Food Animal Reproduction and Medicine Service
UF Veterinary Hospital | FARMS
The Food Animal Reproduction and Medicine Service focuses on the science of livestock health to improve quality and productivity of dairy, meat, and fiber. Faculty and house officers in FARMS deliver health care and consulting services to these vital sectors of the food supply chain while providing on-farm teaching of veterinary students.
Services provided:
FARMS provides a full range of services for dairy cattle, beef cattle, swine, and small ruminants as well as phone and on-farm consultant services for referring veterinarians. Field services provided include:
Dairy Cattle
- Disease management and outbreak investigations
- Training for staff and management teams
- Reproductive management (synchronization programs and artificial Insemination)
- Pregnancy diagnosis (manual palpation and ultrasonography)
- Infertility evaluation (bulls and cows)
- Breeding soundness examination
- Obstetrics
- Field surgery
- Milk quality and udder health monitoring and investigation
- Welfare evaluations
- Heifer rearing management and health programs
- Vaccination programs for youngstock and adult cattle
- Health certificates and regulatory testing
- For extension, information visit the UF Dairy Cattle Veterinary extension page
Beef Cattle
- Reproductive management (synchronization and artificial Insemination)
- Breeding soundness examinations of bulls
- Pregnancy Diagnosis, manually and with ultrasound
- Infertility evaluations of bulls and cows
- Obstetrics
- Health care protocols, vaccination
- Dehorning and castration
- Disease management and outbreak investigation
- Health and travel certificates
- For extension, information visit the UF Beef Cattle extension page
Small Ruminants
- Breeding soundness examinations of rams and bucks
- Pregnancy Diagnosis with ultrasound
- Infertility evaluations of ewes and does
- Obstetrics
- Reproductive management (synchronization and Artificial Insemination)
- Dehorning and castration
- Hoof trimming and lameness evaluation.
- Vaccination protocols
- Health and travel certificates
- Disease management and outbreak investigation (abortions, parasites, foot-rot, mastitis)
- For extension, information visit the UF Small Ruminant extension page
Swine
- Reproductive management
- Breeding soundness examinations of boars
- Pregnancy Diagnosis, with ultrasound
- Obstetrics
- Health care protocols, vaccination
- Disease management and outbreak investigation
- Health and travel certificates
FARMS Faculty
Phone:
(352) 294-4284
Email:
rsbisinotto@ufl.edu
Department:
Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Brittany N Diehl DVM, MS
CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR & SMALL RUMINANT EXTENSION SPECIALIST
Phone:
(352) 294-4319
Email:
bn.diehl@ufl.edu
Department:
Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Klibs Galvão Med.Vet., MVPM, PhD, DACT, DACVPM
Associate Chair & Professor
Phone:
(352) 294-4788
Email:
galvaok@ufl.edu
Department:
Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Fiona P Maunsell BVSc, PhD, MS, DACVIM (LA)
Clinical Associate Professor
Phone:
(352) 294-4368
Email:
maunsellf@ufl.edu
Phone:
(352) 294-4313
Email:
raeo@ufl.edu
FARMS Residents and Interns
Tomas D Gonzalez DVM, MS
Email:
tomasgonzalez@ufl.edu
Ameer A Megahed DVM
Email:
ameermegahed@ufl.edu
Oscar Alejandro Ojeda Rojas DVM, MS, PhD.
Email:
ojedarojas.o@ufl.edu
FARMS Staff
Anita G Anderson
Sr Vet Care Tch
Phone:
(352) 294-4318
Email:
andersona@ufl.edu
Michelle D Driver
Veterinary Service Rep
Phone:
(352) 294-4310
Email:
mdd@ufl.edu
FARMS Emeritus Faculty
Louis F Archbald
Professor Emeritus
Maarten Drost
PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Art Donovan
Professor Emeritus
Contact Information
Office: (352) 294-4387
Fax: (352) 392-7551