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Keep current on what is happening at our clinic as well as in the large animal veterinary field by following our blog below.
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Managing Fly Populations In Barns
As the weather is starting to warm up, we are starting to see flies in the barns and now is the time to think about fly control...
Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Apr 19, 20214 min read
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The Benefits of Vitamin B12
We are experiencing extensive backorders on products, including Vitamaster and Newcells – two commonly used products for ketotic or...
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Mar 31, 20211 min read
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Dextrose for Ketosis Treatment – New Study
A December 2020 study in the Journal of Dairy Science set out to determine how much effect the addition of dextrose IV has in treating...
Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Mar 29, 20213 min read
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Treatment of Calf Scours
Many of you have at some point struggled with scouring calves. There are many different causes of calf scours such as E coli, Rotavirus,...
Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Feb 26, 20215 min read
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Passive Transfer of Immunity Testing
A Good Addition to Herd Health Visits We know how important it is that calves get good quality colostrum as quickly as possible. Often we...
Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Feb 11, 20211 min read
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Ontario Bovine Practitioners Update Meeting: Relevant News
This month the OABP held their annual update meetings virtually to provide Ontario Bovine Veterinarians with relevant research and...
Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Feb 9, 20214 min read
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New Product For Treating Bovine Respiratory Disease: Zeleris
The mainstays of treating respiratory disease in cattle include two things: a targeted, effective respiratory antibiotic, and an...
Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Feb 3, 20212 min read
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Inforce-3 in Fresh Cows
A novel use for intranasal vaccines is being researched by the makers of Inforce-3. It is proposed that administering this vaccine to a cow
Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Dec 17, 20203 min read
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INDUSTRY UPDATES
By now, most of you should be receiving a couple important updates from DFO regarding ProAction requirements. Animal Care Assessments...
Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Nov 19, 20205 min read
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COVID-19 SAFE PRACTICES
Please inform our veterinarians if you have travelled out of province in the past 14 days. Practice good hand hygiene, including washing...
Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Nov 17, 20201 min read
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Mental Health is of Utmost Importance
With everything going on, including financial pressures, ongoing market uncertainty, continuing self-isolation, concern for the health of...
Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Nov 12, 20201 min read
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Traceability for All Coming in the Fall (2020)
The newest update on the Traceability module of ProAction is that DairyTrace, the multi-modal traceability reporting system, will be up and
Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Jul 9, 20202 min read
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