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10 diagnostics for a stocker calf practice
Jessica Laurin, DVM, Animal Health Center of Marion Co., Inc., Marion, Kan., has many stocker/backgrounder clients in her area on the edge of the Kansas Flint Hills. Laurin says,
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WVC soars in attendance
The 2011 83rd Annual Western Veterinary Conference is topping out with more 14,000 attendees this year, including veterinarians, technicians, exhibitors and guests.
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WVC Food Animal Incentive awards
At the 2011 Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas, five veterinarians were awarded the 2011 Food Animal Incentive awards. Each of the award winners is conducting post-graduate veterinary work in food animal medicine.
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WVC Food Animal Incentive Award winners
Five Food Animal Incentive Awards (FAIA) are given annually by the Western Veterinary Conference to veterinarians engaged in a university or private practice internship or residency (first year) in food animal medicine, surgery, production medicine, theriogenology, or epidemiology.
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Reduce weaning stress
Weaning is a stressful period for feeder calves and this event typically results in reduced feed intake and a challenge to the immune system, says Brad White, DVM, MS, Kansas State University.
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Economic considerations of cow-calf diagnostics
Use of diagnostic tests for biosecurity purposes for purchased cattle offers veterinarians a tool to reduce the risk of disease for our cow-calf clients, said Bob Larson, DVM, PhD, speaking at the 2010 Western Veterinary Conference.
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Antimicrobial use in cattle
Loren Schultz, DVM, MS, University of Missouri, says FDA approval of an antibiotic requires manufacturers to demonstrate that the drug is safe and efficacious for its intended purpose in its intended species.
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Cryptosporidiosis in dairy calves
Cryptosporidium parvum is the pathogen most often diagnosed in preweaned scouring calves, says Daryl Nydam, DVM, PhD, Cornell University, speaking at the 2010 Western Veterinary Conference.
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Measuring pain in cattle
Administration of local anesthesia prior to castration and dehorning is legislated in several European countries, however, there are currently no analgesic drugs specifically approved for pain relief in livestock by the U.S Food and Drug Administration.
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Five routes of disease transmission
Biological risk management (BRM) is important because of the interaction of people with animals, the animal health and economic consequences of allowing disease entry and spread, the rise in emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, increasing globalization, and the role of the veterinarian in BRM.
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Preventive strategies for ketosis
Parturition and the onset of lactation challenges calcium and energy homeostasis in dairy cows predisposing them to periparturient disorders that affect health, production and reproductive performance says Carlos Risco, DVM, Dipl. ACT, University of Florida.
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- K-State animal sciences faculty member honored
- Reducing stress at branding time
- USDA'S novel cell line identifies all FMD virus serotypes
- Bill would ease controlled substances law for veterinarians
- Cattle temperament, immunity and performance
- AVMA praises Senate bill to amend Controlled Substance Act
