
- Mar 21
- 2 min
Barbers Pole
by Andrew Cribb (Cribby), Cribby is the Director/Veterinarian at East Coast Farm Vets It’s typically from late-December to early March...

- Dec 5, 2021
- 2 min
Flystrike
Flystrike is a serious disease that affects many sheep in New Zealand every summer.

- Jun 16, 2021
- 1 min
Heads up on tail-docking!
From 9 May, 2021 MPI introduced new rules regarding tail docking of lambs. Please see their flyer below for more information.

- Feb 26, 2021
- 2 min
Campylobacter in Sheep
Campylobacteriosis (previously called vibriosis) is the second most common cause of abortion and foetal loss in ewes in New Zealand,...

- Feb 26, 2021
- 2 min
Toxoplasmosis in Sheep
Toxoplasmosis is one of the leading causes of devastating abortion storms and can cause crippling losses across breeding ewes. In...