Clover Acres Livestock Veterinary Services

10/07/2024

🍂 Fall Alert 🍁

🔹 Make gradual food transitions 🔹 Limit apple intake

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This is the season of chokes, foot abscesses, horse colics, and weight loss. With the changing color of leaves, the roller coaster temperatures and humidity that create immune susceptibility in human lives, also contribute to animal health problems. Many health problems that occur at this time of ye...

09/03/2024

Happily rechecked a few sheep last week that are recovering from chronic foot conditions. Many from Dr. Johnson's first visit about a month ago did not need further attention. The few that did need follow-up care had all gained 15 pounds in the interim month! It's gratifying to see so much improvement and to know that we are giving the appropriate medications at the right doses, based on actual, current animal weights.

09/03/2024

Keep horses healthy!
EEE is being actively spread by mosquitos in our area. Vaccine in horses is incredibly effective at preventing this disease. “Properly vaccinated” means an initial vaccine, a booster dose 3 to 4 weeks after the first dose, and a booster dose annually. Anything else is un- or under-vaccinated against this disease.

02/12/2024

Saw a friend visiting my truck while I was checking pregnancy in some goats.

12/12/2023

🐐 Ultrasound & Radiography Available for Sheep and Goats Pregnancy Diagnosis 🐄

🐑 Dr. Johnson recommends pregnancy diagnosis by ultrasound for sheep and goats at 45-90 days gestation. There is a per head equipment fee in addition to the regular hourly rate. Call for more information and to schedule an appointment.

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Dr. Johnson recommends pregnancy diagnosis by ultrasound for sheep and goats at 45-90 days gestation. Other ultrasound capabilities will soon follow with additional training. The photos above show how she used the equipment with sheep, diagnosing pregnancy (or lack there of) in as many as 18 ewes pe...

12/09/2023

Practice vigilant biosecurity for your birds!

December 8, 2023 Officials alert bird owners of need for continued vigilance to protect poultry flocks in Vermont December 8, 2023 | Montpelier, VT – The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (AP...

11/09/2023

Have you lost your sense of smell? Generally, the rule of thumb regarding ammonia levels in animal housing is that if you can smell it, it’s too much ammonia. If you can’t smell, frequently check ammonia levels using test paper, such as Hydrion Ammonia Test Papers 0-100 ppm, Single 15 ft. Roll

Hydrion Ammonia Test Papers allow you to measure the amount of ammonia in the air. These strips are designed and calibrated to detect trace amounts of ammonia in environments like poultry houses or animal pens, where waste typically creates ammonia fumes and levels as low as 25 ppm can be detrime...

10/23/2023

🍂 Fall Alert 🍁

🔹 Make gradual food transitions 🔹 Limit apple intake

➡️ READ MORE:

This is the season of chokes, foot abscesses, horse colics, and weight loss. With the changing color of leaves, the roller coaster temperatures and humidity that create immune susceptibility in human lives, also contribute to animal health problems. Many health problems that occur at this time of ye...

09/19/2023

I know a few accident-prone horses.

Is your horse accident-prone? Our sources share how to manage these Bubble-Wrap-worthy equids and the best ways to avoid problems in the first place.

08/25/2023

https://agriculture.vermont.gov/farm-feed-finder-marketplace

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07/17/2023

UVM Extension is offering soil testing, including heavy metals, at no-charge to Vermont farms for flooded fields until August 15, 2023. Make a note on the yellow soil questionnaire submitted with the sample that the soil is from a flooded field. The UVM Agricultural and Environmental Testing Lab web site provides submission forms and price information for soil tests, or call 802-656-3030.

To assess whether fossil fuel contamination is present in flooded soil, growers can contact Endyne Labs in Williston, Vermont about the “TPH” petroleum screen. The test costs $90 per sample and requires special containers for samples. Their phone number is (802) 879-4333.

07/15/2023

🐖Increased risk of soil-borne erysipelas in pigs, which was already fairly prevalent. Vaccine is available and affordable. Appointments available week of July 24.

07/13/2023

https://agriculture.vermont.gov/flood

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07/12/2023

💉🐐🐑 CDT vaccine now for any sheep, goat, llama, or alpaca that has not received a dose within the past year. 🐄🐂Covexin 8 for cattle.

We have bottles on-hand and appointment times available next week. The rushing water has turned up soil and infectious organisms, including clostridium.

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07/12/2023

Managing Flood Damaged Crops and Forages, updated by UBM extension

07/12/2023

Major parasite and bacterial infections concerns due to contaminated pastures. Strongly recommend weekly FAMACHA checks AND record-keeping. Also, tick protection for livestock. Pour-on products often work quite well and I have UltraBoss which is labeled for horses, cattle, sheep and goats. Also definitely meningeal worm preventative for llamas and alpacas! Also, hedgerows protect from rain and sun above, but have also been higher risk areas for acquiring infectious diseases.

07/11/2023

Roads are becoming passable. Let me know what you need. My daughter’s day camp will be closed for at least a few days, but she is a trooper and we will gladly do daytime work that we can get to. I’m putting together a supply order today.

07/10/2023

It’s a rain day! Day camp is canceled for a couple of days plus the many road closures are keeping us home-bound. Will do whatever I can by telehealth for the meantime.