Valley Veterinary Clinic

09/18/2024

VVC Service Spotlight- September

For September, we are spotlighting our lung ultrasound services! Pneumonia in a young heifer has long lasting effects on her future health and production.

With ultrasound, our veterinarians are able to detect the earliest traces of pneumonia in calves. By identifying sick calves earlier, we can enable better treatment response and prevent calves from developing chronic pneumonia.

Lung ultrasound is a very flexible tool. Some of our farms ask us to scan every calf. Others have us scan periodically to help them fine tune their vaccination protocols or nutrition plan. We can work with any type of calf housing, and routinely scan in hutches, in individual pens or in group pens.

If you’re interested in keeping heifers healthy and helping them reach their maximum production potential, ask your VVC veterinarian about lung ultrasound today!

08/30/2024

As fair season draws to a close, it was our pleasure again this year to distribute 70 scholarships to dedicated, hardworking young people across our territory with a passion for animals and agriculture!

Here are just a few of our winners. The future of agriculture is bright with talented future farmers like these!

08/14/2024

Cady, our summer intern, just wrapped up her time with us by presenting on the research project she had been working on the last few months. Her focus was comparing mastitis rates and somatic cell counts on a dozen herds bedding with Recycled Manure Solids, using many different processing techniques.

We found that farms using many different systems can be successful, but those with the best udder health had slow, deliberate transitions from sand to RMS, and had owners/managers who were dialed into parlor management.

Thanks for your hard work this summer, Cady! It was a pleasure having you around.

And if you are bedding or considering bedding with RMS, talk to your VVC veterinarian about how to manage for superb udder health.

08/09/2024

Introducing VVC Service Spotlight! Every month we will spotlight an area of service we provide for our clients! Our team of veterinarians have a wide range of interests and training in several areas of dairy – ranging from calf management, nutrition, ventilation and barn design, milk quality, records analysis, Spanish translating, and more! Want more out of your operation? Talk to your herd veterinarian, or anyone at VVC, to learn more about how we can help you reach your goals!

This month we’re highlighting our Genetics Team and our IVF service. Ever look at a fresh heifer that’s really taking off and think ‘Wish I had a barn full of her’? Now you can! IVF or In-Vitro Fertilization allows you to fill your herd with calves out of your very best cows. Our trained veterinarians and staff make the process simple and easy. The whole process takes place on your farm, with minimal disruption. IVF allows us to collect any animal from young heifers to pregnant cows. If you’re interested in taking your herd’s potential to the next level, talk to your herd veterinarian to learn more about IVF.

08/01/2024

Cool way to teach kids more about dairy farming!

Are you looking for a new classroom pet? Try adopting a cow for free! The Adopt A Cow virtual experience connects you with a local farm.

07/30/2024

Congratulations to Sam Ziegler of J-Springs Dairy on being named the Y100 Farmer of the Month. This dairy is an absolute pleasure to work with!

07/04/2024

Our Coleman and Seymour offices are closed for the 4th of July, but will be open again on Friday July 5th. Veterinarians will continue to be available for emergency calls over the holiday.

07/03/2024

Some impressive wins for the fantastic dairy products at Two Guernsey Girls Creamery. Not surprising if you've ever tasted their cheese curds. Stop out at their farm store in Freedom and see for yourself!

We competed at our National Guernsey Convention 2024 Golden Guernsey Dairy Contest.
We could not be more happier with our results..
🥇White Milk
🥇Cheese Curds
🥈Flavored Milk
🥈Hard Cheddar - Plain
🥉Hard Cheddar - Garlic Herb

07/01/2024

Due to challenges staffing our office over the weekend, we are discontinuing Saturday office hours at our Seymour location going forward. Veterinarians will still be available to respond to emergencies and sick cows.
If you are used to picking up medicine or other products from our office on Saturday, please plan ahead to ensure you have everything you need on hand before the weekend.

06/20/2024

It might have been a little wet and cold, but Drs. Kim and Kendra had a great time at Heim's Hillcrest Dairy for Kewaunee County Breakfast on the Farm last week! They were set up near the petting zoo tent and showed visitors some of the ways veterinarians care for cows!

06/20/2024

Only 3 weeks to submit your application for this year's VVC Fair Scholarship. We had a great response last year and are hoping to give away a lot of funds to deserving young people again this year!
The deadline for applications is July 12. Anyone in our practice area who is sponsored by one of our clients is eligible to apply.

https://vvcvets.com/fair-scholarship

06/20/2024

Congratulations to Two Guernsey Girls Creamery for a major win at State Fair this year!

