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Caring For Calves

For managers of teams involved in the care of calves from the paddock through the first few days of a calf’s life. Simple processes, to make sure that every calf has the best possible start.

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Calves

Body Condition Scoring Made Easy Field Guide

Condition score (BCS) your dairy herd accurately and consistently by using this handy field guide for objective levels for animal measurement.

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Body condition score

Body Condition Scoring Reference Guide

Aims to provide advice on body condition score (BCS) targets, management strategies, and an overview of how to get accurate and consistent results.

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Body condition score

FeedChecker calculator

The FeedChecker calculator is a robust way to ensure you are optimising feed allocation throughout the year.

Tools & Apps

Nutrition

Ranking of Active Sires

The RAS list is published by NZAEL, an independent animal evaluation body working alongside breeding companies for greater genetic gains.

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Breeding decisions

Bull Search

Search for an individual bull or set criteria to produce a list of bulls to suit your requirements.

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Breeding decisions

Bull Team

Simply use the RAS list or search below to add bulls. This page will update with your new selections.

Tools & Apps

Breeding decisions

Heifer Development Plan

Growing heifers well, so that they meet their liveweight targets, can improve farm productivity and profitability. Use this tool to set a plan for the first two years of a heifer's life.

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Heifers

Lameness field guide

A farmer's guide to treating lameness.

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Lameness

Dry off abruptly taking steps to reduce yield - Smartsamm Technote 16

Guide to dry off abruptly taking steps to reduce yield

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Mastitis



Manage teat sores and cracks - Smartsamm Technote 9

How to manage teat sores and cracks

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Mastitis



Monitor and maintain milking machine function - Smartsamm Technote 6

How to monitor and maintain milking machine function

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Mastitis



Practise good hygiene during milking - Smartsamm Technote 8

How to practise good hygiene during milking

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Mastitis



Rapidly find record treat clinical cases - Smartsamm Technote 10

How to rapidly find, record and treat clinical cases in recently calved cows

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Mastitis



Rapidly find record treat clinical cases recently calved cows - Smartsamm Technote 4

How to rapidly find, record and treat clinical cases in recently calved cows

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Mastitis



Take care with heifers - Smartsamm Technote 2

How to take care with heifers during milking

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Animal



Use good milking technique and a consistent routine - Smartsamm Technote 5

How to use good milking technique and a consistent routine

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Mastitis



Use individual cow SCC for management decisions - Smartsamm Technote 12

How to use individual cow SCC for management decision

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Mastitis



A Better BW for the New Zealand Dairy Sector Consultation Discussion Document

The information gathered will help direct decisions around the future of Breeding Worth evaluations for the New Zealand dairy herd.

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Breeding decisions



A Better Breeding Worth for Dairy Farmers Consultation Document

The proposed operating model for a better Breeding Worth system with genomics in 2024.

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Breeding decisions



Administer dry cow treatments as recommended - Smartsamm Technote 17

How to administer dry cow treatments as recommended

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Mastitis



Animal Welfare (Painful Husbandry Procedures) - Code of Welfare 2005

This code covers all painful husbandry procedures and provides specific information for castration, tail docking, and disbudding and dehorning.

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Welfare



Antibiotic Judicious Use Guidelines

Antibiotic judicious use guidelines for the New Zealand veterinary profession for dairy farming.

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Mastitis



Benchmarking Genetic Progress Across Dairy Industries in the Eras Before and During Genomics

This report compares genetic trends from the dairy industries of Europe, North America, and Oceania using data either publicly available or supplied by the breeding organizations of the countries concerned.

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Breeding decisions



Bobby Calf Collection Sign

Checklist at the point of bobby calf selection of the eight criteria that calves must meet before they are selected for transport off-farm.

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Animal



Body Condition Score (BCS) Dry-Off Calculator

Use this tool to calculate dry-off date to reach body condition score (BCS) targets at calving.

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Body condition score



Body Condition Score (BCS) Recording Chart

An easy-to-use chart to keep track when Body Condition Scoring

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Body condition score



Body Condition Score Assessor Certification Programme - Code of Practice

This Code of Practice (CoP) documents the body condition score (BCS) assessor certification programme processes and the professional practice expectations of those certified under the programme.

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Body condition score



Body Condition Scoring Made Easy Field Guide

Condition score (BCS) your dairy herd accurately and consistently by using this handy field guide for objective levels for animal measurement.

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Body condition score



Body Condition Scoring Reference Guide

Aims to provide advice on body condition score (BCS) targets, management strategies, and an overview of how to get accurate and consistent results.

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Body condition score



Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) Brochure

Use this brochure for more information and steps to control bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD).

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Health



Buying cows: check mastitis records and examine udders - Smartsamm Technote 21

Guide to buying cows - check mastitis records and examine udders

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Mastitis



Calving Intervention Guide

A decision tree on when to get help for a cow that is calving

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Animal