Mid-Maryland Dairy Veterinarians

11/02/2023

09/11/2023

Meetings are back!! Save the Date for upcoming MMDV informational meetings.

12/14/2022

Morning heifer shadow.

08/01/2022

We are excited to announce that Ryan Giles, DVM has joined our veterinary team. Ryan Giles grew up in western Pennsylvania near the town of Ebensburg. He attended Penn State University and graduated in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science. After graduation, Ryan moved to Fort Collins, Colorado for a job with Bovine Reproductive Specialists. During his time there, he was trained as an AI and reproductive ultrasound technician, which applied control of ovarian dynamics with use of ultrasound to improve estrous synchronization of dairy herds along the front range.

In 2012, Ryan completed a master’s degree in reproductive physiology at Colorado State University with a main research focus on follicular wave dynamics as it pertained to improving beef cattle estrous synchronization methods. He also aided in research being conducted at the in-vitro fertilization laboratory at CSU.

In May of 2017, Ryan received his DVM from Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and worked with Ashby Genetics as an embryo transfer practitioner in Harrisonburg, VA for 5 years. He is excited to join the team at Mid Maryland Dairy Vets this summer. His special interests are embryo transfer and improving estrous synchronization protocols. Ryan and his wife Maria have 2 children, Sawyer and Zoey. In their free time, they enjoy camping, fishing for trout and bass, and exploring the mountains.

05/15/2022

ONE MORE MONTH until SCHOLARSHIP applications are due! Don't miss out on two awesome opportunities!

Both the Maryland Dairy Shrine scholarship and the Mid-Maryland Dairy Veterinarians scholarship can be found online:
https://sites.google.com/site/mddairyshrine/applications

04/11/2022

Valuable insight from one of our innovative clients.

01/09/2022

Acute traumatic Proptosed eye in a yearling Holstein heifer. Almost 20 years in practice and this is a first. Suspect an impact injury with no tear or laceration observed. Plus, she was in a pen with a few heifers in heat with high activity. Opted to give hope a chance and popped eye back in with tarsorhaphy (suture eyelids together). Will re-evaluate eye in 2 weeks when we will make a decision on enucleation. Prognosis for return of vision is less than 25%. So we shall see.

09/18/2021

Mid-Maryland Dairy Veterinarians 30th Anniversary Celebration 11-5 today at the Washington County Ag Center. Fun and games. Food trucks. Come down and celebrate.

07/06/2021

Grazing season creates opportunities to interact with non-domesticated animals. This Jersey failed to heed the warning signs and allowed her curiosity to get her in a prickly predicament.

06/02/2021

Our latest BovineNews is a continuation of our discussion on Lameness. Happy reading!

05/25/2021

The Center for Dairy Excellence assists dairy farm families in the decision-making process and serves as a catalyst for collaboration to strengthen the broader industry. The Dairy Excellence Foundation supports programs that cultivate and inspire that next generation of Pennsylvania dairy.

05/08/2021

04/26/2021

Dr. Jessica Lambert is offering breeding soundness exams (BSE’s) and on-farm semen testing for beef and dairy bulls. Schedule your appointment today!

03/31/2021

Suffered from some writer's block last month. But we are back. The next BovineNews is the 1st of a 2 part series covering Lameness. Happy Easter!

03/27/2021

In this episode, Mark Mosemann, a partner at Misty Mountain Dairy in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, shares how they use risk management to protect both their input costs and milk price margins. Find out why Mark sees it as an important part of his f...

03/27/2021

In this fifth episode of Cow Side Conversations, Alan Waybright from Mount Rock Dairy in Newville, Cumberland County, shares his thoughts on transitioning into a new facility and investing in low-cost improvements to aid in cow comfort and herd pe...

02/26/2021

Calving or parturition is induced by rising cortisol levels in the calf which is why we induce calving with dexamethasone. Increasing cortisol occurs as a result of rising ACTH from the maturing fetal pituitary gland. Over the past 2 years, we had 2 cases of prolonged gestation length in which the cow was at least 10 days overdue with no signs that calving was imminent. In fact, the cows had dishrag udders. No springing. No edema. Nothing. Both cows were induced. After 3 days with no calf, the owner of the first case elected to perform a c-section, delivering a live calf but with a hole from sinus to cranium evident. Calf was euthanized. Today, after being induced Wednesday, another cow fortunately delivered a live bull calf but with a sizable cleft palate (close to splitting into 2 heads) and hole leading to the brain. In all likelihood, both calves had congenital brain abnormalities and lack of pituitary development to induce parturition.

02/23/2021

https://www.centerfordairyexcellence.org/dairy-excellence-grants/

The Center for Dairy Excellence assists dairy farm families in the decision-making process and serves as a catalyst for collaboration to strengthen the broader industry. The Dairy Excellence Foundation supports programs that cultivate and inspire that next generation of Pennsylvania dairy.

02/02/2021

Our next BovineNews covers a topic we often gloss over when addressing calf health concerns...cleanliness to reduce contamination and exposure to harmful bacteria.