New Zealand Veterinary Association

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Emergency management

Disaster and emergency management planning is essential for any veterinary business. That's why the NZVA has partnered with Dr Hayley Squance from BML Consulting to develop a series of resources to help veterinary teams prepare for a disaster or emergency event in their area.

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2024 NZVA Board election results

2024 NZVA Board election results

Published on 6 June 2024. The New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Kīrehe (NZVA) Board is pleased to announce the results from the 2024 Board Election. Kate Hill has been re-elected for a third term and will be joined by Katie Grant.

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Policy: Cattle parturition induction

Policy type : Policy Reference : 5k Status: Current Date ratified : May 2019 Policy The New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) does not support the routine induction of parturition in cattle.

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Vaccination certificates

Vaccination certificates

The Veterinary Council of New Zealand (VCNZ) has received complaints from the public who are mistakenly viewing pet vaccination certificates as whole health records/pre-purchase certificates, which they are not.

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Meet our Climate Change Ambassador

Meet our Climate Change Ambassador Dr Jane Ough is a senior companion animal veterinarian at South Wairarapa Veterinary Services. She graduated from Massey University School of Veterinary Science in 1982 and has a particular interest in orthopaedic surgery.

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Disbudding and dehorning

Policy: Cattle disbudding and dehorning Animal Welfare Regulations: Disbudding and dehorning of cattle Training resources
Disbudding training checklist
Disbudding training and assessment guideline
Standard operating procedure for disbudding of calves
Local anaesthetic authorisation guideline
Dehorning…

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Policy: Permanent identification

Policy type: Policy Status: Under review Manual Reference: 4a Date ratified: 17 September 2015 Please see the following guidelines relating to this policy:
Guideline 1: Microchip technology for radio frequency identification of animals . Guideline 2: Database storage of microchip information for animals .

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Extreme conformations in dogs

The International Collaborative on Extreme Conformations in Dogs ( ICECDogs ) defines extreme conformation as: A physical appearance that has been so significantly altered by humankind away from the ancestral natural canine appearance that affected dogs commonly suffer from poor health…

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Our partners

Thank you to our Industry Partners. By partnering with the New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA), our partners form a tight group of committed organisations who believe the status and value of animals in New Zealand society is changing.

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Wildlife

These resources have been collated by the Wildlife Veterinarians Branch of the NZVA . If you have any suggestions for content on this page, please email nzva@vets. org. nz .