Chris Mulvaney

 

I spent 25 years in a mixed practice in Central Otago before moving north to establish AgriNetworks.

While spending my first 15 or so years doing "normal practice" I became frustrated when attending the individual crook animal when I could see huge potential in the mob or herd that individual came from. There had to be better way to do things at the top of the cliff rather than always doing them at the bottom.

So I managed to persuade my partners to let me get out of routine clinical practice to focus on managing the veterinary business and to develop a concept to help farmers know what was going on so they could focus on issues before the wheels fell off. That was the start of StockCARE® in about 1995.

I was very lucky to be able to test and develop the concept with a small group of Central Otago farmers. It was very exciting work and we were able to make some huge gains. The journey since then has been long and twisted, but always exciting and challenging.

I suppose I'm just very passionate about our sheep and beef industry and enjoy working with farmers who are also passionate.

Over the years I was involved in two very successful large-scale farm business improvement projects - 100% Merino Club and Focus 2000. Both projects were based on the concepts of StockCARE®.

I have also managed several extensive on-farm research projects including iodine deficiency in pregnant ewes, long-acting drench treatment, cost benefits of cattle worm control programmes, drench resistance, footrot and lice in sheep. All of these projects were done to get more knowledge and understanding of some of the important production limiting issues on farms.

Chris can be contacted on:
Phone: 07 872 0249
Mobile: 0274 333 534
Email chris@agrinetworks.co.nz