Virbac Australia Primary Producer

31/12/2025

Happy New Year from the Virbac Livestock team! 🥳

As we welcome 2026, we are celebrating the dedication and hard work of every producer across the country.

We wish you a New Year filled with good health for your animals, high productivity, and above all, may your herds be healthy, your lambing be strong, and your pastures be abundant!

Thank you for choosing Virbac as your partner in animal health. We look forward to supporting your goals for a successful and profitable production cycle in the year ahead.

What's the biggest goal you're setting for your farm in 2026? Share below! 👇

28/12/2025

That time between Christmas and New Year when you forget what day it is... and your only goal is to just keep meandering. 😴

We know the holiday schedule can throw everything out of whack! Whether you're moving stock, fixing a fence, or just trying to remember if it's Tuesday or Friday, we salute everyone navigating the post-Christmas, pre-New Year haze.

May your days be easy and your stock be calm. What's the biggest task you've managed to tackle during this glorious, schedule-less time?

24/12/2025

🎄 To every farmer starting the day with a stock run, not a sleep-in... Thank You.

While the rest of the country is opening presents, you’re ensuring Australia is fed. Your hard work never stops, and we see it.

Merry Christmas 🎅🏻

✨ Tip to Make it Enjoyable: Set one firm 'knock-off' time on Christmas Day—even if it's just two hours for lunch and a cricket game. Delegate the feed run on Boxing Day morning so you can genuinely switch off, even briefly. You've earned it!

23/12/2025

Christmas Day on the farm is a game of two halves. 🚜☀️

Morning: Vital tasks only. Feed, water, check. Afternoon: Feet up.

Unless it’s got a heartbeat or a major leak, it can wait until the 27th. Give yourself permission to let the "to-do" list sit for a day. The farm will still be there tomorrow—the family time won't.

21/12/2025

The "downhill run" to Christmas is on. 🏃‍♂️💨

The best gift you can give yourself this year is a Christmas Day without "emergency" repairs. Take an hour this week to do a "Pre-Flight Inspection." Fix that dodgy latch, check the trough floats, and make sure the ute is fueled up.

A little bit of prep now means more time for ham and less time chasing breakouts while the family is opening presents 🎁

20/12/2025

👨‍🌾 Your Most Valuable Asset is You.

While we know the focus is on stock health, remember to look after the people managing the farm! The Christmas period often means minimal staff and long hours in the heat, increasing the risk of burnout.

Health Care Tip: Mandate a proper break in the shade every two hours. Dehydration and heat exhaustion can hit fast when routines are broken.

Reminder: Check in with family and staff. Stress and isolation can increase over the holidays. A simple phone call or a shared meal makes a huge difference.

18/12/2025

Joining is just around the corner! Is your flock ready?
Christmas is around the corner, but for many of us, the real work starts with joining soon. Don’t let poor trace mineral status limit your conception rates.

As you start your pre-joining checks, don't forget your Multimin! A strategic top up 4 weeks before the rams go in helps ensure your ewes are at their peak for ovulation and embryo survival.

Don't forget Rams need their trace mineral boost 12 weeks before joining to support s***m quality.

17/12/2025

🐄 Did You Know? Rumen Facts! 🧠
Your cattle are running tiny, powerful factories right inside their stomachs! 🏭🌱

Did you know that cattle's digestive system is so clever, they actually use billions of microbes (bacteria and other tiny helpers) in their first stomach compartment (the rumen) to change the fats they eat? 🤔

When a cow eats fresh grass or plant fats, these tiny rumen microbes essentially "harden" the healthy liquid fats—like those found in fresh grass—turning them into more solid fats before they are absorbed by the cow's body. This massive microbial factory is what allows cattle to thrive on roughage like hay and pasture! 🌾💪

15/12/2025

Did you know? 🐮

Many people may be shocked to find out that vaccines are not 100% effective 100% of the time. In a DPI field study, it was discovered that almost one third of cattle vaccinated weren’t actually protected from the disease

11/12/2025

🐑 Flystrike & External Pest Defence

⚠️ FLYSTRIKE WATCH: Implement Proactive Protection NOW.

The combination of heat and summer showers creates ideal conditions for fly populations to explode. Flystrike is painful, costly, and can escalate rapidly.

🐑Be Proactive: Don't wait for the first case. Ensure your flock is protected with a reliable, preventative treatment timed for the peak risk period in your area.

🐑Vigilance: Implement daily visual checks. Pay extra attention to feet, wounds, and areas where dags might be present, as these attract flies.

🐑Virbac Tip: Have your effective treatment options ready to go. Acting within 24 hours of first strike is critical.

10/12/2025

Drenches need to be working at 95% or above to be considered effective.
The mean efficacy of single‑active drenches in Australia is only 60%, as shown in recent studies*.
You may be using an ineffective drench in your property.
Check here which cattle drench is working in your area.

- Track the drench efficacy in your region.

*All references available at Drench Trax

08/12/2025

🤯 Vitamins OR Minerals? Stop asking 'OR'!

That's the #1 question nutritional experts hear, but the answer is always AND.

Vitamins and minerals have completely different jobs—you can’t swap one for the other! Getting the right balance is crucial for fertility, immunity, and overall production in your herd.

Learn the vital difference (and why strategic "top-ups" are key before joining or calving) 👇

Click link to read the full breakdown!
https://au.virbac.com/health-care/cattle-nutrition/vitamins-and-minerals-cattle

Quite often, nutrition experts are presented with the question, “What’s better? Vitamin or mineral injections?” Learn about cattle nutrition and the difference between Multimin and ADE injections