Animal health
Horn flies, face flies, and stable flies are not just irritants to livestock, but are also economically important to producers due to negative impacts on milk production and calf weaning weights. In addition, they can affect grazing distribution and transmit eye diseases such as pinkeye and infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR).
Livestock producers always have been able to buy medicated feeds, with a few exceptions, over the counter at feed stores as needed. But that will change with the Food and Drug Administration’s implementation of veterinary feed directive rules.
Even the University of Texas mascot isn’t immune to common cattle ailments like Bovine Leukemia Virus.
The Veterinary Feed Directive was developed out of the concern for antibiotic resistance associated with daily antibiotic use in animal feeds.
A virulent strain of Bovine Viral Diarrhea affected over 5,000 cattle in Germany.
Johne’s occurs most commonly in dairy cattle, but may occasionally be seen in beef cattle as well.
Should livestock producers be concerned about blue-green algae in their water?
Pinkeye, the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK), is a contagious disease causing inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva.
More than 5,500 cattle producers took advantage of free online registration for Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification this spring provided by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) in partnership with the check-off funded BQA program.
The best way to determine what caused an abortion or stillbirth in cattle is lab testing.
Yesterday the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the birthdate of the beef cow in Alberta detected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
Challenges related to the evolution of antibiotic resistant bacteria have led to a new multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional collaborative endeavor, The Task Force on Antibiotic Resistance in Production Agriculture.
Honoring their significant contributions to the beef and dairy cattle industry, David Bechtol, D.V.M., and Maarten Drost, D.V.M., were inducted into the Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame.
Help keep parasites from eating into profits with these simple steps.
The state Board of Animal Health has voted to adopt standards that align Indiana with a federal livestock identification program.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the American Association of Extension Veterinarians are co-hosting the Extension session of the 2014 U.S. Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Symposium Aug. 3 at Texas A&M University.
University of Missouri student named 2014 National Winner of the Bayer Excellence in Communication Award.
Just one supershedder in a feedlot pen can spread the bacteria to the hides of most of the other animals in the pen.
There are several variables in the vaccination equation: the people, the animals, and the vaccine.
Pasteurizing waste milk and vaccination help control Johne’s disease.
The short, 10-question self-assessment takes only a few minutes to complete.
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service released four more reports from its 2007 National Animal Health Monitoring System dairy surveys.
The DCHA (Dairy Calf and Heifer Association) announces the introduction of a Spanish conversion of Gold Standards I and II.
Two dunks are better than one, and three are better yet. That’s why Nigel Cook, a University of Wisconsin veterinarian and humane cow care specialist, is recommending that footbaths be at least 10' in length. Twelve-foot baths are even better.
Dairy Today’s Dollars and Sense farmer contributor Zach Myers his herd’s reproduction program.
Dairy Today Dollars and Sense farmer Ron Gibson discusses his herd’s reproduction program.
Dairy Today Dollars and Sense farmer contributors Brad and Mark Crandall discuss their herd’s reproductive program.
Dairy Today’s Dollars and Sense farmer contributor Brian Medeiros discusses his herd’s reproductive program.
Veterinarian Joep Driessen is a big advocate of bedded packs or compost barns for dry cows and transition cows for three weeks before and after calving, which he dubs “the stress-free calving line.”
Careful observation of dairy cattle can detect problems early. En Espanol.