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Facial Eczema is a devastating disease that costs New Zealand dairy farmers hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost milk production each year. Not only is it costly in dollar terms, but it can also have severe implications for animal health. In this episode, CRV’s Mitchell Koot is joined by CRV head geneticist Phil Beatson and VetEnt vet and research head, Emma Cuttance. Listen as they discuss why FE is such a concern for our dairy industry, and the short and longer term options available to manage it.

Getting cows in calf has become part of the family business for CRV artificial breeding technician Joanne Polglaze from Kaikohe in Northland.

On October 4, much of the Waikato was shifted to alert level 3 after cases were found in Hamilton and Raglan.

CRV has sourced additional frozen sexed semen straws to cater for demand, as farmers orders triple those from last season.

Podcast: Dairy farmers and their staff spend about 50% of their time milking. Milking times have a big impact on the structure of the working day.

Two CRV bulls have been selected by breeding societies as the top Holstein Friesian and Jersey sires in the country for 2021.