As we welcome spring, we also welcome the hairy heel warts that have flared up over the winter. The increased incidence is often because farms were not able to run a footpath as consistently as they would like to Continue Reading
Month: August 2016
The day before the Central Plains Dairy Expo, I attended a Zoetis Dairy Wellness Meeting. I listened to Dr. Mike Lormore discuss the topic “What drives financial success on dairies?”. The answer we all expect to Continue Reading
Over the last couple weeks I’ve attended several continuing education meetings and there is a lot of updated information and new things going on in the industry. This newsletter article will highlight some of the Continue Reading
I was on vacation with my family last week and we had two long days of driving to and from our destination. There were two conversations that I had with my kids that were good reminders for life in general and life Continue Reading
With the warmer temperatures upon us, it is important to remember the importance of proper and timely colostrum management and handling. During summer months, bacterial contamination and growth in colostrum is a Continue Reading
With the warmer temperatures these last few weeks we have noticed an increase in Salmonella cases on our dairy/dairy calf farms. Here are a few basics to get a better understanding of Salmonella as a whole: On dairy Continue Reading
This summer we were very fortunate to have two veterinary student interns working at our clinic. Jackie Martin, a Reading, MN native and second year veterinary student went to seven farms with trail cameras to Continue Reading
Last winter set a record, the record for the most cases of calf coronavirus disease in my veterinary career (16 years if you are counting). Historically coronavirus infection in calves has been characterized by Continue Reading
Dr. Nigel Cook from the University of Wisconsin describes the dairy cow as a workaholic because she spends her adult life functioning at 3x her maintenance energy cost. Humans would only accomplish this with Continue Reading
Our very first VMC Calf School was a great success earlier this month. We had good attendance and I truly enjoyed interacting with producers in a continuing education setting. We had quite a few group discussions on Continue Reading
