Iowa State Veterinary Field Services

Iowa State Veterinary Field Services We are a team of veterinarians offering ambulatory services to pigs, cattle, sheep, goats and camelid clients in Ames, Iowa and surrounding towns.

We focus on preventative care, reproductive management, critical care, data analytics and education!

THATโ€™S A WRAP! The second half of the VDPAM 7416: Bovine Reproductive Evaluation Laboratory (palpation class) had their ...
12/06/2025

THATโ€™S A WRAP! The second half of the VDPAM 7416: Bovine Reproductive Evaluation Laboratory (palpation class) had their last hands-on labs this week. A special thank you to Dr. Brezina for instructing!

Good luck to these students on their palpation final next week and all students in preparation for finals - just two more weeks!

๐Ÿ‚ Happy Thanksgiving from ISU Veterinary Field Services ๐Ÿ‚VFS will be closed Wednesday, November 26th - Friday, November ...
11/24/2025

๐Ÿ‚ Happy Thanksgiving from ISU Veterinary Field Services ๐Ÿ‚

VFS will be closed Wednesday, November 26th - Friday, November 28th. The office will reopen on Monday, December 1st at 8am. On-call services will be available 24/7 over the holiday by calling 515-294-7595.

๐ŸŒพ Flat Aggieโ€™s Agricultural Adventure Continues! ๐ŸŒพ Following a close encounter with a goat on Tuesday, Flat Aggie kept a...
11/06/2025

๐ŸŒพ Flat Aggieโ€™s Agricultural Adventure Continues! ๐ŸŒพ

Following a close encounter with a goat on Tuesday, Flat Aggie kept a safe distance from curious creatures and managed the hydraulic chute for a client processing new feedlot arrivals, in addition to aiding with inventory for multiple green tag calls later this week.

๐ŸŒพ Flat Aggieโ€™s Agricultural Adventure ๐ŸŒพMeet **Flat Aggie!** Heโ€™s traveling from South Hardin Middle School to learn more...
11/05/2025

๐ŸŒพ Flat Aggieโ€™s Agricultural Adventure ๐ŸŒพ

Meet **Flat Aggie!** Heโ€™s traveling from South Hardin Middle School to learn more about careers and opportunities in agriculture. This week, Flat Aggie is visiting Iowa State University Veterinary Field Services.

๐ŸงคFirst, he got ready for his journeyโ€”a quick trip through the office laminator and Flat Aggie was ready to hit the road (and waterproof)!

๐Ÿ Tuesdayโ€™s adventure consisted of heading to NE Iowa with Dr. Friedrichโ€™s VDPAM 7495 Small Ruminant Production Medicine class where he assisted students by labeling blood tubes and learning about dairy goats!

Flat Aggie is discovering that agriculture is more than farmingโ€”itโ€™s science, technology, animal care, and teamwork!

Even the spookiest night of the year needs a healer - hereโ€™s to all the vets keeping the beasts feeling their best. Happ...
10/31/2025

Even the spookiest night of the year needs a healer - hereโ€™s to all the vets keeping the beasts feeling their best. Happy Halloween! ๐ŸŽƒ

Mid-Semester Final? The VDPAM 7416: Bovine Reproductive Evaluation Laboratory (palpation class) had their final exam thi...
10/18/2025

Mid-Semester Final? The VDPAM 7416: Bovine Reproductive Evaluation Laboratory (palpation class) had their final exam this week at the ISU Dairy proctored by Dr. Gorden.

The third-year veterinary students had 17 cows at various stages of gestation which they needed to accurately identify.

The second group of palpation students start their course next week, where they will get classroom intruction by Dr. Brezina before heading out each week for hands-on lab!

It takes several veterinarians to make this course happen for the students. Thank you to everyone who has helped this semester!

Dr. Megan Hindmanโ€™s last day with Iowa State Veterinary Field Services is today (10/10/25) as she has taken a job with E...
10/10/2025

Dr. Megan Hindmanโ€™s last day with Iowa State Veterinary Field Services is today (10/10/25) as she has taken a job with Elanco Animal Health as a Technical Swine Veterinarian.

Dr. Megan began her journey at Iowa State as an undergraduate student, eventually working her way to faculty at the College of Vet Med. Over the years she has dedicated to Field Services, Dr. Megan has helped increase Field Servicesโ€™s client base and expand upon services offered.

We are excited to see what this new chapter brings for you, Dr. Megan!!

The ISU student chapter of AABP offers hands-on experiences to their VM1, 2, and 3 members in the form of assisting the ...
10/08/2025

The ISU student chapter of AABP offers hands-on experiences to their VM1, 2, and 3 members in the form of assisting the Field Services on-call veterinarian on the weekends.

This past weekend, Neena (VM3) took advantage of this opportunity and helped the Field Services rotation student Destinie (VM4) repair a laceration on a sheep leg.

AABP students who haven't taken advantage of this program, reach out to your chapter and fill in any available slots for this fall!

๐š‚๐š๐šž๐šŒ๐š” ๐š’๐š— ๐šŠ ๐š›๐šž๐š? ๐ŸฆŒElk breeding season (rut) takes place annually in September and October. During this time the bull elk ...
10/06/2025

๐š‚๐š๐šž๐šŒ๐š” ๐š’๐š— ๐šŠ ๐š›๐šž๐š? ๐ŸฆŒ

Elk breeding season (rut) takes place annually in September and October. During this time the bull elk of Jester Park become very active and vocal - known as bugling. To prevent injuries during sparring between males, Polk County Conservation had Dr. Rachel Friedrich and VM4 students down to cut off the bulls' antlers before the heat of the season. Don't worry, these guys will grow their antlers back next Spring!

https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/conservation/parks-trails/jester-park

UPDATE! Due to recent staffing changes, Field Services will be closed daily 12-1pm for lunch. Phones will continue to ro...
10/03/2025

UPDATE! Due to recent staffing changes, Field Services will be closed daily 12-1pm for lunch. Phones will continue to roll over to the answering service during this hour. ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป-๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿญ. Please consider calling ahead prior to stopping by to avoid any delays in service - Kayla will do her best to accommodate everyone! Thank you!

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1712 S. Riverside Drive
Ames, IA
50010

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+15152947595

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