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Our goal at Cambridge Vets is to assist our clients to maximise profit through optimal animal health.
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The dedicated Farm Animal team consists of six production animal vets.
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Friday cuteness is another pup that has become a part of the extended Cambridge Vets family. 🐾🥰
Welcome to Frida! She has joined the Crickett family recently and is bringing joy to all who meet her. She is a Bichon Frise/Maltese cross and is now 6 months old. Going from large dogs, a Boxer and a Labrador, Chris and Robyn are enjoying the ease of having a small dog with a big dog personality. Outgoing and full of enthusiasm, and super cute, she befriends all who meet her. 🐶😍
HEAT STRESS ☀️🌡 🥵
This has been a big problem this summer, both on the grass and on the livestock (as well as farmers and vets!).
What causes Heat Stress? 🌡
Air Temperature and Relative Humidity are what we generally focus on. The Temperature Humidity Index takes these 2 into account because humidity decreases the efficacy of panting and sweating to dissipate heat.
However, in NZ, Solar Radiation is also an important factor. The Heat Load Index combines all 3 of these factors, plus wind speed.
What do we see? 👀🌡
In terms of behavior, cows tend to have an increased breathing rate and may pant with open-mouth breathing, drooling and tongue protruding. They will also seek shade, be reluctant to move, drink more and spend less time lying. With decreased feed intake we also see reduced milk production.
When do cows get heat stress? 🐄🌡
As a guide, Freisians display a drop in milk solids at THI 68 (21C at 75% humidity). Jerseys have a higher tolerance, showing heat stress at THI 75 (25.5C), and Cross-breeds at THI 69.
Dairy NZ have a good online THI calculator:
www.dairynz.co.nz/animal/cow-health/heat-stress/
What can we do? 🌡
• Shade – trees, shelter belts, shade structures with enough area for all the cows (5m2 each) 🌳🌳🌳
• Sprinklers in the yards 💦
• Lots of clean drinking water (cows can drink 100+ litres daily) 💦
• Reducing walking distance in the heat ☀️
• Changing milking time to avoid peak temperatures 🌡
• Going to OAD or 16hour milkings 🥛🐄
• If cows are displaying extreme signs of heat stress – pour lots of cold water over them, move them to nearby shade and call us. 💦 🌳
Happy Friday everyone! 😁 Today I’d like to introduce this handsome boy. Oh and his hooman Kelvin, is pretty cute too – LOL! 😍
Axel is the new addition to the Scown family. He is currently 18 weeks old and is growing fast. The two photos were taken 6 weeks apart and I think he has tripled in size, growing as fast as the animals on the African savannah he was bred to hunt. Typically Rhodesian Ridgebacks are a large, athletic and imposing dog with a loyal and intelligent nature. Axel is certainly intelligent enough to know that living with the Scown’s means he has landed on his feet and he has certainly made himself at home. 🐾🐕🥰
"Hi dairy farming community. 🐄 We love to recycle your old inflations! If you have any of the longer length inflations as shown in the photo, that you no longer need, we would love to take them off your hands. They make the best dog toys!!
Please feel free to drop them at the clinic, 41 Empire Street. Thanks in advance from happy puppies everywhere and the puppy preschool trainers, Megan and Cindy" ☺️🙏
My dog loves his!!!!
Madra adores his... only 1 out of 3 remain. A God send through teething
Bonnie loves hers!!
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