Best Livestock Chiro Book
Chiropractic Care for Food-Producing Animals: The Livestock Owner’s Guide is a full-color, comprehensive introduction to chiropractic care for livestock, designed specifically to support animal chiropractors in educating producers. This booklet helps animal chiropractors clearly communicate the value and benefits of chiropractic care for food-producing animals, offering a concise, credible tool to expand awareness among farmers, ranchers, and homesteaders.
This manual clearly defines chiropractic care, explains how the spinal column and nervous system influence whole-body function, and describes what a subluxation does to the health and performance of livestock. It highlights the unique physical demands placed on cattle, sheep, goats, and poultry, and demonstrates how chiropractic supports comfort, productivity, mobility, and long-term wellness in agricultural settings.
Created by Dr. Bill Ormston, DVM, C.A.C. and Dr. Amy Hayek, DVM, C.A.C., the guide provides practical explanations, approachable science, and real-world imagery that make the principles and outcomes of livestock chiropractic easy for producers to understand. It emphasizes how chiropractic care supports neurological function, reproduction, and overall productivity—while complementing traditional veterinary care.
No booklet is complete without practical discussion of biomechanics, environmental stressors, and the innate wisdom of the body as it adapts to daily challenges. Also included is information on why producers should choose an AVCA-certified chiropractor with advanced training in food-animal chiropractic when seeking structural care for their herd.
This comprehensive manual empowers chiropractors to:
• Educate livestock owners on identifying signs of dysfunction
• Explain how chiropractic helps improve herd comfort, performance, and feed efficiency
• Communicate the economic relevance of chiropractic care in agricultural settings
• Build trust and bridge conversations with producers new to integrative animal care
With examples featuring cattle, sheep, goats, and poultry, the guide demonstrates how adjustments can be seamlessly integrated into routine herd management to improve outcomes and reduce reliance on reactive interventions. Its concise format makes it ideal for farm visits, workshops, conferences, producer meetings, and agricultural events, serving as an effective leave-behind to reinforce care recommendations.
Whether working with beef or dairy cattle, small ruminants, poultry, or mixed herds, this booklet elevates the standard of communication around livestock chiropractic—helping practitioners expand their food-animal services, strengthen relationships with producers, and broaden their impact on animal well-being and agricultural health.
This booklet can be purchased in bulk to help clients learn and retain essential information. It makes an excellent addition to farm-care packets, new-client materials, agricultural fair displays, and educational handouts for producers seeking to elevate productivity, welfare, and performance in their animals.