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One Disease, Two Playbooks: How Canada and Michigan Are Tackling Bovine Tuberculosis
Bovine tuberculosis control changes dramatically depending on where the disease survives. Canada’s recent investigations have focused on tracing rare infections through cattle movements, while Michigan’s long-running battle centers on managing the disease in white-tailed deer.
June 26, 2026 10:01 AM
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Andrea Bedford
Despite increased beef production in 2018, up nearly 4% so far this year, beef demand has been quite strong and has limited beef and cattle price pressure in the first half of the year.
Veterinary Education
Separating Common Myths from the Reality of Bovine Viral Diarrhea
From vaccinations to diagnostics, misconceptions about BVD can leave costly gaps in herd health programs. Veterinarians Dr. Robert Larson and Dr. Christopher Chase help separate fact from fiction on one of the cattle industry’s most economically important diseases.
June 25, 2026 02:35 PM
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What Europe’s FMD Outbreaks Can Teach Veterinarians About Preparedness
After nearly 14 years without foot-and-mouth disease, Europe faced multiple unrelated incursions in 2025 and 2026. Rapid detection, regionalization and vaccine readiness helped contain the virus and offered lessons for animal health professionals worldwide.
June 24, 2026 12:33 PM
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Veterinary Research
The Disease Risk Behind Heat Stress
Heat stress affects the cellular and immune systems that protect dairy cows from disease, creating impacts that extend far beyond production losses.
June 23, 2026 07:37 AM
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From Hurricanes to Screwworm: Inside the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team
As Texas confronts the threat of New World screwworm, a veterinary emergency response team built for disasters is helping support the state’s efforts.
June 22, 2026 09:22 AM
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Veterinary Research
A New Look at Embryo Freezing Could Improve IVF Outcomes in Cattle
Evidence from bovine embryos suggests the greatest threat to cryopreservation success may occur after freezing is complete.
June 19, 2026 03:21 PM
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Veterinary Education
What Veterinarians Wish They Had Known About Externships
Two cattle veterinarians reflect on the mentors, mistakes and experiences that shaped their careers long after veterinary school.
June 18, 2026 10:44 AM
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Could Liver Abscesses Begin Earlier Than We Thought?
Research in beef-on-dairy cattle is challenging long-held assumptions about when these costly lesions develop.
June 17, 2026 09:50 AM
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More Than One Way to Be a Veterinarian
From dairy practice to animal welfare leadership, entrepreneurship and regulation, Dr. Elizabeth Cox has spent her career finding new ways to serve animal agriculture.
June 16, 2026 10:30 AM
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Veterinary Research
A Fertilizer Tank, 89 Dead Cattle and a Search for Answers
A Kansas herd loss prompted researchers to evaluate whether inexpensive nitrate strips can help identify dangerous water contamination before cattle are exposed.
June 15, 2026 12:33 PM
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Andrea Bedford
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