Disbudding is not a necessary practice in goats. Their horns are part of their cooling mechanism in warm weather. They are also handy to...

Unfortunately, the tick-borne cattle disease caused by Theileria orientalis has continued to spread through Virginia this year. We saw a...

Giving injections is a routine and necessary skill for livestock ownership. Many vaccines, as well as most treatments for sick animals,...

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...

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

A long, cool spring in our area certainly led to a late fly season, but these pests are going strong now. In spite of a relatively mild...

Lactating cows drink 4–5 pounds of water per pound of milk produced — 40 gallons for a cow milking 80 pounds — and they consume half of...

If you’ve ever experienced the great sense of relief that follows delivering a calf after a difficult calving, you may have also...

We are very excited to announce a major change coming to Old Dominion Veterinary Services. Dr. Cassie Faull is joining the practice as a...

Diarrhea, commonly called scours, is one of the most common diseases affecting young livestock. It is important to identify the cause to...

As the world and our lives have been turned upside down by the Coronavirus pandemic, we have received many questions about the risk that...

The latest version of the National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program went into effect on January 1. The...

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

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...

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

My family has been using the sugar cookie recipe for decades. Legend has it that we stole it off of a sugar bag more than 40 years ago,...

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

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...

It is common to see poor reproduction, increased somatic cell counts, reduced milk production, and an increase in the number of cows that n

Fescue is the predominant forage across at least one million acres of pastureland in Virginia. This hardy grass is well-adapted to Virginia