Author Archives: Dr. Tim O'Neill
The Udder Side
Winter feeding and preparing our cows and heifers for calving is critical. What’s the quality of forage we are feeding our cows? We need to observe our cows and…
Winter cattle care
Winter feeding and preparing our cows and heifers for calving is critical. What’s the quality of forage we are feeding our cows? We need to observe our cows and see…
The Udder Side
We have all heard and taken part in animal identification. When you get your heifers bangs vaccinated, an orange metal tag is applied to the ear. This is an official…
The Udder Side
Spring calving has been going on, and with new calves we also have some calf scours. This can be a very devastating disease and can, and does, kill calves. There…
Offering extra feed is worth the money in winter
Winter is here and everyone is feeding hay. Every thought of how to utilize use your hay supply and supplements in the best way possible? That would be to know…
The Udder Side
Winter is here and everyone is feeding hay. Ever thought of how to utilize use your hay supply and supplements in the best way possible? That would be to know…
The Udder Side
It is that time of the year again, we are thinking about weaning calves. It has been an exceptional August with all of the rain. We actually have more grass…
The Udder Side
It is that time of the year again, we are thinking about weaning calves. It has been an exceptional August with all of the rain. We actually have more grass…
Chute side advice
Ever wonder what a veterinarian actually does? Yes, we treat animals, medically, do surgery, vaccinate and make production recommendations. But, when you go deeper and really look at what a…
Managing pain in livestock
In order to stay up with the times and prevent a bad outlook on large animal or food animal veterinary medicine and surgery, I have started practicing pain management with…