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

Smartsamm Guideline 21 - Buying cows check mastitis records and examine udders

Buying cows - check mastitis records and examine udders

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Mastitis



Smartsamm Guideline 02 - Take care with heifers

Take care with heifers

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Animal



Smartsamm Guideline 01 - Reduce exposure to environmental mastitis bacteria

Reduce exposure to environmental mastitis bacteria

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Mastitis



Smartsamm Mastitis Focus Report - Quick Guide

A quick guide to reading your SmartSAMM Mastitis Focus report

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Mastitis



Smartsamm Guideline 14 - Decide dry cow management strategy

Use individual cow SCC for management decision

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Mastitis



Smartsamm Industry Benchmarks

Use industry benchmarks to compare your herd's udder health performance with industry benchmarks for clinical mastitis and milk somatic cell count (SCC) measures.

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Mastitis



SmartSAMM Gap Calculator - Paper Version

A tool to calculate the economic benefits from achieving mastitis control targets.

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Mastitis



Smartsamm Guideline 04 - Rapidly find record and treat clinical cases

A guide on how to rapidly find, record, and treat clinical mastitis in recently calved cows

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Mastitis



Smartsamm Mastitis Focus Factsheet - Spread of Infection

How to understand your Mastitis Focus Spread of Infection report

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Mastitis



SmartSamm Mastitis Focus Factsheet - Culling to Control Mastitis

How to understanding your Mastitis Focus Culling to Control Mastitis report

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Mastitis



Smartsamm Mastitis Focus Factsheet - Your Calving System

A factsheet on understanding Your Calving System Mastitis Focus Report

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Mastitis