WVC
'Raw counts' can be useful
Greg Goodell, DVM, Heifer Authority, Greeley, Colo., says there are many ways to monitor disease on the dairy.
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Managing water issues on the feedlot
Feedlot calves drink approximately three times their dry matter intake (DMI) in the fall, winter and spring. That increases to about five times their DMI in the summer.
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Mastitis monitoring starts with case definition
Monitoring of mastitis rates and events is common on dairies given the prevalence of the disease, and having a plan for developing case definitions and protocols is critical.
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WVC 2013 Food Animal Incentive Awards
Five outstanding young food-animal focused veterinarians were honored at the Dr. Jack Walther 85th Annual Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas, Nev. this week.
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Transportation, stress and cattle health
Transportation of cattle is a common practice and may influence the risk of subsequent calf health and performance.
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Make a plan to prevent scours
Mark Hilton, DVM, Dipl. ABVP, Purdue University, believes beef producers and their veterinarians should shoot for a goal of 0% calf scours.
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Reproductive profiling in cow-calf herds
Monitoring reproductive success is an important service to cow-calf clients and visualizing the reproductive history of the herd can be a useful methodology to monitor progress, says Brad White, DVM, MS, Kansas State University.
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Mycotoxicosis hard to get a grasp on
Why is mycotoxicosis so difficult to detect? Geof Smith, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, North Carolina State University, says there are a variety of reasons.
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Grass traps can help chronic calves
An important concept that veterinarians need to work with their clients on is knowing “when to say when” on treating calves
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Help clients avoid drug residues
Veterinarians need to work with livestock producers to ensure they are using drugs legally and properly on cattle farms.
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Veterinarians are “boots on the ground”
In the event of an animal disease outbreak or disaster, veterinarians are on the frontline to respond. Julie Gard DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, Auburn University, spoke to veterinarians at the 85th Annual Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas this week about their role in assisting with these types of events. She used foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease as an example.
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