Herd Health
Where producers and consumers stand on animal welfare looks to be vastly different based on various handling methods.
Land owners surprised to discover tens of thousands of dead birds across the high desert are criticizing the federal government over a mass killing of starlings in northern Nevada.
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.
Most producers were unaware their herd was at risk.
As an independent consultant who works lockstep with cattle producers, I am impressed with the resilience and resourcefulness that stretches across cattle country.
The state Board of Animal Health has voted to adopt standards that align Indiana with a federal livestock identification program.
With an expanded portfolio that includes ELISA and PCR tests, IDEXX now offers BDVD testing solutions to fit every need.
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.
Bob-White Systems recently added Milk ELISA testing for Pregnancy, Johne’s Disease and Leukosis to its offering of tests available from its Private Dairy and Food Lab.
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.
When temperatures and resulting wind chills fall lower than normal, cattle producers need to pay special attention to newborn calves.
“Most [drug residue] violations are caused by treated cows that had no identifying information at the time of milking to indicate that their milk was to be withheld from the bulk tank.” –Norbert Nigon, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
High milk production plus even moderate temperatures (think 70°s) equal the beginning of heat stress.
The key to finding sick calves is to observe calves several times each day.
A medida que más productores manejan a las becerras en forma grupal, se torna mas difícil identificar a las becerras que están enfermas.
Pasteurizing waste milk and vaccination help control Johne’s disease.
The first TB-infected beef cattle herd was detected in July 2005 in northwestern Minnesota. Since that time, more than 800,000 TB tests have been done around the state.
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.