Total results 364
Total results 364
Search results for "Animal research"
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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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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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Inside Dairy - What makes a contract milking agreement work?New DairyNZ research, shared at recent joint events with Federated Farmers and FMG, highlights the key factors behind successful contract milking partnerships - and why getting them right matters.
Inside Dairy•3 Mar 2026
•3 min read
Inside Dairy - What makes a contract milking agreement work?New DairyNZ research, shared at recent joint events with Federated Farmers and FMG, highlights the key factors behind successful contract milking partnerships - and why getting them right matters.
Inside Dairy•3 Mar 2026
•3 min read
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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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Marginal milk: does the milk response justify the feed costUnderstand the additional cost of feeding supplements for extra milk production. Read more on the research to learn how marginal milk costs compare to milk price and profitability.
Research•6 min read
Marginal milk: does the milk response justify the feed cost
Understand the additional cost of feeding supplements for extra milk production. Read more on the research to learn how marginal milk costs compare to milk price and profitability.
Research•6 min read
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In 10 | How we’re rethinking cow wellbeing with wearablesBetter decisions start with better data. Hear how DairyNZ research using wearables is paving the way for practical solutions to improve cow comfort and productivity on your farm.
Animal
•03 Dec 2025
•11:19 min
In 10 | How we’re rethinking cow wellbeing with wearables
Better decisions start with better data. Hear how DairyNZ research using wearables is paving the way for practical solutions to improve cow comfort and productivity on your farm.
Animal
•03 Dec 2025
•11:19 min
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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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Emissions4PastureDairyNZ and Irish research partners are working together to quantify methane emissions from dairy cows in pasture-based systems in this four-year programme.
Research•4 min read
Emissions4Pasture
DairyNZ and Irish research partners are working together to quantify methane emissions from dairy cows in pasture-based systems in this four-year programme.
Research•4 min read
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Inside Dairy - Where today's questions become tomorrow's toolsLye Farm, one of DairyNZ’s research farms near Hamilton, uses purpose-built facilities, specialised feeding equipment, and trained cows. These facilities enable trials of new approaches under pasture-based farming conditions typical of New Zealand.
Inside Dairy•3 Nov 2025
•4 min read
Inside Dairy - Where today's questions become tomorrow's toolsLye Farm, one of DairyNZ’s research farms near Hamilton, uses purpose-built facilities, specialised feeding equipment, and trained cows. These facilities enable trials of new approaches under pasture-based farming conditions typical of New Zealand.
Inside Dairy•3 Nov 2025
•4 min read
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Our policy and advocacy work for farmersWe use our credible science and research to advocate for evidence-based policy-making, to support our farmers on the issues that matter most. This is an important part of our work at DairyNZ to ensure dairy farmer voices are heard.
Regulation•8 min read
Our policy and advocacy work for farmers
We use our credible science and research to advocate for evidence-based policy-making, to support our farmers on the issues that matter most. This is an important part of our work at DairyNZ to ensure dairy farmer voices are heard.
Regulation•8 min read
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Stu Morgan
Science Support Manager
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Mancoba Mangwe
Scientist
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Thomas McCarthy
Scientist
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Tiffany McCready
Technical Team Leader
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Olivia Jordan
Technical Team Leader
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Charissa Thomas
Technical Team Leader
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Steve Veix
Farm systems team manager
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Mark Bryant
Technical Team Leader
