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Join Dr. Kathryn Reif as she discusses the growing threat of clinical anaplasmosis in cattle, along with a review of the disease, its diagnosis and clinical signs in this free webinar.

Merck Animal Health recently introduced Nasalgen® 3. This new three-way intranasal vaccine protects beef and dairy cattle from the most common pneumonia-causing viral pathogens – BRSV, IBR and PI3.

Histophilus somni is a disease-causing bacterium that can affect cattle of all classes and ages. Learn all about it and how to combat it in this free webinar.

Calves with navel infections will present wet or pus ridden navel cords and their navel areas will be swollen, hard, and painful to the touch.

When news surfaces about cattle with rabies, media outlets and the urban public might treat it as a humorous event, with images of a vicious, slobbering cow running amuck on the farm.

Infectious arthritis is a frequent complication of septicemia in calves.

The ongoing drought has impacted all segments of the cattle industry, and some of the hardest hit have been beef cows.

The bull lameness exam Lameness can mean the difference between a valuable bull and hamburger.

Neonatal diarrhea is a significant economic loss to the cattle industry and continues to be the most common cause of mortality in calves.

Build a solid foundation for calf health and productivity.

Develop good herd health and vaccination strategies to minimize losses.

Colorado State University hosted a BQA Stockmanship and Stewardship workshop, which ncluded classroom sessions, practical hands-on applications, demonstrations and a keynote address Temple Grandin, PhD.

The American Association of Bovine Practitioners helps veterinary students and young graduate veterinarians prepare for the future.

In recognition of a career of service to veterinary medicine and the cattle industry, the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) presented Bob Smith, DVM, with the 2017 Distinguished Service Award. The pres

Bovine Veterinarian interviewed Bobbi Jo Brockmann, VP of Sales & Marketing with ImmuCell at AABP.

Bovine Veterinarian interviewed Dusty Abney, Ph.D., Beef Technical Specialist and Bryan McMurry, Ph.D., Beef Marketing Specialist, who shared details on the NEW Reloader 250 Mineral Bolus from Cargill Animal Nutrition.

The 50th American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) conference kicked off Wednesday night with a reception sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim. During the reception, Boehringer Ingelheim and the Dairy Quality Cen

Peer-reviewed, multiherd study validates the effectiveness of wellness traits to predict disease incidence in dairy cattle.

Five key factors to consider when selecting an electrolyte.

Helm Agro US, Inc. announces the hiring of John Bruce as Sales Manager for the company’s newly created Eastern Corn Belt and Northeast sales territory.

Coccidiosis is an intestinal disease that affects several animal species, including cattle.

Now that all of your calves should be on the ground from spring calving; it?s time to consider vaccinations.

KG MarketSense – the U.S. subsidiary of the Kleffmann Group, a global agricultural marketing research firm – surveyed cow/calf producers and veterinarians earlier this year to learn their perspectives on var

Animal scientist Phil Cardoso knew that milk protein increases when dairy cows are fed the amino acid methionine, but he suspected that the supplement might have additional health benefits.

AABP calls for applications for the 8th annual AgriLabs Dr. Bruce Wren Continuing Education Awards, which provide one beef and one dairy veterinarian with $5,000 educational grants.

Expert instructors receive participant recognition for their ability to engage and educate.

Boyd Parr has spent his life working in and around the dairy industry, so being inducted into the South Carolina Dairy Producer Hall of Fame is something he’s waited for his whole

4-H alumni challenge seeks to boost nationwide enrollment to 10 million.

Nominations are now open for the 2018 National BQA Awards! If you know someone deserving of this award, visit www.bqa.org for the application and nomination requirements. Applications are due by June 2, 2017, and should

As the new VFD labels come into effect, a common question is the status of "free choice" and "hand fed" feeds, especially in relation to medicated mineral feeds. Free choice is defined as "

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $2.4 million in available funding to relieve veterinarian shortage situations and support veterinary services

March 6, 2017, started like any other day in western Kansas. High winds were forecast and fire warnings issued. Little did I know we were about to experience the largest wildfire in Kansas history, totaling more than 50

Imagine 10% of the nation’s beef and dairy cattle herd infected with a contagious disease causing pregnancy loss and reproductive failure. What’s more, that same contagious disease makes people sick, sometimes with

Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic and slowly progressive disease of cattle that emerges periodically in the US, as it has with a recent discovery in a Harding County, South Dakota, cattle herd. I

In an effort to protect the health and welfare of its members, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has launched two new mental wellness initiatives.

Mobile-friendly comprehensive resource helping veterinary students and veterinarians manage student debt through school and beyond.

During last week's Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville, the Beef Checkoff announced its 2016 Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) awards, recognizing outstanding individuals who incorporate BQA principles as part of t

Registration is now open for the Veterinary Biologics Training Program, May 15 to 19, 2017 in Ames, Iowa.

A recently introduced bill to help lower health insurance costs for small business owners has the backing of farmers and ranchers. Offered by Reps. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) and Krysten Sinema (D-Ariz.), the legislation (H.R

A new round of El Niño begins for 2017.

Is BQA certification on your to-do list? It should be because it is now always FREE, online! That's right - your opportunity to become BQA-certified, or re-certified, is at your fingertips 24/7. So what are you waiting

Following some basic steps for timely intervention can reduce losses associated with the most common calf diseases.

Managing mosquito-borne viruses, such as West Nile, Dengue, Zika and tick-borne Lyme disease have been a challenge due to lack of resources, knowledge and trained expertise.

The USDA has issued Thermo Fisher Scientific a Veterinary Biological Product License for its Applied Biosystems VetMAX-Gold MAP Detection Kit, a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based solution designed to detec

Applications for $1,000 scholarship due Feb. 20, 2017.

Daniel Scruggs, DVM, managing veterinarian at Zoetis, shares his answers to the most common questions cow/calf producers and veterinarians have about the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD).

The Kansas Veterinary Medical Association will launch the 2017 KVMA Convention this February 3-5, 2017, held at the Hilton Garden Inn Manhattan.

South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard promotes public-private partnership for updating the state's Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory.

The 28th Annual Florida Ruminant Nutrition Symposium will be held at the Best Western Gateway Grand, Gainesville, Florida on February 6 to February 8, 2017.

Update includes standardization for collection of BRD-susceptibility data.