Farming

A sad part of farming is that animals can get sick or sustain injuries from which there is no recovery.  For many farmers it is not viable or practical to call on a vet to euthanase the animal and this is where the captive bolt device comes into play.A captive bolt device is used for safe and hu..

Every cattle farmer needs a decent bloat knife. This one is made for the job. Just make sure it  always hangs on the same handy nail to grab in that  emergency.10cm blade. 23cm over-all.Sheath available separately..

Special  quality sheath of heavy-duty leather riveted around  blade for safety and also with elastic safety loop for  handle.Photo shows sheath with the bloat knife for illustrative purposes.  Knife avaialble separately. ..

The Blue Medium Grit Disc is a 2″ diameter flat steel disc coated with a heat infused tungsten carbide CG grit. The disc is designed to remove hoof material through abrasion. The blue disc is best suited for the hooves of most average size goats, sheep and pigs that are maintained on a frequent bas..

Spray booms need only the slightest traces of grain - spray chemicals (for example) to kill legume crops. Boom Kleen cleans and neutralises all internal pump, hose and boom surfaces. It in fact etches all internal surfaces back to bare metal etc. But even though it completely cleans out any spray re..

Spray booms need only the slightest traces of grain - spray chemicals (for example) to kill legume crops. Boom Kleen cleans and neutralises all internal pump, hose and boom surfaces. It in fact etches all internal surfaces back to bare metal etc. But even though it completely cleans out any spray re..

This is a top-of-the-range boot cleaner. Easy-to operate tap is connected to regular water supply. Water is fed into the brushes. A sanitiser or detergent feed line is incorporated into the upper assembly. This can be used to draw from a bottle placed behind the cleaner. When the tap ..

Bovi-Bond urethane adhesive, from USA, is a proven system for attaching blocks to the healthy claw of lame cows’ hooves. Bovi-Bond does not need any special skill to mix and apply. The secret is in the double-barrel 210ml adhesive cartridge and the special dispensing gun. This system ensures that th..

Dispenser for Bovi-Bond 210ml adhesive.Fast, easy application. Simply dispense to the block and position against hoof. No mixing required. No waste produced. Can be stored cold or warm. One year shelf life.Designed to be used with the bovi-bond adhesive sold separately.  Note that this gun i..

Bovi-Bond hoof care product for cattle is a fast-setting urethane adhesive used to bond wood or rubber blocks to bovine hooves.Strong and quick-bonding. Sets in 30 seconds, weight bearing in 2-3 minutes. No fumes or odours, safe application in enclosed areas.Fast, easy application. Simply di..

These handmade branding furnaces have been manufactured in Australia for over 30 years. Manufactured under a skilled Australian team dedicated to quality control, these branding furnaces are the leading brand supplied nationwide.When you buy one of these furnaces, you purchase a quality product ..

These heavy duty brass nozzles fit the reusable syringe.  Use to convert your syringe into a  mini drencher for small animal use.For most stable and secure use we recommend the thread fit nozzle. This is fitted by unscrewing the syringe luer lock fitting.An alternative for quick and easy..

(Brassica oleracea) - OGA Certified Organic Broccoli Sprouts are a great source of vitamins and minerals, they can be easily sprouted in jar or shallow soil. The sprouts are ready to add to salads, eat fresh or on sandwiches in 5-7 days. Sprouting is also a great way of engaging kids..

Our bronze Pierceasy bull rings come from Wagner USA, where they have been a brand leader for many years. Patented Pierceasy system is what it says - safe and easy without applicator tools. All Wagner rings are supplied with a slotted and an Allen brass screw plus an Allen key, to give the user a ..

Brooder Lamp Ceramic Socket with 2m Lead. Create your own brooder/incubator!..

Well-priced heat lamps from Kerbl, Germany. PAR38 lamps save 30% energy cost and are good for 5,000 hours operation at 240 volts. Clear lamps produce light and heat. Red lamps just a very small amount of light. Best used with reflector...

Ideal brushes for cleaning calfeteria tubes or any food grade tubing (eg tubing used for stomach feeding or hand milkers).  40cm long with 6mm diameter nylon brushes on twisted steel wire shaft...

These are quality buckets from Little Giant, USA. The great feature of these is the flat back. This means that the bucket can be hung anywhere with a simple hook, or nail, or by using the specially designed Little Giant wall mounting bracket. The flat back allows the bucket to be used as a feed or ..

These are quality buckets from Little Giant, USA. The great feature of these is the flat back. This means that the bucket can be hung anywhere with a simple hook, or nail, or by using the specially designed Little Giant wall mounting bracket. The flat back allows the bucket to be used as a feed or ..

These are quality buckets from Little Giant, USA. The great feature of these is the flat back. This means that the bucket can be hung anywhere with a simple hook, or nail, or by using the specially designed Little Giant wall mounting bracket. The flat back allows the bucket to be used as a feed or ..

These are quality buckets from Little Giant, USA. The great feature of these is the flat back. This means that the bucket can be hung anywhere with a simple hook, or nail, or by using the specially designed Little Giant wall mounting bracket. The flat back allows the bucket to be used as a feed or ..

These are quality buckets from Little Giant, USA. The great feature of these is the flat back. This means that the bucket can be hung anywhere with a simple hook, or nail, or by using the specially designed Little Giant wall mounting bracket. The flat back allows the bucket to be used as a feed or ..

