Contact and hours
Farm Services Clinic
- Hours
8am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday
Available for emergency appointments 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- farmvets@massey.ac.nz
- Phone (during office hours)
+64 6 350 5328 then option 1 (Farm Animal Clinic)
- Phone (after hours)
+64 6 350 5328 then option 3
- Location
Massey Farm Services Clinic
University Avenue
Palmerston North 4474
What we do
We offer expert care for livestock and lifestyle animals. As a research-focused clinic we also develop new treatments to improve farm animal health and welfare.
Please call us to discuss your needs.
General practice
We provide routine health care and treatment advice for a range of animals, including:
- cattle (dairy and beef)
- sheep
- goats
- camelids (llamas and alpacas)
- pigs
- deer.
Herd health plans
We offer comprehensive health plans for dairy herds, including:
- milk quality consultations
- reproduction and fertility
- lameness treatment and hoof trimming
- heifer and calf rearing
- nutrition care and BCS trace elements tests.
Specialist services
With more specialists than any other clinic in New Zealand, we offer:
- farm staff training such as spring skills for junior staff
- post-mortem and clinical pathology services
- animal welfare assessments
- consultants for second opinions and specialist care.
Spring information
Pregnancy toxaemia or Ketosis is a common disease in pregnant ewes and goats. If not recognised and treated quickly it can be fatal to the ewe and her lambs.
Make sure your animals have good access to high quality feeds (grass, and baleage), have a good quality energy drench (such as Ketol Extra) in your spring first aid kit, and learn to recognise the early signs of ketosis.
Early veterinary intervention is key to ewe and lamb survival. If you have a sick ewe/doe in late pregnancy or are worried about ketosis, call us for advice as soon as possible.
Livestock emergencies
During office hours, call +64 6 350 5328 then option 1 (Farm Animal Clinic).
After hours or on public holidays, call +64 6 350 5328 then option 3.
Student involvement
Teaching is at the heart of what we do. Final-year veterinary students examine patients, discuss solutions with clients, and work with clinicians to resolve challenging cases.
By using our services, you are giving Massey students hands-on opportunities to learn.
What our students say
“Staff always take the time to explain what they’re doing and why they do it … when there’s a good case to learn from, they arrange for us be involved.”
“Farmers are always comfortable with us students asking ‘dumb’ questions, and they’re also very friendly.”
Farm Services Clinic roster students
Our team at work
Find us
Massey Farm Services Clinic
University Avenue
Palmerston North 4474
Meet the team
Vets
Finley Koolhoven
Courtney Tarttelin
Dr Kristina Mueller
DVM
Senior Veterinarian - Dairy Cattle Health and Production (Tenured Clinical Track), School of Veterinary ScienceChristie Balcomb
Danielle Gifford
Prof Richard Laven
Veterinary techs
Tenneal Prebble
Natalie Butcher
Management
Jennifer Taylor
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