Total results 240
Total results 240
Search results for "Animal technology"
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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).
Resources
•Breeding decisions
•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).
Resources
•Breeding decisions
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Mastitis, Somatic Cell Counts, Animal Health and Once-a-Day (OAD) Milking
Proceedings of The 2007 Once-a-Day Milking Conference.
Resources
•Milking
•Mastitis, Somatic Cell Counts, Animal Health and Once-a-Day (OAD) Milking
Proceedings of The 2007 Once-a-Day Milking Conference.
Resources
•Milking
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Does Once-a-Day (OAD) Milking Improve Animal Welfare?
Proceedings of The Once-a-Day Milking Conference.
Resources
•Milking
•Does Once-a-Day (OAD) Milking Improve Animal Welfare?
Proceedings of The Once-a-Day Milking Conference.
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•Milking
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Submission to the National Animal Identification and Tracing Amendment Bill (No. 2) (28 August 2019)
DairyNZ submission to the primary production select committee on the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) amendment Bill in 2019
Resources
•Regulations
•Submission to the National Animal Identification and Tracing Amendment Bill (No. 2) (28 August 2019)
DairyNZ submission to the primary production select committee on the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) amendment Bill in 2019
Resources
•Regulations
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David Burger
Chief Science and Innovation Officer
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PlantainPlantain is a herb that grows in New Zealand and is liked by animals, with a fibrous and coarse root system. This page discusses its various uses on dairy farms.
Feed•11 min read
Plantain
Plantain is a herb that grows in New Zealand and is liked by animals, with a fibrous and coarse root system. This page discusses its various uses on dairy farms.
Feed•11 min read
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Flexible Milking ProjectLooking for information on milking three times in two days? This research programme will investigate the human, animal and pasture response to milking three times in two days (3-in-2).
Research•3 min read
Flexible Milking Project
Looking for information on milking three times in two days? This research programme will investigate the human, animal and pasture response to milking three times in two days (3-in-2).
Research•3 min read
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Moving dayMoving Day is a big day in the farming calendar and requires good planning and communication to ensure success. For some, Moving Day not only involves shifting a household of belongings, but it also involves relocating farm equipment and animals.
Business•5 min read
Moving day
Moving Day is a big day in the farming calendar and requires good planning and communication to ensure success. For some, Moving Day not only involves shifting a household of belongings, but it also involves relocating farm equipment and animals.
Business•5 min read
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Inside Dairy - Farmers help shape new research into wearable techDairyNZ is working with farmers to shape a three-year research project on wearable technology, focusing on how data can drive better decisions, improve performance, and lift profitability.
Inside Dairy•19 Mar 2026
•2 min read
Inside Dairy - Farmers help shape new research into wearable techDairyNZ is working with farmers to shape a three-year research project on wearable technology, focusing on how data can drive better decisions, improve performance, and lift profitability.
Inside Dairy•19 Mar 2026
•2 min read
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Inside Dairy - The why, what and whether or not of wearablesAt a Progressing Dairy Event on ‘Wearable data for decisionmaking’ in Waikato last November, farmers shared their experience of the technology.
Inside Dairy•17 Mar 2026
•4 min read
Inside Dairy - The why, what and whether or not of wearablesAt a Progressing Dairy Event on ‘Wearable data for decisionmaking’ in Waikato last November, farmers shared their experience of the technology.
Inside Dairy•17 Mar 2026
•4 min read
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Precision Dairy Farming Series: Farmers' learnings on how to get the most from wearable tech | Ep. 5Vet Kirsty Ashcroft shares farmers’ top tips for getting value from wearables — from starting with the basics and avoiding alert fatigue to using data with your vet to lift decision-making and animal health.
Animal
•11 Mar 2026
•10:16 min
Precision Dairy Farming Series: Farmers' learnings on how to get the most from wearable tech | Ep. 5
Vet Kirsty Ashcroft shares farmers’ top tips for getting value from wearables — from starting with the basics and avoiding alert fatigue to using data with your vet to lift decision-making and animal health.
Animal
•11 Mar 2026
•10:16 min
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Jacqueline McGowan
Senior animal care specialist
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Visitor biosecurity managementProactive visitor biosecurity management helps protect your herd and your business. Visitors can unknowingly bring in diseases, weeds or pests that threaten animal health and farm productivity.
