Mid Valley Large Animal Service

07/04/2024

Happy Independence Day!

In observance of the holiday our office will be closing at noon on the 4th of July. Please plan early if you need to schedule appointments or pick up pharmacy or other supplies.

07/02/2024

We are about to start a long heat wave ☀️☀️☀️. Make sure not to vaccinate animals, especially dry cows that are going from barns to open lots, when the morning low is going to be over 75F. Cows have such a large mass to their surface area that they are like little mini beached whales 🐳. Cows do not begin to cool until 4 hours after the sun goes down 🌚.

06/27/2024

Wishing a VERY happy one year in practice anniversary to this little superstar!!! After a year of mastering her skills with cattle, sheep and goats, she’s now jumping into the hog barns too!
Dr. Emily, It is truly my honor to have you as a colleague; your never ending excitement, attention to detail and calm under pressure help me be a better vet!
Your work family loves you, we value you and can’t wait to see what adventures lie ahead!!
I’m sure you’ll be just as excited to go to work in 20 years when you’re an “old washed-up vet” like me 😂😂😂- thank you James Backman- mean
One of many fans,
Dr. Nell

06/13/2024

Good luck to everyone showing animals this week at the San Joaquin AgFest. Thank you to Dr. Nell for donating her time Sunday to check in the swine and dairy animals.

The San Joaquin AgFest is happening at the San Joaquin County fairgrounds through Saturday.

06/06/2024

Dairymen have until June 15th to lock a historically high minimum price for their 3rd quarter milk using Dairy RP. Fourth quarter prices are almost as high. Prices can be locked up to 2 weeks before the start of the quarter. Have question on how to do it? We can point you in the right direction.

Graphs courtesy of Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Risk Management

06/02/2024

Our thoughts are with our beef clients affected by the Corral Fire. We hope your families, homes and livestock are safe.

For more information on evacuation orders please visit: SJReady.org

05/23/2024

Boehringer Ingelheim is running the following 2 promotions until the end of the month:

Buy 4 buckets of Tomorrow tubes and get 2 free.

Buy 5 cases of Cystorelin and get 5 cases free.
(1500 doses total, 15 doses bottle size, 10 bottles per case)

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc.

05/22/2024

Our office will be closed on Friday May 24, 2024, in observance of Memorial Day.
We will be open our normal hours on Monday May 27, 2024.
Happy Memorial Day!

03/29/2024

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has now been found in dairy cattle in a 4th state.

HPAI Detection in Idaho Dairy Herd Boise, Idaho - The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) identified today highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a Cassia County dairy cattle operation. These are the first cases of HPAI in a livestock operation in Idaho. The affected facility recently....

03/29/2024

The unknown disease affecting dairy cattle appears to be highly pathogenic avian influenza. The disease symptoms seem to last 7-10 days in older milk cows. If you have to bring cattle onto your facility, at 21 day quarantine is recommended (2 to 3x as long as the disease cycle to hopefully stop the spread).

Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller received confirmation from the United States Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) that a mystery disease currently sickening herds in the Panhandle has been identified as a strain of Highly....

03/20/2024

The sick cows of unknown origin now appear to also be found in Kansas and New Mexico. Since some California dairies raise their heifers in Texas, Nevada and Colorado, if this disease syndrome is contagious, it may soon be here.

Please limit contact with your animals and facility. Ask anyone coming in contact with cows at various farms to change clothes and disinfect their boots.

To learn more about biosecurity protocols go to:

FARM Biosecurity focuses on providing dairy farmers with the tools to keep their cattle and dairy businesses safe from the unseen threat of disease. In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Danelle Bickett-Weddle of Preventalytics LLC, FARM Biosecurity provides the resources need...

03/19/2024

Dairy cows are getting sick from an unknown source in Texas. We encourage clients to avoid contact with the affected region and limit access to your farms until we know more. For more information check out this statement from the Texas Animal Health Commission. 🐄

03/15/2024

Are you looking for a used truck? Check out this beauty we are selling. Be part of Mid Valley Large Animal Service history. 🛻

03/02/2024

Come check out the cattle at the Amplify Dairy Cattle Sale.

The excitement is building! Be sure to make your reservations now!
Please see the hotel room block information in the graphic below. Please call the hotels and use the group discount codes when booking to get the group rates. Also, please take a moment to complete the RSVP link to help us prepare. By completing your RSVP, you will be entered to win one of several swag bags! RSVP due by February 20th.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the sale!

https://forms.gle/T6YkabyJkPsSegBT7

Hotel phone numbers:
Hampton Inn, Turlock 209-664-9729
Holiday Inn & Suites, Turlock 209-664-9999
Fairfield Inn & Suites, Turlock 209-668-3800

03/01/2024

U.S. Department of Agriculture 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage enrollment is now open.

https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2024/dairy-producers-can-enroll-for-2024-dairy-margin-coverage-beginning-feb.-28

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02/13/2024

Effect of Maternal Bovine Appeasing Substance (MBAS) on Health and Performance of Preweaned Dairy Calves

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Reinaldo Cooke, a professor at Texas A&M Animal Sciences Department. Cooke was one of the investigators on a paper published in the AABP Bovine Practitioner Volume 57 Number 2, “Effect...

