Agwest Veterinary Group
1625 Angus Campbell Road V3G 2G4 Abbotsford, BC, Canada

First farm visit of the day is done and the sun is peaking through the clouds. Looks like it’s going to be a great day!

WELL THAT'S A WRAP! This farms 2021 calving season ended with a late night twin calving while the rest of this years calf crop were snuggling up ready to dream of warm weather and green pastures #agwestvet #ladyvet #farm365 #cowvet #calving2021 #cowcalf #farmvet #beefcalf

We’re copying kitty cats at the Agwest office if anyone wants one! CC, our clinic cat, has found a warm place to spend the day during these cold days

Agwest really does have the best clients!! The island office received a huge dump of snow and one of our clients showed up to help us out!! Thanks Frank!

Last week's OPU collection had a group of 3 pregnant heifers come through the chute. Together they produced 44 oocytes to send off for fertilization. Yesterday's incubator came back with 11 fresh embryos for implanting and another 10 embryos frozen at Boviteq. #browncowsrock #thearcservices #agwestvet #ladyivfvet #futurejersey #ivfvets #dairycows #cowreproduction #cowvet

Check out the article that Progressive Dairy published on Dr. Lisa's presentation at the Western Canadian Dairy Seminar. It is among their Top 25 most well-read U.S. edition articles of the year. Dr. Lisa will be presenting this topic again at the National Dairy Producers of the U.S. virtual meeting at the end of the month

Have you seen these trucks on the road? This one is Dr. Brent’s but there are six others with the same Agwest Veterinary Group and XLVets logos on the windows. 7 trucks & 7 vets between the Fraser Valley and Cowichan Valley, BC.

Who’s donated blood? Donating blood isn’t just for people! This cow cut her leg over night and lost a significant amount of blood. Her hematocrit was 0.14 (normal range is 0.25 - 0.37), very anemic!The timely administration of a blood transfusion in cases of life-threatening anaemia in cattle is relatively simple and clinically very rewarding. The whole procedure takes about 60 to 90 minutes and, at a cost to the farmer that is economically justifiable. This cow will recover quickly thanks to her herd mate who donated today. #vetmedicine #cowvet #cows #farm365 #medicine #veterinarian #dvm #donateblood #farmvet

38 day Holstein twins. If you look, it’s already easy to see their head, body and stubby legs. The heart beat is remarkable to watch! A large part of a farm vet’s day is spent ultrasounding uteruses and ovaries - ensuring they cows and horses are fertile and able to conceive and then confirming pregnancies. For dairy cows, we generally ultrasound at 28-42 days post breeding to look for pregnancies. In addition to confirming the pregnancy, we are looking for a heart beat to confirm that the fetus is alive, and counting the number of fetuses as twins are not uncommon (~1% of pregnancies). We generally do a second ultrasound between 2-3 months gestation to confirm the pregnancy and to see if they are heifer or bull fetuses.

We’re up before dawn working with farmers. One of the perks of being a farm vet - seeing the beautiful fall sunrise!

Fraser Valley: Fall Extended Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30am 6:00pm Saturday - 7:30am 1:00pm Sunday - Closed... 24 / 7 / 365 Emergency Service to Your Farm

If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life! That is why we do what we do... We hope you enjoyed your long weekend.

Does Your Horse Have The Squirts? Kwantlen Polytechnic University, in partnership with Agwest Veterinary Group, is investigating the cause of the squirts in horses in the Fraser Valley by evaluating the difference in the bacterial populations in the gastrointestinal tracts of horses with normal manure and those with chronic diarrhea. Many horses in this geographical area are affected with so-called Free Fecal Water, in which an otherwise healthy horse passes liquid stool... in addition to normal manure. As owners of these horses can attest, this is a frustrating and messy problem! We hope that by characterizing the microbiome of horses with this condition, we will be one step further to figuring out how to best treat it. If your horse struggles with Free Fecal Water, please give us a call (604-826-5089) or email ([email protected]) as we are collecting manure samples from affected horses for our research project. Your horse will receive a complimentary physical exam at the time of manure sampling!

Dairy farmers - let us know if you’d like to join in on this on-line producer meeting, next Thursday September 10th. Everyone is welcome to join in this Calf Care meeting hosted by Agwest Veterinary Group with keynote speaker Jole Huizing, Country Charm Farms, who will discuss real, applied Biosecurity in calf facilities and how this leads to healthy calves. Call or email to join;... 604-826-5089 236-800-3089 [email protected] See more

Agwest emergency services is available 24/7/365 on farm, or if necessary in our haul-in facility.

For a pregnant cow, just lying down and getting up can be a dangerous manoeuvre. As she drops her front end to lie down or lifts her hind end to rise, her uterus is temporarily suspended in a precarious position. A sudden fall or slip at that moment can cause the uterus to twist on its long axis - this is a uterine torsion. Uterine torsion occurs most commonly in cows in the last stage of pregnancy. Abdominal pain is the first identifiable sign of a uterine torsion. The cow ...may show signs such as lack of appetite, constipation, depressed rumen contractions, rapid pulse, restlessness, treading and tail switching. Farmers that are observant and in-tune with their cows will recognize that something just isn’t right and that stage one labour isn’t proceeding as it normally does. A quick call to the farm veterinarian will ensure a live calf is delivered with minimal complications to the cow. Often, uterine torsions can be corrected and the calf can be delivered vaginally but occasionally a C-section is required. #calving #farmvet #veterinarian #obstetrics #calf #farming #farm365

One of the highlights of being a dairy veterinarian is being awake in time to see the changing skies of our beautiful BC sunrises. Enjoy the day everyone #agwestbovinevets #beautifulbc #bcmilk

All creatures great and small! Miniature foals, 18hh geldings, and every size horse in between - Agwest vets work with them all.