Intermountain Veterinary Hospital

06/14/2024

06/10/2024

https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/what-s-ahead-for-2024-cattle-market-

It is hard to see beef cow numbers increasing until 2025 at the earliest. So, cow-calf operators should get relatively strong calf prices for a few years.

04/29/2024

Have you heard? The USDA is implementing a new rule requiring EIDs for cattle crossing state lines and for international movement. This press release gives details on cattle who qualify and provides a link for for producers to acquire free tags.

Press ReleaseContact: [email protected] Requires electronic ID for Certain Cattle and Bison Moving Interstate

02/17/2024

Please considering showing up to this meeting as it will take our presence and voice as an ag community to ensure this county’s wonderful 4H program has a place to continue 🍀

The Gallatin County Fairgrounds is the home to our MSU Extension - Gallatin County office and is utilized for countless Gallatin County 4-H program activities and events including the annual Big Sky Country State Fair. This space is critical for our program’s success and educational efforts.

To ensure Extension and 4-H continue to have a presence and a homebase in our community, please consider showing your support by attending the Gallatin County Fairgrounds Community Visioning Open House on Thursday, Feb. 29, from 5-7 PM at Exhibit Building 4 at the fairgrounds (901 N. Black Ave., Bozeman).

Let's come together to share our diverse perspectives about the strengths, challenges, and experiences with the fairgrounds, as well as our dreams and ideas for the future of this cherished space.

This is just the beginning to the Fairgrounds Master Planning processs and your input is crucial! If you have any questions, reach out to Caitlin Quisenberry, Fairgrounds Director, at [email protected] or 406-582-3270. 📞📧

Let's shape the future of the Gallatin County Fairgrounds together!

01/02/2024

HAPPY MOO YEAR!! 🎉

12/25/2023

From all of us here at IVH, Merry Christmas to you and yours near and far! 🌟

The Christmas Star by Jack Sorenson

12/22/2023

Need to do some last-minute holiday shopping? Gallatin 4-H will take care of the wrapping!🍀🎅🏼🎄 Our 4-H Camp Counselors will be at the Belgrade Murdoch’s offering gift wrapping Friday (12/22) 3:30-8pm, all day Saturday (12/23) 9am-8pm and on Sunday (Christmas Eve 12/24) 9am-1pm.

Wrapping is FREE, but donations are appreciated. All donations will help fund our 2024 4-H Summer Camp!

12/22/2023

Good news from the North Pole! 🎄❄️

THIS JUST IN: USDA Issues Permit for Santa’s Reindeer to Enter the U.S. USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sent this bulletin at 12/21/2023 01:00 PM EST THIS JUST IN: USDA Issues Permit for Santa’s Reindeer to Enter the U.S. (Washington, D.C., December 21, 2023) – The U.S. Departm...

09/22/2023

Genetic selection and breeding will reduce heart failure rates.

09/11/2023

Never forget 🇺🇸

09/11/2023

4-H Volunteers Needed!!
Based on leader vacancies and youth interest, we will need adult Leaders for the following Projects:

Baking, Cooking, Cake Decorating, Horseless Horse,
Horse (Working Ranch Horse), Livestock Judging, Photography, Shooting Sports, Vet Science and Woodworking.

If you or someone you know may have some talent or interest in leading one of our projects email us at: [email protected].

07/08/2023

Producers losing lambs!

Starting to get reports of high lamb mortality that's going unnoticed due to the tall grass, massive coyote and fly population and producers spending all their time finally putting a hay crop up this year. Most necropsies are finding large loads of various internal parasites. Action plan: 1) Get a count on lambs and compare it to your turnout numbers, 2) Look for ewes and lambs that lag behind the flock, are droop eared, with the mouth and eyes that are very white from loss of blood and have a watery swelling under their jaw, 3) Have your veterinarian post any FRESHLY dead ewes or lambs and conduct a f***l egg count to determine cause of death and worm load. If your worm load warrants treatment: 1) With input from your veterinarian, use a mix of two full strength oral drenches this year, one being white like Valbazen, Panacur, Prohibit or Safeguard and one being clear like Ivomectin or Cydectin 2) Farmiliarize yourself with the FAMACHA system for assessing worm load, 3) Do not use the old system of worming sheep, holding overnight and turning into fresh pasture. You will basically seed the fresh pasture with highly resistant worm eggs and make the problem worse, 4) Try running sheep on sanfoin for a bit. Natural chemicals in it can cause the worms to go dormant for a time buying producers a window to finish haying and get supplies to treat the flock properly. If you bring sheep in to treat, it would be a good idea to vaccinate everything with a good clostridial 7 or 8 way product also. Also check any horned rams for fly stike on the head and treat accordingly.

05/04/2023

Let's set the story straight with hormones in beef.

1. Hormones are naturally occurring in ALL living things, even plants.

2. There's 51,483,600ng of estrogen in 8oz of tofu (soy) and 3ng of naturally-occurring estrogen in 8oz of beef. 🤯

3. One birth control pill contains 35,000 ngs of estrogen

4. An adult female would have to eat 95.3 steers’ worth of beef per day (483 pounds each) to match her own daily production of estrogen.

