Bovine Health: Specialized Services

Whether you need specialized veterinary care for one calf or 250 head, you can count on the bovine health team at the WCVM Veterinary Medical Centre to help you.

Your cattle are a priority at the WCVM Veterinary Medical Centre where our large animal clinicians have specialized expertise in a range of veterinary disciplines. Plus, they have access to upgraded facilities, advanced technologies and the latest techniques for diagnosing and treating your animals.

The WCVM's Large Animal Clinic and Field Service provides primary health care and around-the-clock emergency services to cattle producers throughout Saskatchewan. The WCVM Veterinary Medical Centre also serves as the referral centre for all western Canadian veterinarians and their clients.

In-clinic Tools

Inside the Veterinary Medical Centre, clinicians have access to a large animal chute complex, a closed area for large animal and standing surgeries and a biosecure food animal ward.

Our medical imaging capabilities include digital radiography, CT (computed tomography) ultrasound and nuclear scintigraphy. WCVM's bovine health team also works closely with Prairie Diagnostic Services that provides veterinary diagnostic testing for all of Saskatchewan.

Our Team

Our bovine health team includes board-certified specialists in large animal medicine, surgery and theriogenology — plus clinicians with specialized expertise in dairy and beef  medicine, feedlot health management, infectious diseases and neonatal care.

Here's a complete list of our clinical services:

• Accredited veterinary pharmacy
• Anesthesiology
• Disease investigations
• Emergency and critical care
• Endoscopy
• Field service
• Epidemiology and infectious diseases
• Lameness
• Medicine
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Neonatal care
• Reproduction

Appointments

• Cattle owners: If you wish to access the WCVM Veterinary Medical Centre's bovine clinical services, please visit Making an Appointment at the Large Animal Clinic or Field Service.

• Referring veterinarians: if you wish to refer a bovine patient to the WCVM Veterinary Medical Centre, please visit Referring a Patient to the VMC. 



Related Faculty

Dr. Albert Barth
Professor, Theriogenology

Dr. Spencer Barber
Professor, Large Animal Surgery

Dr. Joe Bracamonte
Assistant Professor, Large Animal Surgery

Dr. John Campbell
Professor, Public Health, and Department Head, Large Animal Clinical Sciences

Dr. Claire Card
Professor, Theriogenology

Dr. James Carmalt
Associate Professor, Large Animal Surgery

Dr. Chris Clark
Assistant Professor, Large Animal Medicine

Dr. Steve Hendrick
Assistant Professor and Clinician, Field Service (Beef)

Dr. Katharina Lohmann
Associate Professor, Large Animal Medicine

Dr. Chris Luby
Assistant Professor, Dairy Medicine

Dr. Reuben Mapletoft
Professor, Theriogenology

Dr. Fernando Marqués
Associate Professor, Large Animal Medicine

Dr. Colin Palmer
Professor, Theriogenology

Dr. Lyall Petrie
Professor, Large Animal Medicine

Dr. Fritz Schumann
Clinical Associate, Field Service

Dr. Joseph Stookey
Professor, Animal Behaviour

Dr. Cheryl Waldner
Professor, Epidemiology

Dr. David Wilson
Professor, Large Animal Surgery

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