Bovine Vet
Inflammation is a normal part of the transition to lactation. The intensity of that response just two days after calving may help identify cows on a less favorable postpartum trajectory.
A 60- to 90-second chute-side scan can add information about pulmonary disease severity, pneumonia type and treatment prognosis.
A Cornell field study examined wound healing, pain sensitivity and growth following two approaches to cautery disbudding.
Before choosing a vaccine, consider the operation, disease risks, available evidence and when cattle will actually need protection.
One Iowa herd investigation into Theileria orientalis started with dead heifers and thousands of ticks. What was found next offered a broader lesson about surveillance, diagnostics and managing a disease that may already be moving through the region.
A redesigned adjuvant may be able to help an injectable BVDV vaccine stimulate both systemic and intestinal immune responses.
Milk prices, salvage values and replacement costs can change when a cow should leave the herd.
For Dr. Brad White, investigating bovine heart disease means looking beyond the heart to understand what is happening throughout the animal.
Considering yeast supplementation for your cattle? Dr. Matt Dodd explains why the specific health goal and product research should guide the decision.
Smart restraint uses physics, leverage and positioning to work with an animal rather than against it.
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.
While the search for answers in pregnancy loss usually starts with the mother, a groundbreaking study at Texas A&M’s new biotechnology center turns the spotlight onto paternal epigenetics.
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.
Following months of intensive surveillance and sterile fly releases, USDA-APHIS releases three infested zones, easing regulatory burdens for local livestock producers.
Bimeda’s Bimectin 1% injection receives green light, expanding affordable, over-the-counter options to safeguard U.S. herds against New World screwworm.
Dr. Eric Rooker challenges veterinarians to look beyond compensation and work-life balance and consider what makes a career fulfilling in the first place.
In a rush to supplement dry pastures, producers are using old chemical containers to haul water — with lethal consequences for their herds
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.
A stillborn calf can leave a frustratingly incomplete story. New research is helping us ask better questions about what happened before the calf died.
Just days before the Douglas, Ariz., port of entry is set to welcome Mexican cattle, a confirmed bovine case in Sonora throws the USDA’s phased reopening timeline into question.
Cattle can carry and shed Leptospira without showing signs of disease, raising questions about how much leptospirosis is going undetected.