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Jan. 21, 2012
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Latest Bovet News
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The dystocia calf
Dystocia affects between 13% to 15% of Holstein calves and is defined as delayed or difficult parturition. For calf survival, it's critical to understand how dystocia happens, how to prevent it and how to care for dystocia calves.
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Dairy Calf & Heifer Conference registration open
The conference will feature three wet labs, more than 20 breakout sessions, a California farm tour and a trade show. The conference will also feature sessions in Spanish.
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Nonambulatory livestock slaughter bill resurfaces
For yet the fifth time, U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.), has introduced legislation to ban all nonambulatory livestock from entering the food system and require that they be euthanized. Known as Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act (H.R. 3704) it would require all livestock that are unable to walk at the slaughter plant to be “humanely euthanized.” If passed, the bill would amend the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act of 1958, and would include swine.
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Resistance blame game — humans first?
Livestock have been repeatedly implicated as the source of antimicrobial resistance, but new research from Scotland shows that, at least in the case of Salmonella Typhimurium DT104, resistance profiles are often showing up in humans before animals. Guy Loneragan, BVSc, PhD, offers some information to put this new research in context.
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IVOMEC® EPRINEX® (eprinomectin)
People often ask us, do parasites die painful deaths? The short answer, we sure hope so. Click here to learn more. ® IVOMEC, EPRINEX and the CATTLE HEAD LOGO are registered trademarks of Merial Limited. © 2011 Merial Limited, Duluth, Ga. All rights reserved. RUMIEEP1101-L (02/11)
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Put Trich on the differential list
Not many things cause the number of open cows that trichomoniasis does, says Brad White, DVM, Kansas State University. “It should always be on you differential list when you have open cows,” he said at the 2012 Bull Management Conference at Kansas State University.
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Doc Talk highlights veterinarians (Video)
Doc Talk is a weekly Kansas-produced, half-hour television program featuring food animal veterinarians, other experts and hosted by Dan Thomson DVM, PhD.
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Work safe in your lab
Many veterinary practices do a little or even a lot of lab work in-house these days. You don’t have to have a full-on veterinary diagnostic laboratory to recognize and follow safe working practices in your in-clinic lab.
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Cattle Health: Managing cold stress
At some point this winter, we will have to deal with cold stress and how to manage it. If you don’t remember anything else, remember this: A clean and dry hair coat is essential for the animal to maintain body heat.
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Newport Laboratories: Your Herd Health Solutions Partner
Newport Laboratories of Worthington, MN, is proud to offer specialized solutions to your clients' herd health problems. With industry-leading diagnostics and the ability to manufacture autogenous biologics, we can work with you to formulate unique solutions with a sound profit margin. Read more.
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