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COVID-19 Update: 12th August

Wednesday, 12th August 2020As you would have heard by now, the Waikato returns to Covid-19 Level 2. As before our clinics will be open with a few changes: 👉 We ask you to only visit your clinic or ...
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COVID-19 Level 2 Update

Wednesday, 13th May 2020On Thursday 14th May, we will wake up and be at COVID-19 Alert Level 2 – one step closer to ‘business as usual’, and as per the government’s request Anexa Vets will be ...
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Facial Eczema Watch - Spore Counts

Friday, 10th April 2020Are you interested in knowing what the spore counts are in your local area so you can prevent facial eczema on your farm? Our clinics monitor and test for spore count levels at a ...
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COVID-19 Level 3 Update

Tuesday, 28th April 2020Anexa’s COVID Level 3 plan is very similar to our Level 4 plan - we want to respect everyone’s bubble, keeping our communities and animals healthy. As we move from Level 4 ...
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COVID-19 Level 4 – Changes to Anexa Vet services

Wednesday, 25th March 2020New Zealand currently sits at Level 4 of the COVID-19 four-level alert system. We are an essential service and will remain open to provide veterinary services and animal health ...
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COVID-19 Update

Thursday, 19th March 2020Our priority is our people and our community. Anexa Vets are following the Ministry of Health COVID-19 guidelines and will inform you of any changes that may affect your ...
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A reminder about the regulations for castrating calves

Wednesday, 4th March 2020 By Ali Cullum, Veterinarian, Anexa Vet Services Morrinsville Castration is regulated by the Code of Welfare for Painful Husbandry Procedures. Testicles are a soft tissue ...
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Anexa community donates to Australian fire victims

Friday, 7th February 2020On the 7th January we put out a call via our facebook pages for donations for the animals affected by the Australian fires. Donations were needed quickly; although it was only ...
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Annual General Meeting Summary

Wednesday, 6th November 2019The AGM of Anexa Veterinary Services was held on 25th September 2019. Two Directors, Alister Smith and Peter Le Heron retired by rotation. Alister Smith after 20 years of loyal ...
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Copper Trial

Tuesday, 5th March 2019Do pregnant ewes need Copper Supplementation? Is oral or injectable Copper better? Does giving Copper to pregnant ewes increase survivability or weight of the lambs? While ...
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Anexa Vets fundraising for I Am Hope and taking part in Gumboot Friday

Tuesday, 5th March 2019#gumbootupNZ Anexa Vets is proud to get in behind the Rural Support Trust and the GoodYarn Programme. GoodYarn is a workshop to increase awareness of our staff and our farmer ...
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'Twas the night before Cowmas

Wednesday, 5th December 2018By Ashley O’Driscoll, Veterinarian Anexa Vets Ngaruawahia ‘Twas the night before Cowmas and all through the grass Not a Jersey was stirring, except to pass gas. They had ...
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Mental health in rural communities

Thursday, 1st November 2018Mental health in rural communities is a hot topic right now! This year Anexa FVC is the first veterinary practice in New Zealand to roll out the GoodYarn Programme. This programme ...
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Quiz Night Round Up

Wednesday, 3rd October 2018We had a fantastic turn out at our pre-mating member events. Over 200 farmers attended the 2 quiz nights and the farm staff training held in September. Some of the snippets of ...
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GoodYarn

Wednesday, 7th March 2018Anexa FVC is proud to get on board with the “GoodYarn” program developed by DairyNZ and Wellsouth (a primary health organisation). GoodYarn is a workshop which helps rural ...
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T’was the night before Christmas

Wednesday, 6th December 2017By Ashley O’Driscoll, Veterinarian, Anexa FVC Ngaruawahia ‘Twas the night before Christmas in the cow shed And all I could think about was going to bed But the cows ...
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Be Gone Plastic Bags!

Wednesday, 8th November 2017Here at Anexa FVC, we have made an easy decision to join the “ban the plastic bag revolution”, and replace our standard plastic bags with paper and compostable bags, and ...
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Waikato dairy researcher claims prestigious award

Thursday, 7th September 2017Congratulations ScottWaikato dairy veterinarian and researcher Dr Scott McDougall has become the first scientist in the Southern Hemisphere to receive a prestigious United States ...
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Hoof Trimming Benefits

Monday, 8th May 2017What happens on a day-to-day basis with regards to cow claws? Frequent walking (twice a day covering on average 3-4 km) impacts on the hoof simply because of the weight the claws ...
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Sheep and Beef Discussion Group; Worm Day at Simpson Farms

Tuesday, 28th February 2017We had another well attended discussion group on Thursday the 16th of February. The subject was worms, why we worry about them, how they impact on livestock and what we can do to ...
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From the Board

Monday, 31st October 2016The annual AGM of Anexa FVC was held on the 28th of September this year. Two positions on the board became vacant however as there were no nominations, Alister Smith and Peter Le ...
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Improving Bull Performance

Saturday, 1st October 2016Conception rates in dairy herds are dictated by AB management and by bull management. Bull numbers are often underestimated in New Zealand. There is no doubt that bulls can be a ...
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Five reasons to preserve colostrum:

Thursday, 28th July 20161. Calves prefer fresh colostrum and find it more palatable than old stinky stuff 2. Antibodies in colostrum are important for passive immunity in newborn calves and decline ...
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What’s new for calf rearing in 2016?

Monday, 25th July 2016By Katie Denholm, Herd Health Veterinarian The BRIX refractometer- revolutionise your calf rearingThere is a new tool for testing colostrum quality. It’s called a Brix ...
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Upper Cow Road Show - Did you miss out?

Friday, 13th May 2016It has been a tough year. In anticipation of the coming spring and in support of our dairy farmers, Anexa FVC (along with Boehringer Ingelheim, MPI and Glenmark Veterinary ...
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Antibiotic resistance – Why the Fuss?

Wednesday, 2nd December 2015By Tennielle Ellingham, Veterinarian Antibiotic resistance commonly called antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been known for many decades. So why now is this issue so topical? ...
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Interested in getting your statement and newsletter via email?

Wednesday, 2nd December 2015We will be offering emailed statements and newsletters as an option in 2016. We hope that you will support this service, as it will allow you to receive your statement earlier ...
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Fuel for Performance - Working Dog Nutrition

Wednesday, 30th September 2015Did you know that feeding your working dogs like athletes could result in fewer injuries and keep them working for longer? Working dogs are running up to a marathon a day and ...
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Grading? Let Us Help

Thursday, 27th August 2015The key to a grade bust is to quickly locate the cows causing the grade and removing them from supply until treated. We act with urgency. We will have an Advanced Mastitis ...
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An app that predicts the cure rate of clinical mastitis.

Tuesday, 30th June 2015Each year, more than 700,000 dairy cows across New Zealand are treated for clinical mastitis. However, the success rate of these treatments varies between 20% and 90%. This means ...
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