Biosecurity•2 min read
Visitor biosecurity management
Proactive visitor biosecurity management helps protect your herd and your business. Visitors can unknowingly bring in diseases, weeds or pests that threaten animal health and farm productivity.
Biosecurity•2 min read
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Improving herd reproduction with wearablesWearable technologies (such as cow collars) are becoming a popular tool for assisting with reproductive management. In 2025, around 1 in 5 dairy farms are using wearables , mostly to help with heat detection, a factor in getting cows in calf.
Animal•6 min read
Improving herd reproduction with wearables
Wearable technologies (such as cow collars) are becoming a popular tool for assisting with reproductive management. In 2025, around 1 in 5 dairy farms are using wearables , mostly to help with heat detection, a factor in getting cows in calf.
Animal•6 min read
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Inside Dairy - Working towards cooler cowsDairyNZ researchers have mapped regions where cows are most at risk from rising temperatures, and are developing resources to help farmers mitigate the effects of excessive heat load on their animals, which can impact feed intake and milk production.
Inside Dairy•9 Dec 2025
•4 min read
Inside Dairy - Working towards cooler cowsDairyNZ researchers have mapped regions where cows are most at risk from rising temperatures, and are developing resources to help farmers mitigate the effects of excessive heat load on their animals, which can impact feed intake and milk production.
Inside Dairy•9 Dec 2025
•4 min read
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Inside Dairy - Cow care helps set New Zealand dairy apartAnimal wellbeing is in the spotlight, and DairyNZ is drawing on new research to show how our pasture-based farms measure up worldwide.
Inside Dairy•1 Dec 2025
•4 min read
Inside Dairy - Cow care helps set New Zealand dairy apartAnimal wellbeing is in the spotlight, and DairyNZ is drawing on new research to show how our pasture-based farms measure up worldwide.
Inside Dairy•1 Dec 2025
•4 min read
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Breeding Worth updates reflect evolving farm economics and milk payment structuresNew Zealand Animal Evaluation has completed its annual update of Economic Values (EVs) as part of the December 2025 Animal Evaluation run.
Media releases•26 Nov 2025
•2 min read
Breeding Worth updates reflect evolving farm economics and milk payment structuresNew Zealand Animal Evaluation has completed its annual update of Economic Values (EVs) as part of the December 2025 Animal Evaluation run.
Media releases•26 Nov 2025
•2 min read
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Economic Values update – What it means for your herdIn the December Animal Evaluation (AE) run, NZ Animal Evaluation (a DairyNZ subsidiary) will introduce three key updates that may lead to some re-ranking of bulls.
Media releases•24 Nov 2025
•2 min read
Economic Values update – What it means for your herdIn the December Animal Evaluation (AE) run, NZ Animal Evaluation (a DairyNZ subsidiary) will introduce three key updates that may lead to some re-ranking of bulls.
Media releases•24 Nov 2025
•2 min read
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Cow wellbeing at the leading edge | Ep. 113
How are farmers helping to shape DairyNZ’s animal care research and why does it matter for our global competitiveness? Penny Timmer-Arends and Dr Stacey Hendriks explain market expectations and the key factors influencing cow comfort.
Animal
•19 Nov 2025
•35:45 min
Cow wellbeing at the leading edge | Ep. 113
How are farmers helping to shape DairyNZ’s animal care research and why does it matter for our global competitiveness? Penny Timmer-Arends and Dr Stacey Hendriks explain market expectations and the key factors influencing cow comfort.
Animal
•19 Nov 2025
•35:45 min
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Inside Dairy - Sustainability vital to keep New Zealand dairy aheadThe key to sustaining profitability and competitiveness lies in productivity – choosing the right inputs, adopting new technologies, and adapting sustainable practices without compromising production.
Inside Dairy•3 Nov 2025
•2 min read
Inside Dairy - Sustainability vital to keep New Zealand dairy aheadThe key to sustaining profitability and competitiveness lies in productivity – choosing the right inputs, adopting new technologies, and adapting sustainable practices without compromising production.
Inside Dairy•3 Nov 2025
•2 min read
