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Veterinary Education
Endotoxin Load in Cattle Vaccination Programs
Why cumulative exposure matters and how vaccine formulation fits into risk-based herd decisions.
January 20, 2026 01:54 PM
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Andrea Bedford
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Veterinary Research
Inside a Simulated HPAI Outbreak in a Dairy Herd
A model developed by the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security at UC Davis shows how disease spread affects milk production and recovery timelines on a closed dairy.
January 16, 2026 12:55 PM
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Andrea Bedford
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Education
Have You Considered Acupuncture for Your Cows?
One cattle veterinarian shares how point-based techniques could improve real-world food-animal care.
January 14, 2026 01:19 PM
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Andrea Bedford
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Veterinary Research
Haptoglobin Tracks Disease and Recovery in Feedlot Bovine Respiratory Disease
New research shows haptoglobin rises with BRD development and declines after treatment, offering insight into disease biology and recovery that clinical signs alone might miss.
January 13, 2026 10:34 AM
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Andrea Bedford
Dairy Calf
Education
5 Considerations for Calf Care
Why inconsistency in daily management quietly undermines calf health and how veterinarians can help stabilize outcomes before disease appears.
January 12, 2026 09:39 AM
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Industry
FDA Report Shows 16% Increase in Livestock Antimicrobial Sales in 2024
The latest FDA summary highlights a notable year-over-year increase in antibiotic sales, reversing trends and raising new questions for food-animal veterinarians.
January 08, 2026 10:43 AM
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Andrea Bedford
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Veterinary Research
Waste Milk Feeding Alters Calf Immune Development
New research shows calves fed waste milk develop different immune cell and cytokine profiles than those fed salable milk, even when clinical health appears similar.
January 06, 2026 09:49 AM
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Andrea Bedford
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News
Veterinarians and Producers See BRD Risk Through Different Lenses
New survey results detail how veterinarians and producers assess bovine respiratory disease risk and metaphylaxis decisions when cattle fall into the medium-risk category.
December 30, 2025 02:53 PM
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Andrea Bedford
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Veterinary Research
The Impact of Parasitic Worms on Bovine Vaccine Efficacy
Subclinical helminth infections suppress the bovine immune system and can significantly reduce the protective response to essential vaccines. A new review explores how common parasites cause immune modulation, leading to underperformance in well-vaccinated herds.
December 29, 2025 04:15 PM
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Andrea Bedford
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News
Santa’s Reindeer Get Final ‘All Systems Go’ for Christmas Eve Flight
From Rudolph’s glow to Blitzen’s hooves, every detail passed inspection just in time for the big night.
December 22, 2025 01:05 PM
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Andrea Bedford
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