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What was once a relatively invasive and tedious procedure has become a potentially standard method of monitoring the health and nutritional status of dairy cows.

Silage-making season is here, and with it comes the need for heightened safety awareness.

Bovine pinkeye. It seems to happen every summer. Even though it may look the same in different animals, potential causes and opinions on what vaccines are most effective vary

Let’s get right to it. According to Merck Animal Health research conducted in 2021 by Farm Journal, 73% of beef producers who vaccinated against pinkeye reported a positive return on investment (ROI).

Canada’s milk supply has been on the rise, but export demand for U.S. dairy products remains strong.

Today’s health records perform best when they are complete and recorded electronically so that the data can be sorted and summarized easily.

Slower domestic demand is being offset with higher international demand, but that is still not enough to support prices and turn the trend higher.

Rainfall has been lackluster throughout parts of the country. With fields deprived of moisture, don’t be surprised if this year’s corn silage crop is drought stressed.

Neospora is the most commonly diagnosed cause of abortions in cattle both domestically and worldwide.

Controversy continues to swirl around Easterday Farms, a northern Oregon dairy operation.