| 17 still on the up with no sign of slowing Kia Toa Charolais Stud. RURAL PEOPLE » Kia Toa Charolais Spending quality time getting to know their clients and their individual needs is a core strength for the passionate team at King Country Vets. “The more we understand our farmers and how they run their farming businesses the more helpful we can be,” says Trading Manager John Bernau. “All farmers operate their business in their own unique way, so the advice we provide must be tailored to each client and situation. I think we’re very good at doing that.”. While the name King Country Vets is just two years old, the veterinary practice spans 35 years and was established by Richard and Nicky Atkinson. When the Atkinson’s retired the practice was taken over by John and three other directors; vets Anna Martyn, Hannah Catley and Michael Catley. The practice operates from two clinics, one in the small farming township of Piopio, while the other is in Te Kuiti. “We cover a wide area, servicing clients fromWaitomo and Te Kuiti to Benneydale, Ohura and west along the coast, travelling as far north as Waikawau and Kawhia. We’re a diverse practice, with a very experienced and skilled production animal team who enjoy working with farmers and helping them maximise pro itability.” King Country Vets’ diversity includes cattle and sheep scanning, animal health planning, parasite management and Personal touch goes a long way advice, mineral testing and liver biopsies, monitoring facial eczema spore counts, ram runs, bull service capacity testing, disease outbreak investigations and farm speci ic sta training days. A sheep conveyor is available for drenching. “We also have an experienced team dedicated to companion animal medicine and surgery and our vets are particularly skilled in orthopaedics and pig dog emergency surgery. Animals are our farmers’ passion and that’s why they are farming. They love their lifestyle and their animals. A big part of our business is the working dogs. Without a team of dogs our farmers would be challenged in terms of farming their livestock. When they bring their dogs in injured you can really see that compassion. But we cater for a diverse range of species and their associated medical and surgical requirements.”. Two things spring easily to mind when John thinks about the value King Country Vets o ers its clients — communication and the appropriate expertise. “Our veterinary team has to have the right knowledge and expertise when dealing with animal issues, but communication is a key thing for any business. As long as we’re in contact with farmers and follow up with what we say we are going to do then that’s the biggest value we add.”
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