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    Kidding and Lambing in Cold Weather
    Bom Harris, DVM
    • Jan 9
    • 1 min

    Kidding and Lambing in Cold Weather

    Newborn kids and lambs often need additional protection from the weather.
    Veterinary Telehealth: New Guidelines for Our Comprehensive Services
    Bom Harris, DVM
    • Sep 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Veterinary Telehealth: New Guidelines for Our Comprehensive Services

    Veterinary Telehealth Practice Guidelines
    Biosecurity: Keeping Your Herd Safe
    Bom Harris, DVM
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    Biosecurity: Keeping Your Herd Safe

    Expanding a herd with new animals can be exciting, whether it is a new breeding bull, young stock to add genetic diversity to the herd,...
    Recognizing Neurologic Disease in Ruminants
    Bom Harris, DVM
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    Recognizing Neurologic Disease in Ruminants

    Neurological diseases are diseases of the brain, spine and the nerves that connect them. A similar array of neurologic diseases affect...
    Celebrating Women in Agriculture
    Bom Harris, DVM
    • Mar 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    Celebrating Women in Agriculture

    Women have a been a critical component of agriculture since the beginning of time.
    Not Too Soon to Start on Fly Control!
    Bom Harris, DVM
    • Mar 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    Not Too Soon to Start on Fly Control!

    Many beef producers are more mindful of complete insect control in late winter due to the threat posed by the disease Theileria, which is...
    Local Plant Toxicities of Livestock
    Cassie Faull, DVM
    • Mar 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Local Plant Toxicities of Livestock

    Some of the most beautiful and luscious plants can have deadly consequences for our livestock. These are the plant toxicities seen most...
    Disbudding Goats
    Bom Harris, DVM
    • Feb 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    Disbudding Goats

    Disbudding is not a necessary practice in goats. Their horns are part of their cooling mechanism in warm weather. They are also handy to...
    Tick-Borne Disease Raises Concerns for Virginia
    Bom Harris, DVM
    • Jan 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Tick-Borne Disease Raises Concerns for Virginia

    Unfortunately, the tick-borne cattle disease caused by Theileria orientalis has continued to spread through Virginia this year. We saw a...
    Four Tips for Livestock Injections
    Cassie Faull, DVM
    • Jan 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Four Tips for Livestock Injections

    Giving injections is a routine and necessary skill for livestock ownership. Many vaccines, as well as most treatments for sick animals,...
    Spring is Baby Season
    Bom Harris, DVM
    • Jan 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Spring is Baby Season

    While it feels like winter has just begun, our spring herds of sheep, goats and cattle will bring new life into the world before we know...
    Prevent Parasites With Pasture Management
    Cassie Faull, DVM
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    Prevent Parasites With Pasture Management

    A major threat to the health of sheep and goats is the barber pole worm, a gastrointestinal parasite. This parasite steals nutrients from...
    Kids and Lambs Are on the Way
    Bom Harris, DVM
    • Mar 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    Kids and Lambs Are on the Way

    Kidding and lambing season is going strong. Cattle are not the only livestock impacted by the unusual weather that we have had over the...
    Another Hard Winter
    Bom Harris, DVM
    • Mar 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Another Hard Winter

    It is difficult to believe, after the drought last summer and fall, that we are faced with a muddy, wet winter for the second year...
    New Tick Brings New Disease to Virginia
    Bom Harris, DVM
    • Feb 27, 2020
    • 1 min

    New Tick Brings New Disease to Virginia

    The Longhorn tick was first identified in Virginia in 2017. Unfortunately, it has brought with it a challenging new disease affecting...
    Managing Internal Parasites in Sheep and Goats
    Bom Harris, DVM
    • Oct 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    Managing Internal Parasites in Sheep and Goats

    Barberpole worm and other internal parasites have been deadly in sheep and goats this year. While mature cattle generally develop good...
    It's Fair Time: Vet Tips for a Successful Show
    Bom Harris, DVM
    • Aug 21, 2019
    • 1 min

    It's Fair Time: Vet Tips for a Successful Show

    Fair time is here! This is a busy time of year as area youth prepare animals for fairs and shows. Here are a few tips to help make your...
    Calves, Kids and Lambs: Supplies Needed to Assist with Birthing
    Bom Harris, DVM
    • Mar 1, 2019
    • 1 min

    Calves, Kids and Lambs: Supplies Needed to Assist with Birthing

    Spring calving is underway and lambing/kidding season is not far behind. While we hope for an uneventful season with minimal assisted...
    2019: The Year of Mud
    Bom Harris, DVM
    • Jan 31, 2019
    • 1 min

    2019: The Year of Mud

    The new year has kicked off with plenty of moisture on the heels of the second wettest year in recorded history. Rain, snow, mud and...
    #10GallonChallenge Supports Dairy Farms and Food Banks
    Bom Harris, DVM
    • Oct 1, 2018
    • 2 min

    #10GallonChallenge Supports Dairy Farms and Food Banks

    A photo is worth a thousand words. Yet, I sometimes struggle to take great photos of my children. On the other hand, they're usually...
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