WVC Food Animal Incentive Award Winners

At the 2012 Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas yesterday, five recipients of the WVC Food... Full story.

Recognizing toxicosis in cattle

Poisoning in food animals is infrequent occurrence but often explosive in scope, says Stan Casteel,... Full story.

Differentiate autolysis from tissue changes

Postmortems are routinely done on the feedlot. However, in order guard against misdiagnosis, it’s important... Full story.

Close-up dry cow nutrition

Late gestation nutrition has a large impact on multiple aspects of the cow’s productivity after... Full story.

Meningitis in calves

Newborn calves are particularly at risk for developing septicemia and meningitis since they are dependent... Full story.

Position the head of sedated cattle

Physical restraint is often necessary in food animal practice to facilitate completion of surgical procedures... Full story.

10 diagnostics for a stocker calf practice

Jessica Laurin, DVM, Animal Health Center of Marion Co., Inc., Marion, Kan., has many stocker/backgrounder... Full story.

5 Qs of colostrum management

First milking colostrum is an important source of nutrients, non-specific immune factors and passively absorbed... Full story.

The disease triad

Kelly Lechtenberg, DVM, PhD, Midwest Veterinary Services, Oakland, Neb., says there are three elements that... Full story.

WVC soars in attendance

The 2011 83rd Annual Western Veterinary Conference is topping out with more than 14,000 attendees... Full story.