Media
Opening packing house doors
AMI’s Jane Riley discusses the response to its “Glass Walls Project,” developed with Dr. Temple Grandin to offer the public an objective, non-scripted look at livestock slaughter.
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Commentary: Savory's solution will change views of livestock
A powerful new video by a soft-spoken biologist is circulating the Internet, one that promises to hold a nation's attention because it offers solutions and helps dispel some exaggerated myths about livestock production.
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BCS and gestation
Bob Larson, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, Dipl. ACVPM, Kansas State University, discusses the beef cow’s different nutritional requirements depending on her stage of gestation.
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NFAVI tackles rural practice infrastructure
The National Food Animal Veterinary Institute last week met in Kansas City, Mo., with representatives from state and government entities including the USDA, FDA and departments of agriculture, as well as industry organizations such as AABP, AVMA, AAVMC and others.
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Addressing health challenges at receiving
Consulting veterinarian Bob Smith outlines some of the steps his feedyard and stocker clients are taking to protect the health of nutritionally stressed calves arriving on their operations.
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Animal agriculture needs to be proactive on animal welfare
Dr. Taylor Bennett, DVM, management consultant for regulatory compliance, offers perspective and advice on the growing animal welfare issues facing animal agriculture.
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How to test your pond for blue-green algae
Blue-green algae is one of the animal health issues that you have to deal with every summer in Kansas. The toxins can be extremely poisonous to livestock.
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A blade of grass in a football field (VIDEO)
The difference in estrogen level in an 8 oz. steak from a steer that received a steroid implant and a steer that did not receive an implant, is one nanogram. Dan Thomson, DVM, PhD, Beef Cattle Institute, explains that one nanogram is on the scale of one blade of grass in a football field.
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Fescue toxicosis in beef cattle
Dan Thomson, PhD, DVM, Beef Cattle Institute, discusses fescue toxicosis on summer pastures.
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Handle arrival cattle with care
Tom Noffsinger, DVM, Benkelman, Neb., talks about understanding cattle at a higher degree, especially at arrival time.
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Semen quality: A picture is worth a thousand words
David Luedeker, DVM, Beard-Navasota Veterinary Hospital, Navasota, Texas, demonstrates the phase microscopic and computer screen the practice uses to show clients motility and morphology of bull semen in real time.
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- 100K Pathogen Genome Project maps first genomes
- USDA approves newly formulated PULMO-GUARD vaccine for cattle
- UK first in EU to get Merck's new Schmallenberg vaccine
- K-State launches MAB program for animal health professionals
- Zoetis, Texas Tech partner in Salmonella research
- K-State animal sciences faculty member honored
