A major threat to the health of sheep and goats is the barber pole worm, a gastrointestinal parasite. This parasite steals nutrients from...

Kidding and lambing season is going strong. Cattle are not the only livestock impacted by the unusual weather that we have had over the p...

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 runnin...

The Longhorn tick was first identified in Virginia in 2017. Unfortunately, it has brought with it a challenging new disease affecting cat...

Barberpole worm and other internal parasites have been deadly in sheep and goats this year. While mature cattle generally develop good im...

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 s...

Spring calving is underway and lambing/kidding season is not far behind. While we hope for an uneventful season with minimal assisted bir...

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 fluc...

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 pret...

Dramatic emergencies certainly make for the best veterinary tales — it seems to be the only thing Dr. Pol ever does — yet chasing emergen...

With milk prices in free fall, the conversation during herd check regularly turns to how the farm can continue care for their herd and pr...

For me, Christmas begins with cookies. Many of my Christmas memories involve baking cookies. In my family, the baking usually started the...

Thanksgiving is a season of gratitude. As we enter the holiday season, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on just a few of the many thi...

Alvis Dairy is one of two remaining dairy farms in Goochland County, Virginia. Erin Henley, part of the fourth generation currently worki...

There are many reasons that sheep and goats are far more susceptible to gastrointestinal parasites than cattle. Their grazing habits make...

One of the most common health emergencies in small ruminants is urolithiasis, or urinary stones, causing a blockage in the urinary tract....