Retained Placenta Update for Small Ruminant Producers
We here at Louisa Veterinary Service have been seeing an increased number of retained placentas this year. My theory about this relates...
Louisa Veterinary Service, Inc.
Large Animal Mobile Veterinary Service
G.I. Jessica, DVM
We would like to thank Jessica for her service to our country. We were happy to have her riding along and assisting for the three weeks...
Theileria Update
Dr. Melinda McCall and Dr. Kevin Lehmers have created an article regarding current information about Theileria in our area. Please click...
2020 State Fair of VA
As most of you know, the State Fair has been cancelled this year. The 4-H and FFA livestock competitions are still going to be held in...
Goat-bituary for JJ the Groovin' Goat
Rarely do I see a goat live to approach 20 years old, nor do I see the dedication of an owner to help them get to that age with such...
Praying for rain!
As we all know Central Virginia has not received appreciable rainfall now in nearly 8 weeks in some counties. This is a scary fact and...
Heading to the State Fair of Virginia???
Fair dates are: September 29th to October 8th, 2019 "Where are EWE going??" Health Certificates are required for entry into the State...
Beat the Heat
With record high temps expected for the Summer here are a few tips for helping your animals avoid heat stress... Remember that the...
DEATH to worms!!!
Spring may not be here, but the stomach worms are, and they are in record numbers! We typically start thinking of doing the Spring...
Dirt ALERT!
Due to the record rainfall I would strongly encourage everyone to vaccinate for Clostridium. Most of you would know this as “black leg”,...