01/28/2024

12/27/2023

We hope you had a very Merry Christmas and we would like to wish you a Happy New Year!

Our office will be closed New Year's Day. Doctors will be performing their regularly scheduled herd checks that day. Please plan other appointments and pharmacy purchases around the holiday.

12/24/2023

12/23/2023

What does your farm's Christmas tree look like?

Dr. Gavin Staley of Diamond V was asked what made farms more profitable. He noticed that profitable farms had more older cows. It takes ~2 lactations to recoup raising costs so you have to keep the average cow longer to make a profit.

The picture shows the recommended % of each lactation to have.

Want to learn more? Check out this podcast:
https://www.wisenetix.co/blog/dairypodcast-cattle-management-elevating-dairy-farm-efficiency-and-productivity

The Dairy Podcast Show

12/12/2023

If you are a client sending animals to the Arizona National Livestock Show, please return the following form by Wednesday December 20th at noon to allow us time to get health certificates and permits completed. Under s*x, please list if your animal is intact or castrated. Thank you!

12/10/2023

Watch out for Prototheca in your cows.

When it comes to the topic of contagious mastitis in dairy cows, the conversation usually revolves around the well-known pathogens Staphylococcus aureus and mycoplasma, with the occasional nod to Streptococcus agalactiae.

12/06/2023

FerAppease in action!

12/06/2023

But weaning is stressful no matter what species of livestock you are! New friends, new feeders, new barns, new enrichment toys ( LOVE THOSE CHAINS GUYS!!). Check out my new favorite fufu dust: FerAppease for hogs and cattle. It’s a cheap single topical application of maternal pheromone that lasts 14 days!!!

Been using it on mommas and babies on the hogs to prevent fighting, reduce post wean scours and weaned beef calves to reduce the bawl/respiratory breaks post wean. It’s a tool in the box, a fun one!! So go have fun!!!

FERA Diagnostics and Biologicals, Corp.

12/02/2023

Vesicular Stomatitis Virus has made its way into Merced and Madera counties from southern California. It primarily affects horses and cows, but can also affect sheep, goats, pigs and people.

Please be on the lookout for animals with symptoms and let us or the state veterinarians know if you think you have a case. Symptoms include: excessive salivation, lesions in the mouth, nose, teats and around feet as well as lameness. Fly control helps prevent the spread.

You can learn more about the disease here:
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/equine/vsv/vesicular-stomatitis

California Department of Food and Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture

11/22/2023

Just another day on the ranch for Dr. Emily! Nothing scares this girl!😂

PS - that thing is not to leave the ranch :)
From one of your biggest fans and a VERY snake scared Dr. Nell

11/20/2023

We would like to wish you, your family and staff a Happy Thanksgiving. Please note our office will be closed Thursday and Friday in celebration of the holiday. If we normally deliver pharmacy to your farm on Thursdays, please call in your order on Monday for Tuesday delivery.

Doctors will be performing their regular weekly herd health checks on Friday. Please plan all other appointments and pharmacy purchases around the holiday.

09/30/2023

Nothing says fall like crop harvest, pumpkin patches, and Dell'Osso Family Farm animal health checks. Unless you're a city slicker, in which case you're thinking about pumpkin spice lattes. 🎃☕

Dell'Osso Family Farm opens tomorrow. Come check out the pig races and all the animals.

California Horse and Pony

09/11/2023

We encourage dairies to research Dairy RP, a revenue protection insurance for milk. The current price floor is about $3 higher per hundred weight than the current milk price. The sign-up deadline for October, November and December is Friday September 15th. Contact your crop insurance agent, USDA Office or creamery for more information. We can put you in touch with other dairymen that are familiar with the program. For more information, click the link below.

https://www.rma.usda.gov/News-Room/Frequently-Asked-Questions/Dairy-Revenue-Protection

08/02/2023

Another hysterically funny yet learning filled afternoon spent with Doreen Snyder and her crazy lucky hilmar sheep 4Hers!!!
Thank you thank you thank you Doreen for always bringing your passion, knowledge and deep love of raising lambs to the table! I can’t imagine a more naturally caffeinated person!… and that’ll come in real handy when October every 2 hour lambing night checks roll around💪💪😂

After many (many!!) hours of preg checking cattle with me today Dr. Emily was all smiles to scan these recip ewes! Whereas it looks like I’m on the slippery slope to early retirement and have taken to just holding up fence while I watch Emily work🤣