Dairy manufacturers from throughout the state submitted over 460 entries for the 2024 Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Contest. We're excited to share the unofficial results for:
Whole Fluid Milk – Chocolate
Two Guernsey Girls Creamery, Freedom, A2 Fluid Whole Chocolate Milk, 99.900
Lamer’s Dairy, Appleton, Lamers Dairy Glass Bottled Whole Chocolate Milk, 99.825
Two Guernsey Girls Creamery, Freedom, A2 Fluid Whole Chocolate Milk, 99.775

06/18/2024

Reminder: If you are planning to take lactating cows to the Outagamie County Fair next week, please get in touch with us to arrange sample collection for Bovine Influenza A (H5N1) testing. Samples must be collected within 7 days of travel to the fair, and must be taken either by or under the supervision of a veterinarian. Tests are run at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. That means for Wednesday entry, we need to have samples collected and shipped the week prior. It’s best to plan ahead to make sure your fair season goes as planned!

As always, if you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at (920) 833-6833.

06/12/2024

DATCP has announced new testing requirements meant to control the spread of H5N1. Beginning June 19, all lactating dairy cows need to test negative for H5N1 on a milk test within seven days before movement to a fair or exhibition. The milk sample must be collected by a veterinarian.

Contact VVC or your herd veterinarian to make a plan for testing sooner rather than later. It can take several days for us to receive the results from the laboratory.

06/10/2024

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 Hilrose Holsteins!
We were proud to be part of the large crowd at your sale this weekend, serving coffee and donuts with our partner
Valley Veterinary Clinic. What a wonderful day!

06/07/2024

Our own Dr. Jon Garber was recently interviewed by WPR regarding last year's FDA rule changes, which brought all medically important antibiotics used in animals under veterinary oversight.

Good communication and a strong working relationship between producers and veterinarians meant that for most of our dairies, the transition was smooth and painless.

https://www.wpr.org/news/veterinarian-wisconsin-farmers-adjusting-fda-change-livestock-prescriptions #:~:text=Veterinarian%3A%20Wisconsin%20farmers%20adjusting%20well%20to%20FDA%20change%20on%20livestock%20prescriptions,-Once%20available%20over&text=Reflecting%20back%20on%20the%20year,adjusting%20smoothly%20to%20the%20change.

06/05/2024

If you've been by our Seymour office in the last few weeks, you might've seen our new mascot! Kudos to our team members who put in a lot of work to get her painted and pretty. She looks so good, we might take her down to Expo this year!

She also provides the very valuable service of letting passers-by know that we are a cattle clinic and don't see pets.

06/01/2024

Breakfast on the Farm season kicks of tomorrow at Wiese Brothers Farms in Greenleaf!

05/29/2024

Introducing our new summer intern! Cady McGehee is a second-year veterinary medicine student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed her Bachelor's in dairy science at Virginia Tech. Her interests includes advanced reproduction and milk quality.

She will be on many of our dairies this summer, analyzing various techniques for managing recycled manure solids bedding and their effect on cow and udder health.

05/24/2024

Dr. Kendra got to spend the last several days in a series of panels and roundtable discussions for a group of farmers, sharing her expertise in calf health!

05/15/2024

The weather is finally warming up, corn is going in, and that means June Dairy Month is right around the corner. Our favorite part of June is Breakfasts on the Farm!
This year, Valley Vet Clinic is supporting several Breakfast on the Farms on family dairy farms across our Northeast Wisconsin practice area. Plan to stop out and support your local family dairies!

June 2- Brown County Breakfast on the Farm at Wiese Brothers Farms in Greenleaf (8 am-12 pm)

June 9- Outagamie County Breakfast on the Farm at Erickson Dairy Farm in Bear Creek (8 am-12 pm)

June 9- Oconto County Breakfast on the Farm at Shallow Acres in Lena (7 am-12 pm)

June 16- Kewaunee County Breakfast on the Farm at Heim's Hillcrest Dairy LLC. in Algoma (8 am-12 pm)

June 23- Marinette County Breakfast on the Farm at Anderson Farms in Porterfield (7:30 am- 12 pm)

June 23- Shawano County Brunch on the Farm at Shawland Farms in Shawano (8:30 am-12:30 pm)

05/01/2024

We are officially opening the applications for this year's fair scholarships! Last year, we had such a great response and were able to award a ton of scholarships to many awesome kids with a passion for livestock. Don't miss out on your chance this year!

Anyone showing at a county fair in our practice area this year that is sponsored by a current VVC client is eligible to apply. Applications are due by July 12th.

www.vvcvets.com/fair-scholarship

05/01/2024

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗜𝗩𝗙?
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04/26/2024

Dr. Jack Hansen, our own in-house dairycomp master, was interviewed for this story about how he utilizes data to help clients identify and solve problems.

Thirty years ago, Steve Eicker, DairyComp co-founder, said whoever has access to the data and knows what to do with it holds the keys. 🔑🐄 This wisdom remains as relevant today as it was then.

Dr. Jack Hansen, a veterinarian with 45 years of experience at Valley Veterinary Clinic in Northeast Wisconsin, lives by this principle, crediting his success to effectively interacting with his clients’ data. 📊 We recently sat down with Dr. Hansen to delve into his insights on how dairy consultants can leverage herd management tools to deliver greater value to their farms. Dig into his recommendations here: https://ow.ly/qVsP50RnETl

After reading Dr. Hansen’s tips, how will you leverage data to empower your clients? ⬇️ Share your thoughts below.