Selwyn-Rakaia Vets Ltd
Selwyn Rakaia Vets Ltd is a locally owned veterinary business servicing predominantly dairy farms in Canterbury. Our team of staff include veterinarians, rural animal technicians, vet nurses and administration staff.
We are available 24/7 for all of your calving and emergency needs.
We train your staff either on farm or during our annual Spring Skills training days. We review how to correct common
calving difficulties, metabolic issues, and other spring issues
We offer whole herd metrichecking during the springtime to identify and treat cows with uterine infections.
We can design synchrony programs for your cows and heifers to help treat non-cyclers and get them in calf early.
We recommend early aged pregnancy testing in our dairy herds. We use a combination of ultrasound examination and manual palpation to get the most accurate results. All results are recorded by a technician and entered into MINDA after the visit.
We also recommend end of the year scans which are a quick yes/no to identify any slips before winter.
There are many advantages to early aged pregnancy testing. These include:
Our reproduction consults address all aspects of reproduction to give you the most successful outcome possible. During this time we outline plans for noncycler treatments, metrichecking, mating, heat detection, and other animal health issues.