Services

Besides the educational resources & videos available on this site, we also offer a variety of other services, including:

• Skills Workshops: I'll visit your school farm & train you in proper husbandry or veterinary techniques, including injections, tubing, physical exam, etc. Whatever skills you need help with!

• Topic Workshops: I'll visit your school farm & train you in skills all managers should know, including

  • Birthing Workshop: If you have a breeding group of cows, ewes, does, or sows on campus, be as prepared as possible by setting up a birthing workshop, which covers normal positioning & birth process, abnormal positioning, when & how to intervene, & other neonatal needs. We will practice with a pelvic model & cadaver fetuses in correcting common malpresentations, including proper use of obstetrical tools.

  • Euthanasia Workshop: All farm managers should be educated in proper euthanasia technique just in case. Includes information on captive bolt gun use & care, euthanasia location & technique, & discussion of when euthanasia is appropriate & carcass handling.

• Treatment Protocol Consulting: We'll review your written treatment protocols & streamline them for diseases you commonly deal with on your farm. Requires establishment of a veterinary-client-patient relationship (VCPR), on farm visit & communication with your herd veterinarian.

• Standard Operating Procedure Consulting: We'll review your written SOPs & create new ones for commonly performed procedures on your farm, including relevant photos. Requires on farm visit & communication with your herd veterinarian.

• Records Consulting: We'll review your current records & make sure you're logging what you need to, and/or help you find a system that works for you.

• Build Your Own Visit: Any combination of the above services - let's make a day of it!

So if you're looking for some more personalized help, visit our Services page & click through to the service you're interested in. On each page is a link to a survey to help us prepare for your visit.

Not quite sure what you need? Send us an email at drvp@vanderplan.com & we can help you figure out what will work best for you.

Let's get together!