It’s castration season, trust us, your downwind neighbors will thank you!  Responsible breeding of your male goat or sheep includes managing their environment to prevent accidental breedings, conducting biosecurity health testing and promoting breed excellence through lineage and objective individual standards. The American Dairy...

The partnership between veterinarians and farriers has become increasingly important given the expanding field of knowledge regarding hoof health and disease. Foot health is crucial to horse welfare and soundness. Why are radiographs important? Horse owners often have radiographs taken of their horse’s hooves...

What is Equine Asthma? Equine Asthma is a chronic, allergen-mediated inflammatory condition of the lower airways. It is most often caused by hypersensitivity to inhaled substances from the environment, especially dust from hay and bedding. While different severities of the condition exist, all horses...

What’s an NSAID? Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are routinely used to help horses heal from injury & illness. NSAIDs reduce inflammation by “blocking” inflammatory proteins, which lowers temperature, swelling, and pain by reducing inflammation. Commonly used NSAIDs in horses are phenylbutazone, commonly referred to...

Vaccination is important to prevent life-threatening and serious illness in all animals. Vaccines induce an immune response, or the production of antibodies, that allows an animal to fight off a virus or bacteria when they are exposed to it again. Current, vaccine protocols for...