Vet Services
Deer Services
Real Relationships. Real Results. Expert Care for Velvet and Venison Production.
At Aorangi Vets, we collaborate with deer farmers across South Canterbury to support healthy, productive herds and sustainable deer farming systems. Our experienced vets and veterinary personnel provide reliable service, practical advice, and tailored solutions to help you achieve the best results for your operation.
Velvet and Venison Production
We understand the unique requirements of velvet and venison production, from herd management and nutrition to disease prevention and animal welfare. Our team can help you plan and implement strategies that improve productivity, protect herd health, and maximise returns.
Supervisory Visits and Herd Health
To support day-to-day operations, we offer online ordering for velveting supplies and provide annual on-farm supervisory visits to oversee and assess your velveting procedures, including safe handling of stags, correct use of anaesthesia and pain relief, hygiene standards, and procedural technique, ensuring full compliance with industry certification requirements and ongoing guidance to maintain best practice. We maintain clear, proactive communication via email updates, online order forms, and follow-up calls to make sure your animal health and product requirements are met on time.
Why Choose Aorangi Vets
- Strong relationships: We build long-term partnerships to help you achieve measurable results.
- Velvet and venison expertise: Practical guidance for all aspects of deer farming.
- Supervisory support: Annual visits ensure safe, compliant, and effective velveting.
- Online ordering for velveting supplies: Time-saving and convenient.
Electronic Velvet Book
Save time with the new Electronic Velvet Record Sheet:
Further Services
Animal Health Plans
We create a 12-month plan tailored to your herd or flock, designed to meet your goals and keep your animals healthy. These plans are particularly useful for farms managing multiple species, helping coordinate care across the system. An annual review lets you reflect on the past year and set the right steps for the year ahead, while your laminated wall planner and timely email reminders help keep your animal health program on track.
Audit Requirements
Our practice management system, together with Restricted Veterinary Medicines (RVM) documentation, is designed to support compliance and make audits simpler and more efficient. By keeping records accurate and up to date, we help you stay prepared and confident when meeting regulatory requirements.
Velvet Removal Training
We provide Supervisory Deer Vet services including training for new velvetters and annual supervisory visits for accredited farmers performing their own velveting. These visits ensure animal welfare, compliance with industry standards, and the safe, effective handling of velveted stags, supporting both best practice and long-term farm productivity.
Animal Health Investigations
When animal health issues arise, our team is experienced in investigating both individual animals and entire herds. We respond promptly to urgent situations and draw on our expertise, team experience, and national and international veterinary networks to identify causes and solutions. Our approach ensures herd productivity is maintained while achieving the highest standards of animal welfare.
Pregnancy Scanning
Our vets are highly experienced in both pregnancy diagnosis and safe deer handling, ensuring the wellbeing of your animals and everyone on-farm. Having your vet present during scanning allows immediate investigation of any herd health issues and provides an ideal opportunity to discuss animal health management and questions in a focused, on-farm setting.