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California native Serena Schotanus, a Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine student, is named the award recipient.
For the first time in nearly 40 years, an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been confirmed on the outskirts of Berlin.
California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones has issued a statewide ban on dairy cattle and poultry exhibitions to combat the spread of H5N1 Avian Influenza. The ban will remain in place until the outbreak is under control—here’s what you need to know.
The pest can travel on humans, vehicles, pets, livestock and even on some wildlife species — all of which increase the likelihood it could eventually enter our country.
Any existing herd health problems are amplified by HPAI H5N1, practitioners report. Some are asking regulatory agencies for more consistent testing and reporting protocols. They are also encouraging producers to invest dollars in better nutrition and cow comfort resources.
Nearly half of all farmworkers are undocumented, and industries such as dairy and meatpacking plants are especially vulnerable to labor shortages.
Veterinarians can earn one Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) credit for attending.
A person infected by the virus in Louisiana has been hospitalized.
By inheriting hornless genes from her sire and dam, the purebred heifer named WSU Miss L120 will pass on the trait to all offspring.
Two weeks after the pest was detected in a Mexican cow, U.S. officials remain focused on the health and wellness of U.S. livestock.
Tyson Foods plans to permanently close a beef and pork plant in Emporia, Kan.
Biosecurity New Zealand has placed strict movement controls on a commercial rural Otago egg farm, after testing confirmed a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza in chickens.
Learn how one dairy carved out their dream in the Alaskan wilderness.
New World Screwworm is a serious veterinary pest that can cause severe damage to livestock and wildlife populations. The detection of New World Screwworm in Mexico and the subsequent USDA actions may have significant implications on trade and travel.
Effective deworming along the Gulf Coast could mean including a flukicide to combat liver flukes.
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.
Collaboration aimed at helping to reduce environmental impacts during beef production.
The vehicle allows the School of Veterinary Medicine to grow its efforts in giving back to a region that has generously supported the school.
The project, developed by Cooperative Extension livestock specialists and veterinarians, aims to mitigate profit, production and financial risks to cattle producers.
Taking the entire hiring process online, without meeting a candidate in person, seems drastic, but it has become the standard today for many organizations.
Grand opening of its new Georgia-based research and development facility is held.
Denver residents rejected Ordinance 309 to ban slaughterhouses in the city.
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.
Randy Mooney, board chair of the National Milk Producers Federation emphasized the increasing changes impacting dairy farmers today are more seismic than ever at the recent joint annual meetings between United Dairy Industry Association, National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, and National Milk Producers Federation in Phoenix, Az.
National disease prevention relies on systematic monitoring and biosecurity to protect animal health, trade, and economic resilience against outbreaks like Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.
The award was presented during the Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Symposium in Athens, Georgia, earlier this month.
Kennedy Cattle Company triples feedlot size to take advantage of strong cattle prices. Manages margins by growing more of its own feed.
Florida, Alabama, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan and Nebraska have all made news headlines this year in regards to cultivated meat legislation.
The right size depends on your environment and feed resources.