory service.
- Brucellosis testing and accreditation.
- Optilamb consults - identify areas where scanning and lambing performance could be improved.
- Specialist drench shop carrying drenches to suit all requirements. Price board comparing drenches on a per dose basis.
- Sheep farmer's newsletter.
- Multi-drench testing and faecal egg count monitoring via in-clinic lab, with year-round drench plans formulated.
- Ram vasectomising.
- Lamb mortality investigations and post mortem service.
- Vaccination programs and advice.
Deer
- Deer Tb testing.
- Sedation.
- Develvetting of stags. As well as supervision and certification for farmers wishing to become certified develvetters.
- Planned animal health programs and strategies.
- Reproductive technologies.
- Faecal egg counting and drench plans.
- Drench and vaccine supplies.
Alpaca
- Alpaca Tb testing.
- Pregnancy diagnosis.
- Faecal egg counting, drench resistance testing.
- Health examinations and laboratory profiles.
- Unpacking assistance.