Progressive, production medicine type practice
- 100% dairy
- currently 2 veterinarians
- work with other solo dairy practitioners (Paul Biagiotti, Butch Cargile, Jon Hess, Clifford King, Craig Louder, Dean Lusk, and Claire Tousley) as well as nutritionist (Doug Minor)
- focusing on high quality, cutting-edge service for progressive dairymen
- providing a wide range of veterinary services
- routine reproductive - consultation
- traditional medical, surgical, and emergency - mastitis control
- milk quality laboratory - replacement rearing
- employee training - residue avoidance
- pharmaceutical, biological, and supply sales - embryo transfer/IVF
Most veterinarians work with ultrasound, one does IVF a couple times/week. One veterinarian works exclusively with a large (~30,000 head) calf ranch. One veterinarian does nutrition routinely. Two veterinarians have postgraduate training in Epidemiology (MPVM) and one veterinarian did a Production Medicine Residency in Dairy.
Duties, hours, etc.
-participate in routine activities of the practice
-typical schedule
mornings: reproductive exams, IVF, calf ranch work, or nutrition with one of the veterinarians
afternoons: sick cow / emergency calls as they come in (minimal), work with vets on computer records, milk culturing, employee schools, nutrition, calf ranch work, etc. Plan to deal with your student debt
nights: take emergency calls with vet on duty
weekends: free to tour the area, or stay and go on emergency calls
-breakdown of emergency services
typical weeknight on-call (5pm-8am): 0-1 calls per week
typical weekend on-call (Fri 5pm-Mon 8am): 0-2 calls
very few milk fevers (99% of clients treat themselves)
primarily: calvings, prolapses, bleeders
-One of the Dr.'s home, 8 miles from Jerome
-linens (sheets, blankets, towels) provided
-access to washer and dryer
-most meals provided
-personal pets not allowed
105 Country Lane
Jerome, ID 83338
United States