Animal health
Agricultural officials this week confirmed the presence of the Longhorned tick in Benton County, Arkansas, increasing to four the number of states with confirmed sightings of the exotic Asian pest.
In many cases, mycotoxins won’t alert livestock producers to their presence.
Growth in popularity of natural, organic and “antibiotic free” labeling for meat and dairy products has provided options for consumers and opportunities for producers.
Security experts share four tips to educate consumers and protect your farm from activists.
As summer temperatures rise, beef and dairy animals benefit from heat abatement, says Joe Zulovich, a University of Missouri Extension specialist in livestock housing systems.
Biosecurity recommendations and protocols should be specific to the farm to address the problems each farm has.
Washington farmer charged with animal abuse gets cows back
State officials say a section of Saginaw County, Mich. where a cow tested positive for bovine tuberculosis last year is now considered free of the disease.
Foundations are important. Feet are the foundation of cattle and this may be a year when producers see increased incidence foot rot in the herd.
‘Treatment protocols are lot more than what drug to use, how often it is used and at what volume.’ --Michigan State veterinarian Ron Erskine.
Alltech is proud to announce the expansion of the New Mexico team with additions in marketing and office support who will provide support to beef and dairy customers in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas and Louisiana.
While the U.S. milk supply ranks among the top nations, it may not be the absolute best.
Feed cost is reduced $165 per day by feeding three different rations instead of one ration to all cows.
An on-line tool to help dairy farmers evaluate their operations’s risk of spreading Johne’s disease is now available.
The critical control point in preventing MRSA spread is cow-to-cow and cow-to-human is hygiene.
Pulmotil is approved for the control of BRD associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida and Histophilus somni in groups of beef and nonlactating dairy cattle.
U.S. dairy farms will have until May 1 to come into compliance.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will begin a “nonregulatory milk double-blinded sampling survey” of milk samples of herds that have a history of antibiotic residues in meat.
Select Sires MidAmerica, Inc. will begin conducting business on Jan. 1, 2012.
Implementing Johne’s control measures must become a part of daily routine, and followed year after year.
South Dakota State Veterinarian Dr. Dustin Oedekoven announced Nov. 9 that a TB-infected herd had been found in the southeastern part of the state.
Take time to plan ahead for feeding and housing calves during cold weather, a time when they are extremely vulnerable to cold stress.
This online tool weights the answers to assess level of risk, depending on how a dairy actually implements antibiotic treatments.
On-farm milk culturing is beneficial because it allows farmers to determine which cows are having problems and to design treatment plans that improve milk quality.
Minnesota research conducted five years ago with 12 eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin commercial herds showed that 93% of colostrum samples contained more than 100,000 colony forming units/ml of bacteria.
Milking rations as low as 14% crude protein still yield 90 to 100 lb. of milk/cow/day.
Make sure your teat dip supplier can provide solid information to support the dip’s ability to both control bacteria growth as well as provide extra conditioning during harsher weather conditions.
The site also lays out what impact less than 100% compliance has on program effectiveness.