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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

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.

Resources

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



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 milk is suitable to go in the vat - Smartsamm Guideline 03

Check that milk is suitable to go in the vat

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Mastitis



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