The USDA Animal Disease Traceability Rules protects the U.S. cattle industry from the catastrophic disease outbreaks.

The ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI; H5N1) has emerged as a concern in the agricultural industry.

Spring vet care focuses on pregnancy checking fall-calving beef herds.

Old Dominion Veterinary Services is offering spring disbudding clinics for goat kids.

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) Rules in 2013 requiring certain classes

The HPAI virus, or bird flu, has been detected in 208 dairy farms in 14 states, but none in Virginia.

Occasional late-term abortions or stillbirths are an unfortunate reality. Learn to distinguish between expected losses and signs of an issue

Prolapses are not uncommon in cattle, sheep and goats. They can be rectal, vaginal or uterine.

Pregnancy checking the beef herd is a valuable tool for making culling decisions and future breeding decisions.

This holiday season, give the gift of good food and products while supporting local farmers. These are gifts with real people and stories...

Sheep and goats suffer from some lameness issues that are similar to cattle, but their hooves are completely different.

Creep feeding is the practice of allowing suckling calves access to supplemental feed to enhance rate of growth.

The largest cost of livestock ownership is feed. The best way to reduce feed cost is to maximize what you already have.

Vaccines are one of the mainstays of disease prevention that we provide for our animals. There are core vaccines that we recommend for...

The core vaccines recommended for Virginia small ruminants, such as sheep, goats, and alpacas, are Rabies and CDT vaccines. The CDT...

These are the core vaccines recommended annually in Virginia beef and dairy cattle. “Blackleg” Clostridial seven-way (e.g. Alpha7,...

We are happy to announce that hoof trimming services provided by our Cattle Health Technician, Darin Durham, are fully up and running....

FDA Guidance 623, announced in June 2021, will effectively move all over-the-counter antibiotics to prescription status by June of 2023....

Check out Old Dominion Veterinary Services’ very own Dr. Harris as she was recently featured in an educational video produced by Virginia...

Old Dominion Veterinary Services is dedicated to providing excellent veterinary care for area livestock while working through challenges...