Our goal is to optimise animal health for improved farm profitability and job satisfaction
Our goal at Cambridge Vets is to assist our clients to maximise profit through optimal animal health.
For both commercial farms and lifestyle blocks we can help with health plans, routine jobs and emergencies.
We offer value through our experienced team with extensive knowledge in all areas of production animal medicine.
The dedicated Farm Animal team consists of five production animal vets.
We utilize up-to-date information, technology and equipment for the care of your animals and herds.
Cattle
Alpacas
Sheep/Goats
Lifestyle Blocks
Deer
Chickens
5 Experienced Farm Animal Veterinarians
24/7 emergency care
Excellent Knowledge of Farm Animals
FARM SERVICES
Farm Services
Farm Animal Information
In Septembers Vet Advisor:
- Mating Seminar
- Ag Day
- Mycoplasma Bovis update
- Welcome Kate!
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Welcome to 2021 Facial Eczema Season 🐮 Here are this weeks Spore Counts. Please contact us if you have any enquiries or would like some information on Facial Eczema. Don't forget we offer an in-house spore counting service to find out the spores in your area.
SUMMER TIPS! Along with summer comes a drop in grass growth and feed quality. Here are some points to consider:
1. Watch the boys
Keep an eye on the bulls. Watch out for signs of lameness, and whether they are serving correctly. Remember, always have at least two bulls running with the herd at all times. Switch out bulls which are not doing their job correctly.
2. Managing the drop in pasture quality
As it gets drier, the pasture increases in dry matter, loses digestibility and drops in energy, and there is often a drop in the daily in-calf rate that matches the drop in the milk production.
Ensuring your cows are getting enough energy will help, and
Dairy NZ has a summer management guide and some handy tips.
3. Body condition score
Formulate a plan to maintain body condition score (BCS) over summer. Regular scoring will allow you to act quickly if BCS is starting to drop. The aim is to keep at least 85% of the herd above BCS 4.0 throughout summer.
4. Make informed culling decisions
One option to manage feed over summer is to prioritise feed towards cows you are keeping for next season. Use herd testing and expected calving dates from early aged pregnancy test information to identify cows you don’t plan on keeping.
Cambridge VetsSometimes it can be very hectic here in the clinic, as we keep up with tending to our patients. Its the little moments that keep the nurses going. Head nurse Emma takes a moment to enjoy the simple task of feeding a lamb! 🥰🐑🍼😍
We can order a simple BMT test for antimicrobial resistance in mastitis bacteria. Not only is it useful information for management and good custodianship, it also meets Fonterra's Animal Health requirements
Meet Our Farm Vets
Bill Hancock
Chris Crickett
Peter Briston
Cecilia van Velsen
Julie Hetherington
Kelvin Scown
Product Manager