NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES May 2015
29
ADVERTORIAL
Rotagen Combo and Vetsan Super Concentrate
northernfarming.co.nz NEED EXTRA ROOMS?
A programme of preventative treatment with Rotagen Combo, the natural calf scour product, is a good option for protecting valuable replacement heifer calves which may be exposed to a viral or bacterial infection resulting in infectious scours. Rotagen Combo is part of an economical rearing strategy to protect calves and help them perform at their best over their lifetime. It is a registered animal remedy unique in New Zealand. Similar products are widely used overseas as growth promotants in calves and piglets with very good results. It is made from the dried egg yolk from hens that have been vaccinated with specific antigens. The hyper immune status of these hens achieve results in very high levels of antibodies in the yolk of the eggs, which provide a passive immunity to specific infection in the gut of the calf. The main cause of neonatal calf scours is rotavirus, a viral disease picked up from carrier cows following calving. A simple programme of treating calves at birth with a preventative drench of Rotagen Combo once a day for five days will help prevent clinical cases of rotavirus. The key to a successful regime is treating all the heifer replacement calves and any others being kept. The other important aspect of infectious scour control is to reduce the environmental contamination of viruses that may be in the environment.
AN EXTRA ROOM AT YOUR PLACE!
Only $55 PER WEEK!
3.6m x 2.4m — Minimum 6 mths hire PERFECT AS… • Seasonal/Farm worker Accommodation • Site Office • Sleepout • Home Office • Study • Storage • Teenage Bedroom • FULLY INSULATED • NORTHLAND BASED • DELIVERED TO YOUR SITE • WINZ QUOTES WELCOME
09 459 4996
027 459 4996
0800 111 344
www.roommatecabins.co.nz
BARE ROOTED PINE SEEDLINGS FOR SALE from Northland’s largest Pine Seedling Nursery!
AVAILABLE FROM MAY ONWARDS Phone Kevin Strawbridge at An effective policy should be developed with staff for calf pens before the season begins. A good hygiene strategy is to use a virucide, such as Vetpak’s Vetsan Super Concentrate to spray out the calf sheds
BETTER STEEL BUILDINGS
before the season begins and throughout the rearing season. For more information on Rotagen Combo and Vetsan Super Concentrate go to www.vetpak.co.nz or talk to your local vet clinic.
09 425 7088 / 09 392 1029
027 483 0460
or email nfn@xtra.co.nz
WWW.CORESTEEL.CO.NZ
Ground Control ...to Farmer Tom
Agrimin 24.7 Copper Bolus Range for Cattle • GREAT VALUE WATERPROOF COPPER! • NO CAPsULE! unique wax based matrix containing copper oxide needles
• NO CAPsULE! so no breaking, cracking or getting slippery Available in 20g, 30g and 36g sizes For pricing and orders please contact your veterinary clinic
Now it’s time to leave the ‘capsule’ if you dare!
For more information contact Vetpak on:
Tel: 07 870 2024
Registered pursuant to the ACVM Act 1997 No. A11041 RVM. Available only under Veterinary Authorisation