Bovine Vet
How this Iowa dairy boosts their bottom line with genomics and crossbreeding.
Cattle groups support legislation to expand the use of livestock grazing as a tool to reduce wildfire risk, make grazing permits more responsive to range conditions, and remove regulatory barriers to the maintenance of critical infrastructure.
K-State placed high team in several categories and had four individual top 10 placers.
Activity and rumination monitoring systems -- precision cow monitoring -- can revolutionize the way a dairy manages its cows. Or they can pile up frustrations and create greater expense without adding value.
New research on the Y chromosome will allow geneticists to trace the paternal line in horses.
Better rumen function means more available energy, helping improve cattle productivity.
The sustainability of America’s dairy industry heavily hinges on a legal and dependable immigrant labor force.
This package aims to introduce notable changes, including a higher price for marketed milk, which could significantly impact the dairy industry.
Collaboration aimed at helping to reduce environmental impacts during beef production.
Marsh stepped into his Purdue role on November 4 as dean and clinical professor of veterinary medicine, with a focus on Purdue’s One Health initiative. He succeeds distinguished veterinary pathologist and campus leader Willie Reed.
The vehicle allows the School of Veterinary Medicine to grow its efforts in giving back to a region that has generously supported the school.
A new study by a broad team of researchers at Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine helps explain why dairy cows infected by highly pathogenic avian influenza are shedding the virus in their milk. Their findings could help develop biosecurity measures aimed at slowing the spread of the illness.
Website offers timely information on animal health and antimicrobial stewardship.
The project, developed by Cooperative Extension livestock specialists and veterinarians, aims to mitigate profit, production and financial risks to cattle producers.
Multiple studies indicate there are potential connections.
A partial answer to addressing the work ruts that recent graduates can get into is a counterintuitive measure. We sometimes need to pull them off the front line.
Haven’t had to correct an employee on proper protocols lately? Then you should be very concerned.
There are many management options to consider for weaned calves depending on feed resources, labor, and subsequent management strategies.
As part of the company’s overall goals, FDA approval has been secured for three combinations of Experior and MGA for use in finishing heifers.
Compared to five years ago, today’s Holstein springer values are double to triple and still on the rise.
Taking the entire hiring process online, without meeting a candidate in person, seems drastic, but it has become the standard today for many organizations.
It’s a common cause of calf disease, and it can be maddening when apparently healthy calves suddenly turn up dead. But there are offensive approaches to controlling Clostridia.
Grand opening of its new Georgia-based research and development facility is held.
Denver residents rejected Ordinance 309 to ban slaughterhouses in the city.
Learn the difference in weight per day of age and average daily gain, and how can you use those to help in cattle management decisions.
The October Monthly Monitor showed drought, heifer prices and the average age of cattle producers today are some of the key barriers in rebuilding the herd.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin testing bulk raw milk across the country for bird flu.
If you’re having a bad day, your cows probably know it.
USDA announced on Oct. 30 the first reported case of H5N1 in a pig in an Oregon backyard farm.
Summer internships are the first exposure for students to the real world.