Andrea Bedford

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Two distinct variants and evidence of fetal infection are adding new questions to an outbreak first identified in European cattle this summer.
A systematic approach can do more than identify a cause of death. Dr. Paige Schmidt-Rios shares how field necropsies can improve diagnostics, herd health and producer education.
Veterinary toxicologist Dr. Scott Fritz provides a practical framework for investigating cattle deaths and suspected toxic exposures before the samples ever reach the lab.
Understanding how starch, fiber and rumen-degradable protein interact can help us recognize what supports efficient microbial protein production.
Research from Dr. Sandra Godden highlights how processing, moisture, monitoring and stall management can help reduce the udder-health risks associated with recycled manure solids.
Dr. Lane Schmitt shares his approach to managing severely damaged uterine prolapses in the field.
Dr. Eric Rooker challenges veterinarians to look beyond compensation and work-life balance and consider what makes a career fulfilling in the first place.
Sweden’s mastitis strategy relies on pathogen-based treatment, selective dry cow therapy and narrow-spectrum antibiotics.
Breed-specific thresholds offer a potential tool for herd-level monitoring of omphalitis, but researchers caution that a normal-sized navel does not rule out disease.
A conversation with a client during a routine goat castration helped reveal a passion for teaching that would eventually lead Dr. Jody Kull from private practice to Penn State.