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Cross Country: Veterinarians make house calls for cow herd checks

How many of us have a doctor come to our home to check on our family health every week? Every two weeks? Every month?

Probably not a one, unless there is a specific illness that must be monitored and we canâ??t make it to a clinic or hospital. Yet many of Wisconsinâ??s top dairy herds are visited by a veterinarian (who is indeed a well-trained and skilled doctor) on a regular weekly, biweekly or monthly schedule.