These are quality buckets from Little Giant, USA. The great feature of these is the flat back. This means that the bucket can be hung anywhere with a simple hook, or nail, or by using the specially designed Little Giant wall mounting bracket. The flat back allows the bucket to be used as a feed or ..

Green Manure Mix Seed  Autumn/Winter Variety Organically CertifiedA mix of seeds for  Autumn/Winter. This mix ensures green leaf for soil biota and legumes which will fix nitrogen into your soil.Autumn/Winter - Oats, Chickpea, Barley mix.500g will cover approximately 30m2B..

This tool developed in USA is for the purpose of ensuring bulls can achieve the fastest possible growth rates without need of artificial hormonal growth promotants. (Proven 15% improvements.) They are then easily and humanely castrated at the latest appropriate stage. The Callicrate Bander can be us..

Made in USA by Stone Mfg Co., this is a good quality easy-to-use bull holder (or show lead as it is called in the US). Corrosion-resistant die-cast zinc. We think this one is worth the small extra cost. Dimensions are 12cm long x 8cm wide o.a...

The old favourite bull holder which is easy to work.  Supplied with 1.5 metres of good quality poly-rope.  Stainless steel. Length 20cm...

Very useful device for difficult calvings. Enables traction on head or just prevention of head turning back during the delivery.Stainless steel cable with cast alloy sliding yolk.Can be dismantled for cleaning.Length 92cm..

The speedy feeder is a 3-speed calf feed bottle. Now when you get a real  fast sucker switch to the fast speed option and let him go for  it!When you have a weak premature-born calf needing careful feeding switch to Stop or Slow and let it take milk as it can cope without dro..

The speedy feeder is a 3-speed calf feed bottle. Now when you get a real  fast sucker switch to the fast speed option and let him go for  it!When you have a weak premature-born calf needing careful feeding switch to Stop or Slow and let it take milk as it can cope without dro..

These water resistant calf covers are high quality cost-effective protection for young calves as well as older animals such as sheep and goats.Made from a polyester-based product with rip-stop and weatherproof properties. This material does not trap in the wind like plastic covers do thus keeps ..

The survival of calves is dependent on them receiving at least 1.5 litres of good quality colostrum within the first few hours of life. They will usually receive this from their mother through their milk. If they are unable to receive it this way it is important to intervene as the colostrum contain..

The survival of calves is dependent on them receiving at least 1.5 litres of good quality colostrum within the first few hours of life. They will usually receive this from their mother through their milk. If they are unable to receive it this way it is important to intervene as the colostrum contain..

Debudding and dehorning of stronger calves can be a difficult exercise. This positive restraint solves the problem. The calf's head is manoevred into the restraint and then the chain is hooked over the head locking the calf in place. The restraint design enables easy access to the calf's horns.T..

A calf drencher is used to stomach feed young animals including electrolytes and colostrum. This drencher has a flexible long probe and a flexible collapsible bottle helping ensure that all the liquid is delivered. The capacity is 2 litres which makes it ideal for drenching calves. Instructions incl..

An improved bottle for feeding meal or starter dry feeds to calves. The special teat feeds the meal just like feeding milk.Suckling action makes the calf produce greater saliva than when feeding from bucket or trough thus aiding digestion.Calves can start on this feeder as a supplement feed ..

The Easy Feeder features an intelligently  designed bottle with multi-directional easy-grip  hand hold.The teat is mounted low in the cap to  empty the bottle contents completely.The wide  diameter neck ensures easier filling and cleaning   and the coarse-thread cap is quick and easy to  fit..

Features a flexible zip top bag with hanging handle at the top.  The zip top allows for easy filling. The 1.2 m length flexible probe incorporates a 40cm rigid shaft with oesophageal positioning knob and on/off clamp.  Instructions on bag.  Capacity 2.5 litres marked ..

The comfort option has additional hand-grip loops 50cm out from the ring ends.  The strap is 2.5 metres overall allowing it to go around the back of the user. When assisting calving, especially when the cow is lying down, the user can use their legs and the hand grips to assist grip.Made fro..

All purpose calf pulling strap of double layer heavy duty 25mm webbing with stainless steel D rings and double stitched each end.  Length 1.5m.  Best used as a pair.  ..

Big stroke and bore two-way air pump breathes calf both in and out.Use suction stroke first to gently remove mucus from breathing passages then gently inflate lungs. Remove pump to allow deflation using slight pressure on chest.Repeat in 10 second intervals as required.The HK calf res..

Lightweight all-alloy suckling preventer to help wean calves quickly.Very  effective model. Swing arm with wing nut for  easy fitting and removal.Fits to the calf's nose just like a bull nose ring and the spikes will ensure that the mother will not stand to let the calf drink!Width 140mm..

Specially designed cradle for lifting or weighing a calf on. All zinc plated.NB: Even though this cradle is comfortably shaped a calf should not be hung in it any longer than necessary..

The California Bander was developed in USA to give breeders a low-cost tool for achieving delayed castration of bull calves. The California bander is the lowest cost simplest and easiest tool to use for this task.Delayed castration allows bull calves to grow faster on the natural testosterone pr..

Even experienced breeders will find this simple rotating chart handy. Just set the inner disc to breeding date and all other important dates are  indicated. These include: return oestrus pregnancy check dry off calving date. Calendar is 22cm square. Waterproof materials. ..

Strong stainless steel handle to use with calving chains.  Hook in end loops or between any links.  Top quality manufacture.  Plastic grip.  Two required for correct use...

Lightweight handle to use with calving chainsHook in end loops or between any links.   ..