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Welcome to the veterinary podcast The Vet Chat NZ, with fellow vets and hosts, Matt Wells and Ellen Eyre. Join them as they chat to a wide variety of industry professionals about hot topics and subjects affecting animal health in New Zealand. This podcast is brought to you by Virbac New Zealand and proudly supported by the NZVA.
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Friday Apr 24, 2026
Friday Apr 24, 2026
In this episode, Kristina Mueller, Associate Professor in Dairy Cattle Health and Production at Massey University, joins Matt to discuss how to do a caesarean in cattle. They work through the procedure from start to finish, covering patient selection (8:12), equipment and suture material (24:26), anaesthesia and pre-op medications (37:20), incision and calf removal (49:12), closure (1:01:30), and calf revival (1:13:10).
Additional Resources:
Paravertebral Nerve Block Video 1
Paravertebral Nerve Block Video 2
Paper 2: Clinical Tips: C-section.
Paper 3: Mueller, K. C-section Technique and Abdominal Surgery.
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