Livestock Insurance NZ

Protect your farm animals against death, disease, and theft

What is Livestock Insurance?

Livestock insurance provides essential protection for farmers and agricultural businesses against the loss of animals due to death, disease, accident, or theft. Livestock represents a significant investment and income source for farmers, making this insurance crucial for financial security.

Whether you have dairy cattle, sheep, beef cattle, deer, or other farm animals, livestock insurance ensures you're protected against unexpected losses that could significantly impact your farming operations.

What Does It Cover?

  • Death from accident or disease
  • Theft
  • Livestock transit
  • Emergency slaughter
  • Loss of income
  • Mortality cover

Who Needs Livestock Insurance?

Livestock insurance is essential for:

  • Dairy farmers
  • Sheep and beef farmers
  • Deer farmers
  • Pig and poultry farmers

Typical Costs

Livestock insurance is typically priced as a percentage of the herd value. Typical rates start from:

  • Cattle: From 2% of value
  • Sheep: From 3% of value
  • Deer: From 2% of value

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Typical Coverage

$10K - $1M

From

2%of herd value

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