The Naysayer By Dr. Doug Ford, Production Animal Consultation, & Dr. Greg Quakenbush, Geissler Corp.
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very other Thursday, I pack up my ultrasound and head east for my 4:30 a.m. one-hour drive to Yuma Dairy. Yuma Dairy was my first experience with being a “dairy vet”, and I am going on 38 years of service. On this particular morning, the temperature was 30 degrees with overcast skies and dry roads. As I become older, slick roads and stormy weather creates more concern than when I was 25 years old. As I turned left onto the main two-lane highway, off in the distance was a bright orange screen with flashing caution lights. As I drew closer, parked on the side of the road was a portable message screen. In big, bold letters, the message read: Use Extreme Caution, Slippery Dangerous Road Conditions Ahead.
