Livestock producers across Virginia are facing increasing challenges—from emerging diseases to heat stress and parasite resistance. Staying ahead requires practical information you can actually use. That’s why Old Dominion Veterinary Services is proud to partner with Virginia Cooperative Extension to host Herdguard: Protecting Livestock in Changing Conditions. This workshop is designed to give producers clear, real-world strategies to protect herd health through the summer and fall seasons....

New World Screwworm (NWS) has been confirmed in several animals in south Texas and New Mexico — the first U.S. detections since the pest was eradicated here in the 1960s. Current cases are more than a thousand miles from Virginia, and federal and state agencies are responding aggressively. Still, awareness is important for producers and pet owners everywhere.

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