CalfCare

08/07/2025

We love being able to support our future producers! Great job kids!

A big THANK YOU to our Market and Feeder Show Award Sponsors! Calf Care as our Signature Award Sponsor, the Noble County Preview Dairy Beef Show as our Grand Champion Award Sponsor, Sullivan Supply as our Top 5 Award Sponsor, and Diamond Vue Farms as our Class Winner Award Sponsor!

Calf Care provides outstanding calf-focused veterinary services across the Midwest and shares our heart for supporting youth in agriculture. Their generous support helps us recognize the hard work, dedication, and passion these young exhibitors pour into their projects each year.

We’re proud to partner with folks who believe in the future of this industry as much as we do. Thank you to our incredible sponsors for making this year one to remember!

08/04/2025

Thoracic ultrasound is a useful, non-invasive management tool to assess lung health in calves. A quick scan of the lung fields allows a veterinarian to score a calf’s lung lobes for disease. The veterinarian is able to determine whether there are any lung lesions, consolidation, or thickening of the pleura. Early detection and treatment of bovine respiratory disease is critical for the best outcome.

07/31/2025

Did you know our staff is always striving to learn?

Our veterinarians and technicians regularly attend bovine conferences each year to learn the latest and greatest news about cattle. All our veterinarians are members of AABP (American Association of Bovine Practitioners) and AVC (Academy of Veterinary Consultants).

07/29/2025

Have you heard of BVD?

BVD stands for Bovine Viral Diarrhea virus and can cause more than just diarrhea. Many producers will screen for calves that are “PI’s” or persistently infected. Identifying P*s is important because they often shed large amounts of virus to healthy calves, without showing many signs themselves. We offer in-house testing that can determine whether a calf is a PI in under an hour. We also have lab partners that can test hundreds of calves at a time.

07/25/2025

Joke of the day:

Why do Calves have hooves instead of feet?

Because they lactose!

07/23/2025

Baby calves thrive when their feeding equipment is clean. We have a special device that is able to measure the “cleanliness” of your feeding equipment, called a luminometer. Checking surfaces with a luminometer can determine whether your daily cleaning protocol is effective. Don’t forget to disassemble your nozzle and pump between groups and change out your hose yearly. Check out or website or call into the office to learn more about our cleaning products, or how to do luminometer testing at your farm!

07/21/2025

Did you know?
Anytime cattle are traveling out of state, they must meet state and federal requirements to legally cross state lines. Dairy and dairy crossbred calves must all have official identification listed on their health paper. Plan ahead for transport and call us if you need assistance with interstate travel requirements.

07/11/2025

Check out Dr. Jan Gawthrop's presentation, "The Basics of Disease Control," from June 24 at the Elkhart county fairgrounds, at the link below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlX906KZJGU

07/09/2025

Meet Zoe Pettit! Zoe earned her Bachelor of Science in Animal Sciences from Purdue University. Originally, Zoe is from Crawfordsville, IN, and is currently a management trainee at CalfCare. Currently, she spends time in the office, warehouse, with the sales team, and with the veterinary team to learn as much as she can to help her succeed at CalfCare. Zoe is honest, hardworking, and personable, and she takes pride in getting to learn about all the roles CalfCare has to offer so that she can ensure she can help everyone around her. Zoe has 10 years of sales experience, internship experience at Purdue ASREC Beef Unit, volunteer experience at Achaius Ranch, and veterinary medicine experience. Zoe’s future goals include receiving her AI and IVF certification in cattle. Outside of CalfCare, Zoe enjoys being outside, going to concerts, spending time with family and friends, and finding hole in the wall restaurants and shops. Zoe’s favorite thing about CalfCare is that we strive to serve our clients the best we can.

07/04/2025

Happy Independence Day from your friends at CalfCare! We hope you all have a wonderful, and safe holiday weekend!

Just a reminder that we are closed today, so if you need anything place your order on our website!
calfcarevet.com

07/01/2025

Help your calves cool off from this heat wave with our selection of electrolytes! From ice, to HighEnergy, to Recharge. Do your calves need electrolytes? Just call in the office or order online to help your calves stay hydrated in this hot summer weather! ☀️🥵🧊😀
260-982-7596
https://www.calfcarevet.store/search?search=electrolyte

06/27/2025

This week a few of our staff, including Dr. Andy Skidmore, had the amazing opportunity of attending American Dairy Science Association's annual meeting in Louisville, KY. Dr. Andy presented on the importance of adequate space when pair-housing dairy calves: a study done by our research team at CalfCare. Thank you to ADSA for hosting us at this very informational event!
For more information on our current research endeavors, visit our website: calfcarevet.com