Legacy Livestock Veterinary Service

10/21/2026

What on earth does a compass have to do with veterinary medicine? Give me your best shot!

10/19/2026

Hey! Do any of you have an empty plastic pretzel or snack containers we could have for our drench mixes? Please drop one by if you do, or if you have been collecting the empties for us send them our way! Thanks!

10/13/2026

Attn Beef Producers: hopefully you have been taking advantage of all the great BQA webinars in this fall series. Don't miss the next one on Thursday where Dr. Jenn talks with a producer about the value the VCPR can bring to the farm. Zoom registration is the second link.

https://www.pa-bqa.org/events

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1017847255964/WN_Xbi8UUl9S6qrlhO3B-kypw #/registration

In-Person Beef Quality Assurance events will resume once Hannah Walters, Director of Producer Education & Engagement returns from maternity leave. If you have an immediate need please reach out to Nichole Hockenberry, Executive Director, [email protected] or 814-623-2698. 

10/08/2026

📚We believe in community, education, and agriculture! 🚜

Yesterday, Dr. Danielle presented to Blair County 7th graders about veterinarians in agriculture.

Today, Dr. Shelly presented to a second group of Blair County 7th graders while Dr. Jenn presented to Bedford County 7th graders on veterinarians in agriculture.

Meanwhile Dr. Mary presented a lung ultrasound demonstration for a Cargill producer meeting!

09/04/2026

Our office will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday September 7th.

If you have a veterinary emergency a doctor will be on-call.

If you have last minute medicine needs, the office will be open tomorrow from 8am until noon.

Enjoy the holiday!

08/17/2026

We are thankful for the invitation to host the joint Bedford/Blair Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Legislative Farm Tour! We had a great turn out and fantastic discussion regarding the rural veterinary shortage and other agricultural issues. Both the Bedford and Blair County Dairy Princesses graced us with their presence and presents of milk and ice cream. We appreciate the opportunity to share our story!!

08/17/2026

https://www.centerfordairyexcellence.org/about-the-center/upcoming-events/event/2026-dairy-financial-and-risk-management-conference-rewriting-the-future/

The Center for Dairy Excellence assists dairy farm families in the decision-making process and serves as a catalyst for collaboration to strengthen the broader industry. The Dairy Excellence Foundation supports programs that cultivate and inspire that next generation of Pennsylvania dairy.

08/16/2026

Did you know that a cow’s “milk vein” is involved with one of the most time sensitive emergencies we see as food animal veterinarians?

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1759 (known around the barn as Jugular or Juggy for short) got herself in a precarious position this afternoon. Her farmer found her with a pool of blood underneath her when they went to fetch her for afternoon milking. Somehow Juggy got a hole in her subcutaneous abdominal vein (better known as the “milk vein”) and was losing blood quickly. The subcutaneous abdominal vein is a garden hose sized vessel located on the under side of the cow responsible for moving blood from the udder back to the heart. In mature lactating cows, around 500 L of blood passing through the mammary gland is required to produce 1 L of milk, meaning there is lots of blood that travels through these paired vessels every day. At any given time that vessel carries on average 3 L of blood per minute. For reference, the total blood volume of a 1200 lb cow is around 40 L. This means that without quick action a bleeding injury from this vessel could become catastrophic.
Luckily for Juggy, her farmers acted quickly and put a pressure bandage over the vessel and called for help. Thanks to their quick action, Dr. Mary was able to get there in time to repair the vessel with a few stitches and stop the bleeding for good. Now Juggy will need some TLC for the next few days while she heals, but she will make a full recovery. While she coincidentally has a large blood vessel themed name, we are very glad that we were able to help prevent bleeding out from one being her demise!

08/07/2026

Just in case you haven't seen it yet, the Livestock show has a billboard this year! Thank you to McCoy's Lawn and Garden for helping to sponsor it. Check it out at the Dunkin' intersection in Roaring Spring!

07/25/2026

It's Bedford County Fair week!!! We wish all of our exhibitors a safe and healthy week! See you there!