5. Let's stop with the "meat and milk are full of hormones" propaganda and accept that they are SAFE AND NUTRITIOUS.

https://www.beefmagazine.com/beef-quality/hormones-numbers-stats-share-consumers

01/01/2023

Happy New Year to all our clients!
Here’s to a year of improvement and growth! You inspire us to be better each day, and we look forward to serving you another year

12/25/2022

Wishing you and yours a warm, safe and very merry Christmas!

12/25/2022

A Cowpuncher's Night Before Christmas
By Shawn Williams

’Twas the night before Christmas.
All the ponies had been fed.
I was tryin’ to choke down
A few beans before bed.

But my belly was churnin’.
It just wouldn’t sit still.
It was gonna be a long night,
I sure nuff could tell.

’Cause in my string of horses
There was one called Saint Nick.
And thinking ’bout ridin’ him
Sometimes made me sick.

Ol’ Flipper had come in
With a front leg a draggin’
Last fall during shippin’
When we was out on the wagon.

Saint Nick was an extra
In the outfit’s remuda.
And every time you got on him
He’d give a gift to ya.

That gift was a bronc ride,
And I don’t mean no hoppin’.
He was sin covered lightnin’
That would get your ears to poppin’.

Saint Nick liked to buck,
But that wasn’t all.
He’d kick ya, and bite ya
And was sure bad to paw.

But the boss cut him to me.
That’s just part of the deal.
Flipper got turned out
For the winter to heal.

I thought it kinda funny
That it was Saint Nick’s turn to go
With me checkin’ heifers
The next day in the snow.

So I lay in my bedroll
With the fireplace a crackin’.
Had terrible nightmares
’Bout my poor neck a snappin’.

I woke up at midnight,
Again at two-thirty.
I decided to saddle Saint Nick
This time a little early

I thought, I’ll set him to soak
With the cinches pulled tight.
Come daybreak, that’ll help
Take out some of the fight.

Well, I got him saddled
Out there in the dark.
It was kinda like hand-feedin’
Breadcrumbs to a shark.

I came back inside
To wash the blood off my head,
And to see how much of my
White shirt had turned red.

I lay down again.
Maybe now I could rest.
He was still gonna try me,
But maybe not with his best.

I’d just closed my eyes
When I heard such a racket.
I stumbled out of bed,
Put on my denim jacket.

As I walked to the horse pens
The moon lit the stage,
And the icicles shone bright
On the high-desert sage.

Out in the big pen
On a fresh carpet of white
My eyes took in
The most amazing, wild sight.

Saint Nick was a-makin’
A wild, crooked leap
With a potbellied feller
Sittin’ up there in the seat.

He throwed him his head
With one hand in the air.
Saint Nick touched the ground
And growled like a bear.

I’ll tell ya in my life, boys,
I’ve sure seen some rides,
But I thought that critter
Would buck out of his hide.

He’d jump sideways
While he chewed on a foot.
The red, fuzzy coat
Popped out chimney soot.

He’d show you his belly,
Then stand on his head.
I noticed the fat feller’s
Cheeks turnin’ red.

Saint Nick finally winded
And throwed his head up.
Started lickin’ his lips
Like an old, gentle pup.

The rider stepped down
To hand me the reins.
I noticed in his mouth
A broken candy cane.

That’s when it hit me.
My mind started to click.
I’d just watched Saint Nick
Ride ol’ Saint Nick.

Then I noticed his team,
And his little red sleigh.
His reindeer were hobbled,
Eatin’ some of my hay.

He said, “Merry Christmas.
Hope that present will do.
I knocked some of the rough off
That ol’ pony for you.”

Then he buttoned his coat
And limped on away.
Unhobbled his reindeer,
And climbed into his sleigh.

I heard him exclaim
As he headed back North,
“I ain’t never seen nothin’
Buck like that ol’ horse!”

12/20/2022

Baby, it’s cold outside 🎶

❄️ Keep these helpful tips in mind when managing horses during this week's cold snap. ❄️

⏰ Maintain your normal schedule if possible. Research from Virginia found that an increase in colic episodes following adverse weather was a result of sudden changes in management and not the weather itself.

⚡️ Energy needs for a horse at maintenance increase about 1% for each degree below 18°F. For example, if the temperature is -18°F, a 1,000 pound idle, adult horse would need approximately 4 additional pounds of forage (e.g., hay) daily. It is best to provide the extra energy as forage since heat is produced from the microbial fermentation of forage.

🏡 Horses must have access to shelter from wind and moisture. A horse’s hair coat acts as insulation by trapping air, but when wet, the insulating value is loss.

💧 Water should be kept between 45 to 65°F to maximize consumption. Most adult horses require a minimum of 10 to 12 gallons of water each day. Horses should always have access to fresh, clean water. Check water sources often to ensure they have not froze.

🧤 Take care of yourself! Protect yourself from the cold by wearing multiple layers of coats and pants. Ensure the outer layer is wind and waterproof. Additionally, wear insulated, waterproof boots; warm gloves; a winter hat; and a scarf or neck gaiter to cover your face.

