Our laboratories will be open right up until Christmas day, and are only closed on the statutory holidays. We will be open normal business hours for the remainder of the working days during the festive season with the exception noted below.* CHRISTMAS WEEK Monday Dec 23 – OPEN Tuesday Dec 24 – OPEN Wednesday Dec 25 – […]
For every clinical case of facial eczema you see, there will be at least ten sub-clinically affected animals. Infected stock will fail to thrive, have reduced milk production, poor fertility, lose weight and possibly die. It’s what you don’t see that you should be worried about. We offer a range of cost effective solutions to […]
MICHAEL HARDCASTLE Clinical history: A three-year-old Collie cross had a two and a half year history of pruritic skin and ear disease. This included a dominant sternal rash that had been treated with a range of systemic medications, topical medications and dietary manipulation, but had never resolved; it crusted or flared intermittently. At presentation there […]
Well another interesting year is just about at an end and we thank you for your support over this period. One of the factors that makes providing our services so satisfying is the rapport we build with our clients. This rapport encourages feedback, which in turn helps steer our improvements and innovations. The feedback from […]
We have recently had several clinics sending us samples with used needles in the bags. One of our staff members was stabbed in the finger with a needle that was sent uncapped in the same bag as blood tubes. Please DO NOT send used needles with your samples to our laboratories – it is an […]
JOHN GILL Does teat spraying with an iodine based product increase serum iodine in dairy cattle? Fortunately this question was asked and answered by veterinarian Martha Camps of Vetora, Te Awamutu recently. Martha selected a dairy farm that did not currently supplement with or use any iodine based products. Six cows were selected at random, […]
Salmonella sp. isolates from animal samples have, until recently, been routinely referred to the enteric reference laboratory at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) for serotyping and phage typing. This service has been funded by the Ministry of Health and was free of charge. As of 1 November 2019, the Ministry of Health […]
· Report issue numbers – have you noticed new ‘issue numbers’ on our reports this month? In order to comply with new IANZ regulations, we are now required to ensure each report issued has a unique identifier. So every time a new report is generated it will now be allocated an issue number. · Auckland clients – […]
After several years at the helm, Ryan Johnson, the manager of our Auckland and Hamilton laboratories is leaving in December. Ryan will remain in the veterinary sector but is escaping the rat-race and will be relocating to the Bay of Plenty. The new laboratory manager will be Kirstie Fraser who is excited to be joining […]
Well since it’s a public holiday in Canterbury tomorrow (15 November) we’re giving our staff the day off work, so our laboratory will be closed. It will however be open for business as usual on Saturday. Please remember to include a SATURDAY DELIVERY sticker and an ice pack with all packages sent overnight tonight as […]