Valley Brook Veterinary Service

04/26/2023

For all livestock farmers…
The FDA has ruled that all over the counter antibiotics for livestock will require a prescription from a veterinarian starting June 11.

Cornell extension service is hosting a webinar to discuss the details of this new policy.

Here is the info for the webinar:
Link to register: https://bit.ly/OTC-webinar. Contact Nancy Glazier for questions, 585-315-7746, [email protected].

By June 11, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration will require farmers to have a prescription from their veterinarian to purchase all over the counter, medically important, antimicrobial products. Dr. Melanie Hemenway, Veterinarian with NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets will provide an overvi...

10/03/2021

For sheep and goat breeders...Now is the time to prepare for kidding and lambing season.

-Check eyelids and body condition on pregnant animals and deworm those that score poorly...Lots of rain this year; parasite burdens are higher than normal and will negatively affect dam health/fetal growth

-Make sure they always have access to a free choice balanced trace mineral supplement (and not plain white salt)

-Ideally, they should have a CD/T booster 1 month prior to kidding/lambing. This provides immunity via colostrum to newborns

-Save your best hay for their last trimester and early lactaction...their nutritional demands are much higher at that time