FRANKLINVets Caring for Ag Day Animals (or three months), a booster shot one month later and once a year, Ag Day pét? Most youngsters will have their Ag Day animals by now so here are some tips for ensuring your calves, lambs and kid goats receive the best possible start. Feeding: We recommend the whey based Sprayfo lamb and calf milk replacer (which reduces the incidence of bloat) and the Anlamb, Ancalf & Ankid range. It is important a pulpy kidneylantitetanus shot. to follow the instructions on the bag. Procedures: Tail docking (lambs). Bloating is the most common cause of death in bottle-fed lambs, due to the higher volume being fed to what they would receive naturally. Feed smaller volumes more thereafter. If the mother is not FREE vaccinated, the lamb will need a Clostridial vaccine at two weeks of vaccinations age and a booster at six weeks. If your lamb is unvaccinated at the time of docking, it should also receive & ringing! We have you covered! castration (males) and disbudding for calves should be carried out at 2-4 weeks of age. Goat kid horn buds adhere to the skull VERY quickly, so we recommend disbudding between 7-14 days. Talk to your vet about these procedures. frequently, or yoghurtise your milk. (See the lamb rearing page on www.franklinvets.co.nz) lean teats and bottles thoroughly after each feed to prevent the spread of infection. Allow your pet to nibble grass or hay to encourage healthy rumen development, however, please from six weeks of age and continue be aware of the toxic plants in your gardens as they claim a few victims every year! Housing: The house/pen should be warm and dry. Coats and woolover lamb covers will help keep the cold at bay. Vaccinations: If your pet has had adequate colostrum in the first 12 hours from a mother which has had Parasites/Scouring: Once they are nibbling at the grass, your pets will start to pick up parasites. Drench every four weeks. We can help out with what is right for your animals. If you have any concerns along the way, seek vet advice early as young animals can rapidly deteriorate. In clinic vaccinations, ringing and debudding (bookings required). Plus essential products for Lambs, Goats, Chickens & Calves. Check out the Franklin Vets KOPU 99 KOPU ROAD. 07 868 5007 (FARM & PETS) website for more information. PAEROA 3 PUKE ROAD. 07 862 7295 (FARM & PETS) WAITAKARURU 563 STATE HWAY 25.07 868 9030 (FARM & PETS) For any children who read this article there is a short quiz at a vaccine within one month of ALL OPEN MON - FRI 8AM - 5PM our customer service desks - lambing, it will have three months protection. It will then require a Clostridial vaccine at weaning complete it correctly and win a prize! EMERGENCY AFTER HOURS VET SERVICES www.FRANKLINVETS.CO.NZ FRANKLINVets Caring for Ag Day Animals (or three months), a booster shot one month later and once a year, Ag Day pét? Most youngsters will have their Ag Day animals by now so here are some tips for ensuring your calves, lambs and kid goats receive the best possible start. Feeding: We recommend the whey based Sprayfo lamb and calf milk replacer (which reduces the incidence of bloat) and the Anlamb, Ancalf & Ankid range. It is important a pulpy kidneylantitetanus shot. to follow the instructions on the bag. Procedures: Tail docking (lambs). Bloating is the most common cause of death in bottle-fed lambs, due to the higher volume being fed to what they would receive naturally. Feed smaller volumes more thereafter. If the mother is not FREE vaccinated, the lamb will need a Clostridial vaccine at two weeks of vaccinations age and a booster at six weeks. If your lamb is unvaccinated at the time of docking, it should also receive & ringing! We have you covered! castration (males) and disbudding for calves should be carried out at 2-4 weeks of age. Goat kid horn buds adhere to the skull VERY quickly, so we recommend disbudding between 7-14 days. Talk to your vet about these procedures. frequently, or yoghurtise your milk. (See the lamb rearing page on www.franklinvets.co.nz) lean teats and bottles thoroughly after each feed to prevent the spread of infection. Allow your pet to nibble grass or hay to encourage healthy rumen development, however, please from six weeks of age and continue be aware of the toxic plants in your gardens as they claim a few victims every year! Housing: The house/pen should be warm and dry. Coats and woolover lamb covers will help keep the cold at bay. Vaccinations: If your pet has had adequate colostrum in the first 12 hours from a mother which has had Parasites/Scouring: Once they are nibbling at the grass, your pets will start to pick up parasites. Drench every four weeks. We can help out with what is right for your animals. If you have any concerns along the way, seek vet advice early as young animals can rapidly deteriorate. In clinic vaccinations, ringing and debudding (bookings required). Plus essential products for Lambs, Goats, Chickens & Calves. Check out the Franklin Vets KOPU 99 KOPU ROAD. 07 868 5007 (FARM & PETS) website for more information. PAEROA 3 PUKE ROAD. 07 862 7295 (FARM & PETS) WAITAKARURU 563 STATE HWAY 25.07 868 9030 (FARM & PETS) For any children who read this article there is a short quiz at a vaccine within one month of ALL OPEN MON - FRI 8AM - 5PM our customer service desks - lambing, it will have three months protection. It will then require a Clostridial vaccine at weaning complete it correctly and win a prize! EMERGENCY AFTER HOURS VET SERVICES www.FRANKLINVETS.CO.NZ