Tayla Morris
Storeperson Tayla started her role as Store Person with Keinzley Agvet in September 2023. She likes the variety that this role brings and spending time outside the office, helping the large animal vets with technician work. Tayla keeps herself busy in her spare time...
Scarlett Boyle
Administration Scarlett has been with Keinzley Agvet since 2012. She especially enjoys the banter in the office and is always down for a laugh or good practical joke. In her spare time, she has two young boys and a girl to keep her on her toes. She is also involved...
Kaye Slater
Administration Kaye began with Keinzley Agvet in 2022 as part of the Administration team following a background in banking and farming. Kaye is born and bred in the Wairarapa and grew up on her family farm. She keeps herself busy running her small block outside of...
Ella Surridge
Administration Ella started with Keinzley’s in July of 2020 and is a welcomed addition to the team. She comes to us with background in admin and retail. Ella enjoys the variety this job brings as well as the everyday banter in the office. Ella also has ties with the...
Gavin Hodgkiss
Technical Advisor Gav is a specialist in dairying and cropping, including specialty crops such as maize and fodder beet. Since joining the team in 1997, Gav has valued his time with staff and clients, many of whom he considers his friends. Agriculture has always been...
Desire Pope
Manager Desire began with Keinzley Agvet in 2003, straight out of school, to help fill a gap and enjoyed the team dynamics so much that she now manages the administration team from the head office in Carterton. Her role involves handling the debtors and creditors and...
Madi Christie
Mixed Animal Veterinarian Madi has started at Keinzley this year after working in Rotorua for the last 4 years. She is originally from South Africa but has lived in Vietnam and Belgium before settling in New Zealand. Her husband is from Alfredton hence the move to the...
Phil Keinzley
Keinzley Agvet is a locally owned and operated farm merchandise and veterinary clinic in the Wairarapa. Established in 1992 by Phil Keinzley, it has grown from a one-man business to a company with three branches, including a state of the art small animal clinic, and...
Nitrate Toxicity
Nitrates build up in the plant when there is a surplus of nitrogen in the soil. This then builds up in the plants and their leaves. Nitrate levels are usually higher at the base of the plant and levels can fluctuate overtime.
Barber’s Pole
Recently we have had warm conditions and showers of rain in the district, and following a feed pinch for many animals after the dry season. As a result we are seeing a number of sheep effected by haeumonchus contortus “barbers pole” including in adult ewes.
Cruciate Ligament Rupture.
Manu presented with a non-weight bearing hind leg and was quickly brought into the clinic for assessment.
Woody Tongue in Cattle
Our vet Sam went out recently and visited a heifer with Woody Tongue. Since it is such a common condition in cattle, we thought we would share some useful facts.
Barley Grass Infections
Uh oh it’s started! We are starting to see Barley Grass infections in our patients! With the weather warming up this is prime time for barley grass to get stuck in our animals.
Heat Stroke in Animals
Some handy tips on how to deal with the heat and heat stroke during the warmer summer months.
Trace Element Testing
There are three main trace element deficiencies common in the Wairarapa. These are copper, selenium and cobalt.
Stenotic Nares Rhinoplasty
Frank came into the clinic last week for Andy our vet to perform a stenotic nares rhinoplasty (making his nostrils larger).
Goat Disbudding
We recently had a couple of (baby goats) join us in the clinic for disbudding. Our vets Molly and Sean (the keen disbudders) gave us some handy tips for your baby goats.
Animal Stress on Guy Fawkes
We recently had a couple of (baby goats) join us in the clinic for disbudding. Our vets Molly and Sean (the keen disbudders) gave us some handy tips for your baby goats.