There has been a lot of communication from Westland lately regarding supply of the lepto vaccine. In the end, we were never approached for a 5-year tender for the vaccine and we turned down the option of the whole West Coast as a logistical impossibility for the timeframes Westland were after, and the legal aspect of treating animals that are legally not under our care.

Following last Friday’s communications, we will be continuing to provide you with the lepto service you have always received. We will also be striving to protect you, your team and animals from additional strains of lepto by upgrading from Lepto 3-Way to Lepto 4-Way. This includes protection against the Pacifica strain, which 75% of NZ dairy herds have shown exposure to in their bulk milk.

Workers in agriculture are most at risk of contracting lepto. To guarantee effective protection for your herd and yourselves, all animals will require a booster shot in their first year of transition (following this, just a single booster will be sufficient).

We are currently working on the best options to supply you with this service and we will be in touch in the near future to confirm the logistics of this roll out.