Andrea Bedford

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Heat stress affects the cellular and immune systems that protect dairy cows from disease, creating impacts that extend far beyond production losses.
As Texas confronts the threat of New World screwworm, a veterinary emergency response team built for disasters is helping support the state’s efforts.
Evidence from bovine embryos suggests the greatest threat to cryopreservation success may occur after freezing is complete.
Two cattle veterinarians reflect on the mentors, mistakes and experiences that shaped their careers long after veterinary school.
Research in beef-on-dairy cattle is challenging long-held assumptions about when these costly lesions develop.
From dairy practice to animal welfare leadership, entrepreneurship and regulation, Dr. Elizabeth Cox has spent her career finding new ways to serve animal agriculture.
A Kansas herd loss prompted researchers to evaluate whether inexpensive nitrate strips can help identify dangerous water contamination before cattle are exposed.
Researchers have found a sensor-based fresh cow monitoring program identified more health disorders, increased treatment rates, reduced herd exits and generated better economic outcomes than visual observation alone.
What to know about identifying, sampling and treating suspected New World screwworm infestations.
GPS and accelerometer collars could help identify lameness in breeding bulls before it becomes obvious during routine observation.