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• Facial Eczema Risk Bulletin

  Farm Animals

  for week ended 13 January 2019   No. of sites monitored:   25     Average Spore Count:   7,000  

• Vitamin B1 deficiency in calves

  Farm Animals

  Vitamin B1 (thiamine) is a vitamin that is produced by bacteria in the rumen of cattle. Cattle have a daily requirement for thiamine and the bacteria will normally produce

• Selenium - just how important is it?

  Horses

  Selenium levels in soil are low in many parts of New Zealand, especially in the Manawatu region, which means that Selenium levels are low in grass, hay and haylage. Since forage

• Animal Welfare obligations are changing

  Pets

  The Animal Welfare Act has recently been updated to include regulations on shelter, muzzles, collars, tail docking, removal of dew claws, dogs in cars, and dogs travelling on the