Top news story - Maureen goes on holiday.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Maureen, the Membership Secretary is going on holiday. No pictures available yet!

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Show Time!!

Monday, January 4, 2010

Hints for Training and Showing Dexters

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Showing cattle at A&P Shows

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

When showing cattle at A&P Shows all cattle must have a current TB Certificate for the property from which they come from.  Copies of current certificates can be obtained from TB Free New Zealand. 

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DNA Testing

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The requirements by Genemark for DNA testing have changed.  The Genemark laboratory will no longer accept hair samples for parentage and disease testing - other than Chondrodysplasis testing.

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TB Testing

Monday, November 2, 2009

Most cattle and deer herds are tested regularly to check they are free of TB. TB tests are designed to measure an animal's immune response, either by a skin test on the animal, or by a laboratory test on a blood sample. Herds in low-risk areas, which send most animals to slaughter, may be exempt from testing, because any TB will be identified by slaughterhouse inspection.

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