About FarmVetGuide
The most comprehensive directory of large animal vets in the US.
FarmVetGuide is the most comprehensive directory of large animal veterinarians in the United States: 9,569 practices across 2,116 counties in all 50 states, with data on species treated, practice type, USDA accreditation, and Google ratings, plus emergency and mobile-service details where a practice publishes them.
Our Mission
Finding the right vet for your livestock is harder than it should be. Generic platforms like Google Maps don't tell you what matters: Do they treat cattle? Are they available for emergencies? Do they make farm calls? Are they USDA accredited? Do they cover your county?
We built FarmVetGuide to answer those questions, and to surface veterinary practices that are genuinely hard to find, especially in rural areas where access to large animal care is limited. Each listing carries the specific data we can confirm about that practice.
Our Data Sources
Our directory is compiled from public records and established veterinary databases, then cross-referenced:
- USDA APHIS Veterinarian Accreditation records (our largest source): the official federal registry of accredited veterinarians in the US, which forms our baseline dataset.
- VetLocator: a veterinary practice database covering practices not always captured in federal records.
- AgServiceFinder and FindALocalVet: agricultural and veterinary service directories that add rural and farm-call-focused practices.
- Google Maps: cross-referenced for contact details and ratings (present for most listings) and photos (present for many).
The practice attributes we publish (species focus, practice type, and USDA accreditation) come from these source records and federal accreditation categories. Where a practice publishes it, or an owner submits it, we also include emergency availability and mobile or farm-call service. Those service-level fields are present for only a minority of listings today, and we show "Contact for details" rather than guess. We do not fabricate data: if we cannot confirm a field from a source, we leave it unset.
Read our full data methodology →
What Each Listing Can Include
Depending on the source data available for a practice, a listing may show:
Coverage
We cover all 50 states, with particular depth in rural agricultural states: Texas, Montana, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kentucky. We specifically built this directory because many rural counties are classified as USDA Veterinary Shortage Areas, and farmers in these regions have limited access to specialist care.
About This Directory
FarmVetGuide is an independently operated directory. It was built to close the gap between how important large animal veterinary care is to American agriculture and how hard farmers find it to locate a practice online. We are transparent about how the site is put together:
We are not affiliated with any veterinary association, practice, or pharmaceutical company, and we carry no paid placements or sponsored rankings. Our goal is to surface the best available information for farmers and ranchers, not to monetize listings.
For Veterinary Practice Owners
Is your practice listed? You can claim your listing to update information, correct inaccuracies, add photos, and connect with potential clients looking for your specific services. Basic listings are free and always will be.
Accuracy & Updates
Veterinary practices change: hours shift, vets retire, new practices open. We make reasonable efforts to keep data current but cannot guarantee real-time accuracy. If you find an error, we want to fix it. Contact us and we will correct it within a few business days.