Veterinary Education
Among the mix of technologies, management factors, and strategies to raise healthy calves: genetics. There is growing evidence that calves can inherit the ability to resist calfhood diseases like pneumonia and scours from their parents.
Modern Holstein cows have an average gestation length of around 276 days, several days shorter than current references typically suggest.
The infectious disease in cattle is primarily spread through bites from infected ticks and horseflies. The transmission process begins when the parasites feed on an infected animal and acquire the Anaplasma marginale bacteria.
Veterinarians can play a crucial role in helping dairy farmers identify areas of opportunity, leading to more profitable and sustainable operations, says Maggie Cronk, a veterinary student and 2024 Iowa Dairy Ambassador.
Cows still need to be handled during the hottest days of the year. Thus, taking the time to conduct a quick refresher on animal handling during hot weather is a necessary practice for you and your team.
Jayme Souza-Neto at Kansas State University uses next-gen sequencing coupled with modern gene silencing/knockout technologies to learn more about the genes responsive to arboviruses and how each one functions.
Euthanasia is a necessary – and hopefully infrequent – decision in livestock production. Experts offer guidance on determining when it is necessary, and the best ways to do it.
Reevaluating and implementing biosecurity protocols can help ease anxieties about commingling cattle.
2024 57th AABP Annual Conference in Columbus, Ohio, Moves Beyond “But We’ve Always Done It This Way”, to “Challenging the Norm”.
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced that HPAI, known as highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, has been found in dairy cattle in Idaho.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reports that a human case of bird flu has been confirmed in Texas and identified in a person who had direct exposure to dairy cattle presumed to be infected with the disease.
Bulls passing all four parts of a BSE are set up for reproductive excellence. The best achieve a 60% to 65% conception rate every 21 days on healthy, cycling cows, says Dr. Chance Armstrong. Subfertile bulls are costly.
Arkansas State University and Lyon College are both in the accreditation process of adopting the first-ever veterinary schools in the state.
The veterinary school will accept its first class this fall. All courses and student services will be provided in English.
The 213 recent graduates in attendance learned how to use their skills to increase their longevity in bovine practice. The event also featured 31 speakers, 40 exhibitors plus AABP leadership and VIPs.
Gene editing has been used experimentally to produce polled calves and calves with lighter-colored haircoats. Now, USDA researchers, have produced a calf with reduced susceptibility to bovine viral diarrhea virus.
Cryptosporidia is one of the most common scours-causing pathogens in preweaned calves, and, unfortunately, it strikes in the early weeks of life when calves are most vulnerable.
A recent survey shows that the likelihood of using pain mitigation for common procedures like dehorning, disbudding and castration was directly linked to the human managers’ perception of pain for the animal.
Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine will to create a Center for Rural Veterinary Medicine to address challenges in rural communities including impacts to veterinary medicine and animal agriculture.
Is the blanket approach of giving calcium boluses to every fresh cow really the best route to prevent milk fever?
In both human and veterinary medicine, we’re hearing more about the benefits of gut supplements to support health, performance, and well-being.
AABP is offering online materials veterinarians can download and use with Spanish speaking caregivers of dairy and beef cattle. Some of the guidelines available address dehorning, castration, transportation and more.
A recent American Veterinary Medical Association study found less than 4% of veterinarians nationwide predominantly practice production animal medicine. Here’s what Iowa State University is doing to help change that.
What does veterinary care look like in the 21st Century? That question drove hours of conversation during the 21st Century Animal Health Symposium at the University of Illinois.
The problem occurs in nearly 50% of cows in the first 24 hours after calving, says Jesse Goff, DVM and ISU professor emeritus. He details four nutrition strategies to prevent or treat the problem so cows aren’t culled.
Although mastitis, an infection of the udder, is often considered a dairy cow problem, the disease can also impact beef cows. Here’s what to look for to keep beef herds healthy.
Understanding why scours occurs is the first step in preventing the problem.
Calves coming down with illness often are very good at masking their symptoms. Use these methods to detect sickness or stress early on.
The 56th AABP annual conference offered bovine veterinarians and others extensive CE and networking. More than 1,100 AABP members and 306 veterinary students were in attendance.
Drs. Grant Dewell and Mike Apley, respectively, and Extension nutritionist Paul Beck weigh in on some things they believe contribute to the disease and how you can stem its development from the farm to the feedlot.