Lifestyle Block Services
Vet Services offer personalised lifestyle block veterinary services to small block owners across Hawkes Bay. These services include emergency veterinary care, annual animal health plans, preventative...
View ArticleExciting Careers with Vet Services!
Current career opportunities with Vet Services Hawkes Bay. FINANCIAL CONTROLLER Location: Any Hawkes Bay Clinic About this role As Financial Controller, you will sit as the commercial right hand...
View ArticleMerry Christmas from the Vet Services Team
Merry Christmas from the team at Vet Services!! Enjoy time with friends and family, put your feet up and have a well-deserved rest this Christmas and we look forward to seeing you again soon. If you do...
View ArticleCATTLE SCANNING – 2024 BOOKINGS
Happy New Year! The Vet Services team are now taking bookings for pregnancy scanning in cows and heifers. Pregnancy scanning has many advantages when understanding your herd’s reproduction performance...
View ArticleDon’t get stung by a plant this summer.
Ongaonga (Stinging Nettle) (Urtica ferox) Adventuring in New Zealand bush is usually a fairly safe activity, aside from possible issues with weather conditions and navigation, we luckily don’t have to...
View ArticleFlystrike Warning
The weather conditions are ripe for getting flystruck sheep. Flystrike is a devastating disease that starts with flies laying eggs in an area the size of a 5cent piece in the fleece of the sheep. The...
View ArticleSheep Scanning 2024
Another year of feed which we can hopefully convert to lambs in the belly. We know for many of you there is still a lot of work to do. We hope you are all managing and we are only a phone call away if...
View ArticleHeifer Teat Sealing
Heifer teat sealing is one of the most effective interventions we can perform to improve animal welfare on farms across New Zealand. Heifer mastitis before or after calving, or during the first...
View ArticleFarming in Challenging Times
Anyika Scotland was recently involved in the Hawke’s Bay Farming for Resilience pilot project to help Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farmers navigate challenging weather and economic conditions. The...
View ArticleRadical Shock Wave Therapy for Dogs
What is Shock Wave Therapy? Shockwave therapy is the use of high-energy sound waves – called pulses or shock waves – to stimulate and speed up the body’s own healing process. These sound waves release...
View ArticleReplacing bulls at the upcoming sales?
Before heading to the bull sales this season, it’s a good idea to have a look at your herd and production goals so that you can walk in with a plan for the auction, with confident in exactly what...
View ArticleSheep Conveyor Bookings – Pre Lamb
Remember to book in early for any pre-lamb services using the Vet Services conveyor! Conveyor Services Include: Long Acting Injections Drenching + Drench Checks Clostridial Vaccinations Lice...
View ArticleVet Services Launch Farmers Podcast!
Vet Services is excited to announce the launch of our new podcast channel! Designed for our Production Animal Clients, this platform will provide valuable insights, expert advice and latest updates...
View ArticleTime to order your breeding ewe vaccines
Sheep performance vaccines Toxovax & Campyvax4 are now available to order. Click here for more info about Toxovax Click here for more info about Campyvax4 Click here for more info about SalvexinB...
View Article2025 Vet Nurse Scholarships – Apply Now!
Great news for aspiring veterinary nurses – The Vet Services HB and DVK Veterinary Nursing Scholarship applications are now open! This is an excellent chance to gain hands-on experience while earning...
View ArticleLifestyle Toxo/Campy Run 2025
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View ArticleHawke’s Bay’s first After Hours veterinary clinic opening February 2025
Animal emergencies can happen anytime of day. The Hawkes Bay Urgent Care and After Hours Veterinary Clinic (HBAH) is a dedicated out of hours provider designed to address urgent veterinary needs that...
View ArticleFacial Eczema is looking ominous
Our weekly monitoring of spore counts shows a trend of rising spore counts across the region. These spore counts are not particularly relevant to your farms actual spore load but highlight the fact...
View ArticleAutumn Sheep Seminar
Join Vet Services and special guest speakers for an Autumn Ewe Seminar series to prepare for a successful winter and spring! Strategies to navigate the transition from low winter feed supply to the...
View ArticleBooking and Preparations for Sheep Scanning 2025
As we approach the 2025 mating season, it’s encouraging to see many ewes rebounding well after what has been a dry spring. However, we must remain mindful of the potential impacts of the autumn season....
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