Livestock Herd Health and Reproduction Service

Contact

Livestock Herd Health and Reproduction Service

Telephone
(530) 752-0290

Location
UC Davis Health Science District
VMTH
1 Garrod Drive
Davis, California

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Livestock Herd Health and Reproduction Service

Welcome to the Livestock Herd Health and Reproduction Service at the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, where we treat dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep, goats and swine.

The Livestock Herd Health and Reproduction Service is multi-faceted, providing both in-house and ambulatory services to dairies, ranches and breeding operations within the greater Davis area. A team of specialists and residents is available for appointments and consultations in a variety of areas.

The health of each individual animal is extremely important, as is the collective health of all animals in the herd. Healthy individuals lead to a healthy herd, and vice versa. The Livestock Herd Health and Reproduction Service can work with you on all aspects of preventative medicine including vaccination and parasite control, mineral and nutrition analysis, records analysis and regulatory services. In the unfortunate event that you are dealing with disease in your herd, this service can help to re-establish disease monitoring parameters, treatment protocols and eventually a healthy population.

An essential component of any commercial livestock operation or hobby farm is a solid basis in reproduction. Males and females both contribute to a successful program, but both can also experience infertility for a variety of reasons. The Livestock Herd Health and Reproduction Service can work with you to diagnose pregnancy in females, perform breeding soundness exams on males, test for venereal diseases, and diagnose infertility and abortions. With a reproductively healthy herd, more advanced reproductive procedures may be explored to improve genetics and production.

Clinical Activities and Procedures

General Herd Health

The health of a herd or flock is based on the health of its individuals, and when appropriately managed can function very efficiently and smooth. The Livestock Herd Health and Reproduction Service can assist with the following:

Vaccination and parasite control
Basic husbandry services, including dehorning and small ruminant hoof trimming
Brucellosis vaccination
Tuberculosis testing
Nutritional and trace mineral analysis
Mastitis, milk quality and milking system consultation
Health Certificates and other regulatory services
Records Analysis and consultation
General Disease Surveillance

Reproduction

Reproduction is an integral component of any livestock operation, no matter how large or small. The Livestock Herd Health and Reproduction Service can help you achieve your herd goals with the following procedures:

Pregnancy Diagnosis, including palpation and ultrasound
Fetal sexing
Estrus and ovulation synchronization
Infertility and abortion investigation, diagnosis and treatment
Termination of unwanted pregnancy
Male Breeding Soundness Exams
Semen evaluation
Tritrichomonas testing
Castration and heifer spaying

Advanced Reproductive Technology

The Livestock Herd Health and Reproduction Service provides in-house and ambulatory reproductive technologies to improve reproductive efficiency and genetics in your herd or individual animal.

Estrus synchronization programs (Cattle, Goats and Sheep)
Artificial insemination (cattle and goats)
Embryo Transfer (cattle)
Laparoscopic Insemination (sheep)
Semen and embryo storage

Extension Services

The Livestock Herd Health and Reproduction Service provides extension training to producers, veterinarians and students to improve animal health and well-being.