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Veterinary technicians testing cattle

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Veterinary technicians testing cattle

Department of Agriculture technicians test cattle for brucellosis at the Pinnacles Station, Palliser Bay, in 1973. Veterinary duties do not always need a qualified veterinarian to do the job – trained technicians and veterinary nurses have a valuable role.

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Hamish Mavor and Bob Gumbrell, Veterinary services – Changing roles, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19884/veterinary-technicians-testing-cattle (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Hamish Mavor and Bob Gumbrell, published 1 March 2009.