Animal

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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.

Tools & Apps

Breeding decisions

Bull Search

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

Tools & Apps

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.

Tools & Apps

Heifers

Lameness field guide

A farmer's guide to treating lameness.

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Lameness

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



Caring For Damaged Tails Poster

This quick visual guide to caring for damaged tails shows you the steps you need to take if you see a newly damaged tail.

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Welfare



Check udders after dry off - Smartsamm Technote 18

How to check udders after dry off

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Mastitis



Conduct annual mastitis control activities and review achievements - Smartsamm Technote 22

Buying cows - check mastitis records and examine udders

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Mastitis



Cull persistently infected cows - Smartsamm Technote 15

Guide to culling persistently infected cows

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Mastitis



DIGAD Core Database Fields

List of core data fields for the Dairy Industry Good Animal Database (DIGAD)

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Breeding decisions

Dairy Herd Testing Equipment Approval Procedures and Production Data Standards

An overview of the background and rationale to the approach taken to the herd testing standards and guidelines.

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Animal



Dairy Industry Good Animal Database (DIGAD) Review Summary 2012

Summary of a review carried out in 2012 on the New Zealand Dairy Industry Good Animal Database (DIGAD).

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Breeding decisions



Dairy Industry Good Animal Database (DIGAD) Terms Agreed

DairyNZ and LIC formal agreement setting out the terms of the transfer of the Core Database.

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Breeding decisions

Description of Method to Estimate Reliability

Research paper for the method developed for calculating approximate reliability for national systems of evaluation.

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Breeding decisions

Developing Infomation Herds Report

A business case for developing information herds within the resilient dairy programme to increase genetic gain through the use of genomic technology.

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Breeding decisions

Economics of Reproductive Performance Print Version

Compare your level of overall performance to targets and estimates the scope for increasing opertaing profit through improved reproductive performance.

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Breeding decisions

Economics of Reproductive Performance Tool

Compare your level of overall performance to targets and estimates the scope for increasing opertaing profit through improved reproductive performance.

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Breeding decisions



Every Cow Has a Tail to Tell - Preventing Damaged Tails

On-farm guidelines for preventing damaged tails.

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Welfare

Examples of Herd Test Period, Herd Test and Milking Sample

Examples that show how the terms ‘herd test period’, ‘herd test’, ‘herd test sample’, and ‘herd test sample milking’ relate to each other.

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Animal



Facial Eczema Management Guide

The facial eczema prevention management protocol details a list of steps farmers need to take if they are managing facial eczema through the use of zinc or fungicides.

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Health



Field Anaemia Nearest Indicator (FANI) Card

Field guide on how to identify anaemia in cattle

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Health



Fit for Transport Poster

A poster on 8 things calves require to be fit for transport.

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Calves



Fix areas that make udders dirty - Smartsamm Technote 26

How to fix areas that make udders dirty

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Mastitis

Grazing Heifers On The Milking Platform Vs Contract Grazing Calculator

Estimate the financial impact: if you’re considering grazing your heifers on the milking platform against contract grazing off-farm.

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Animal



Healthy Hoof Programme Farm Diagnosis and Action Plan Template

Vets can use this template for a Healthy Hoof programme farm diagnosis and action plan

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Lameness



Healthy Udder Guide

This guide provides practical "step by step" tips for preventing, finding and treating mastitis.

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Mastitis

Herd Testing Procedured for Milking Herds

An overview of herd testing procedures for milking herds

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Animal



How to Apply Heat Mount Detectors

One page guide on how to apply heat mount detectors

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Repro and mating