Drench guns are indispensable tools on livestock operations when administering oral dewormers or liquid medications. As with other tools on a cattle operation, it is important to know how to use these appropriately and maintain them.

We all know the basics to ensure safer trailering for our horses such as brake early, take turns slow, etc., but what are some of the more minute aspects that are in need of our consideration?

Consider implementing Dr. Fahrmeier’s 10 best practices to help alleviate burnout risk and unintended stress placed on your veterinarian and their team.

When it comes to timing vaccinations, be sure to factor in the time needed to best optimize protection.

Sickness in horses and cattle can have a long-lasting impact, especially should an outbreak occur when biosecurity and quarantine best practices are not implemented. Get advice from a vet on what those best practices are.

For your horses and livestock, hang fans to keep mosquitoes out of your barns. You also can deploy proven mosquito prevention products to do all that you can to control them and the risks they can pose to your family and animals.

To help producers get ahead of the upcoming GFI No. 263 changes, Valley Vet Supply technical service veterinarians Lacey Fahrmeier and Tony Hawkins discuss things producers can do to transition smoothly into the new regulations.  

While word may travel fast, change can sometimes happen a bit slower. Such is the case with rotational deworming – an outdated approach that is still used today, albeit less, as studies indicate.

Having ample water available to livestock aids their health and performance. “The importance of water intake is usually overlooked during the colder winter months.

As weather changes, so should a horse’s diet, but not in the way some may think.