Resources for Veterinarians
Tools, insights, and resources to support your conversations.
Welcome, Veterinarians
A central place for tools and information to support your expertise, and drive dairy farming success - on farm, every day.
Your go-to tools and resources
As a veterinarian in the dairy industry, your insights help shape resilient, profitable and sustainable farm businesses. To support your work, we offer apps and resources designed to help you analyse, plan, and support farmers with confidence.
Access practical resources to identify, treat and reduce mastitis
Support farmers with practical mastitis resources that help guide confident decisions around prevention, detection, and treatment. Improve udder health, reduce clinical cases, and strengthen herd performance with the resources below:
The mastitis technotes to have on-hand, selected by vets:
Reduce exposure to environmental mastitis bacteria - Smartsamm Technote 1
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How to reduce exposure to environmental mastitis bacteria
Use good milking technique and a consistent routine - Smartsamm Technote 5
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How to use good milking technique and a consistent routine
Decide dry cow management strategy - Smartsamm Technote 14
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Decide dry cow management strategy
Administer dry cow treatments as recommended - Smartsamm Technote 17
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How to administer dry cow treatments as recommended
Explore hidden gems in DairyNZ’s toolkit
These resources are designed to help you deliver clear, data-driven support that empowers farmers to make informed financial decisions. Use them to strengthen your impact and support sustainable farm success.
Build better herd health with body condition scoring
Navigate the complexities of body condition scoring with resources that support on-farm conversations, planning, and strategies.
Discover the six key resources below to help with body condition scoring:
Supporting farmers to reduce lameness
Support farmers to take practical steps to prevent and manage lameness on their farm. Use these tools to guide consistent detection, early intervention, and informed on-farm conversations:
Work together to boost InCalf results
Help farmers get ahead with the InCalf programme - a comprehensive suite of tools and training designed to improve herd reproductive performance.
Explore over 15 tools and resources, including guides, calculators, and training courses to support on-farm reproduction decisions.
Future-proof herds and businesses by improving on-farm biosecurity
Help farmers protect their herds and businesses with these practical biosecurity resources. Use these tools to support on-farm planning, reduce disease risk, and strengthen farm resilience. Explore the resources below to guide confident biosecurity decisions.
Resources that might interest you...
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Johne's Disease Management
This guide provides risk management tools to combat Johne’s Disease and protect against the spread of Johne’s infection in the herd.
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Johne’s Disease – laboratory testing
This guide provides information on laboratory testing for Johne’s disease for both veterinarians and farmers.
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Caring for cows in transit
Download the poster to help farmers and transporters keep cows comfortable during transport and on arrival to their destination.
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Down cows
Managing down cows is crucial. Read more on when a cow is down how to support farmers to promptly diagnose the cause, decide on a treatment, and follow a management plan.
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Tail management
Read more on minimising tail damage - it involves improving stockperson skills, changing the environment, and using other restraint methods.
Podcasts
Unlock practical insights for animal health on-farm with these podcasts
If you're looking for insights and perspectives to support your work with farmers, these podcast episodes are a valuable resource. We've curated a selection we think you'll find both relevant and thought-provoking for your role.
Looking for something else?
Explore the links below to return to the Rural Professional Hub, contact your local area manager, explore current research, or sign up for updates on upcoming events, resources, and insights to support your work with farmers.
