Veterinary Research
Researchers found differences in bacterial combinations between mild and severe liver abscesses, adding to investigations into disease progression and potential prevention strategies.
Dose, timing and delivery all shape what transition cows get from supplemental choline.
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 Cornell field study examined wound healing, pain sensitivity and growth following two approaches to cautery disbudding.
A redesigned adjuvant may be able to help an injectable BVDV vaccine stimulate both systemic and intestinal immune responses.
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.
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.
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 stillborn calf can leave a frustratingly incomplete story. New research is helping us ask better questions about what happened before the calf died.
Cattle can carry and shed Leptospira without showing signs of disease, raising questions about how much leptospirosis is going undetected.
Research into cow behavior during labor suggests privacy, space and familiarity may influence how cows progress through calving.
Feed analysis remains an important tool for identifying potential mycotoxin exposure, but researchers are exploring whether biomarkers in blood and urine can provide a different view: evidence of what the animal actually absorbed and how it processed the toxin.
The approach could offer a new way to identify MAP infection by detecting changes in the cow’s blood rather than the pathogen itself.
New whole-farm modeling technology could eventually allow veterinarians to test herd management decisions on a virtual version of the farm before implementing them in the real world.
New pathology research suggests we may need to look beyond obvious cardiac lesions as researchers work to unravel one of the beef industry’s most challenging diseases.
Higher dietary starch reduced methane emissions, but individual cows remained consistently high or low emitters, suggesting biology may play a larger role than previously thought.
Routine milk spectra could help identify dairy cows with greater heat resilience while revealing the biology behind how cattle cope with heat stress.
Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis may be more complex than a single bacterial infection, opening new avenues for prevention and vaccine development.
A new study has found Bovine Leukemia Virus DNA in biting insects, adding evidence for a possible role in the virus’ transmission.
New Missouri-based research offers insight into how bovine anaplasmosis spreads naturally and why infected ticks have remained so difficult to detect.
Heat stress affects the cellular and immune systems that protect dairy cows from disease, creating impacts that extend far beyond production losses.
Evidence from bovine embryos suggests the greatest threat to cryopreservation success may occur after freezing is complete.
A Kansas herd loss prompted researchers to evaluate whether inexpensive nitrate strips can help identify dangerous water contamination before cattle are exposed.
GPS and accelerometer collars could help identify lameness in breeding bulls before it becomes obvious during routine observation.
Research suggests calves that recover from scours may still carry a production disadvantage years after the ailment has been treated.
New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison is investigating whether ultrasound could provide veterinarians with a practical way to monitor mammary involution and identify cows struggling to dry off.