For more information on winter care, visit https://extension.umn.edu/horse-care-and-management/caring-your-horse-winter

09/21/2022

JOB OPENINGS!
FULL TIME POSITION- YARD HELP
Duties include but not limited to: loading and unloading trucks, check in shack duties, cleaning pens, feeding. Call Emilee @ 406-531-6652 Must have experience with livestock.

SALE DAY HELP- Sales are on Mondays and some Wednesdays
Hiring many positions: Horseback riders ( rider and horse must be experienced), sorters, pen back, crows nest.

09/01/2022

It was an honor to meet the Mayor of Gallatin Gateway!
Thank you Harvest House Farm for the visit and trusting us with Lucky’s care!

06/24/2022

Poisonous Plants: Larkspur and Death Camas
by Rachel Endecott

The spring moisture much of Montana has received bodes well for a good poisonous plant year. This month, we’ll focus on two common poisonous plants, larkspur and death camas.

Fatal poisonings from larkspur (Delphinium spp.) were reported in Montana as early as 1897. There are at least 60 species of larkspur throughout North America. Poisoning has been attributed to nine of these species; however, it is probably a good idea to assume that all larkspur species are poisonous. It’s common for larkspurs to be grouped into tall and low varieties. Tall larkspurs grow at high elevation in deep, moist, and highly organic soils, often in montane forests. On the other hand, low larkspurs grow at lower elevations in drier soils. Given this difference in elevation and soil type, low larkspur issues are generally more common in the spring and tall larkspur in the summer. Young, rapidly growing plants are most toxic, with high levels of alkaloids in the leaves. Cattle appear to only consume tall larkspur once the plants initiate and elongate flower stalks. This results in a “toxic window” where cattle find tall larkspur increasingly palatable and the plants still contain appreciable amounts of toxic alkaloids.

The toxic dose of larkspur depends on larkspur species and growth stage, season, amount ingested, and duration of time over which larkspur is consumed. One estimate suggests cattle must eat 0.7% of their body weight of green tall larkspur in an hour for a fatal dose. In the 9 species of larkspur associated with livestock poisoning, 40 alkaloids (toxic and nontoxic) have been identified. Concentration of alkaloids vary depending on species and stage of growth—studies show that tall larkspur growing in full sun will have more toxic alkaloids than the same plants growing in the shade. These alkaloids act at the neuromuscular junction, blocking the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, leading to muscle weakness. Bloat is often common because neuromuscular impairment doesn't allow contraction necessary for gas eructation accompanied by rapid rumen fermentation and gas production.

Around 15 species of death camas (Zigadenus spp.) are found in North America, appearing in early spring and often growing among wild onion. Like larkspur, death camas contains toxic alkaloids, but these act rapidly to decrease blood pressure by dilating arterioles, constricting veins, and slowing heart rate. Salivation, muscular weakness, staggering, and convulsions generally follow. As with larkspur, death is often the first clinical sign. Sheep are more susceptible to death camas poisoning, and show signs after eating as little as half a pound of green plant, with death occurring if they eat 2-2.5 pounds of green plant per 100 pounds of body weight.

https://animalrangeextension.montana.edu/beef/cow_sense/cow_sense_may2017.html

06/22/2022

They are not wrong, you know

06/14/2022

⚠️ If you, or someone you know, has livestock displaced by the flooding in Park and Gallatin Counties, we can house livestock at the clinic
Please call 406-388-6275 for details

05/31/2022

We’d like to congratulate the future Dr. Sam on his acceptance into vet school! Everyone (especially Nick) will miss him!

05/05/2022

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your flock please call the county extension office at 582-3280 or the state vet at 444-2976

05/02/2022

Happening now: Schedule between May 1st through May 31st for 10% off select services to get your equine pal lined out for the year. Give our office a call to schedule spring vaccinations, deworming (or f***l exam), Coggins test, dental floating and sheath cleaning 📞 388-6275

04/19/2022

MSU will once again be taking part in the Mineral Nutrition for the Cow Herd program with SDSU, NDSU, and UW. You can register for the program at: https://montana.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eyx2gXUcqZWh7tc. Please see the attached flyer and contact Megan if there are any questions.

04/14/2022

Trichomoniasis (Trich) has been detected in a Utah herd, and 10 herds are waiting testing results due to exposure. This article does a great job showing the clinical signs of Trich, how to prevent and manage Trich (there is no treatment), and ultimately why testing is so important. Trich can have a devastating effect on herds; feel free to contact us if you’d like more info after reading this article

Once a bull is infected, it remains so for life.

04/01/2022

Have you heard the news!?

Breaking news! The big four meat packers admit to price fixing and announced they will be making things right with the nations family ranchers. Checks of $1 Million dollars are in the mail to make up for loss profits. The letters are post marked 4.1.22.
April Fools

03/31/2022

Do you want to hear a clean joke?

A pig took a bath 🧼

Please, hold the applause 😆
Unless it’s for this little pig in a blanket, who stole our hearts 🐷