Veterinary Research
The recent BRD symposium featured a poster session, where graduate students exhibited cutting-edge research into prevention, detection and control of the BRD complex.
Cutting-edge DNA technologies have discovered thousands of bugs in cows’ stomachs that could improve meat and dairy production, and keep cattle healthy.
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing initial plans to carry out new animal health activities using resources provided by the 2018 Farm Bill.
Scientists using an experimental treatment have slowed the progression of scrapie, a degenerative central nervous disease caused by prions, in laboratory mice and greatly extended the rodents’ lives.
Zoetis targets livestock immunotherapies as alternatives to antibiotics.
Scientists at the University of Alberta have identified 19 genes that could serve as key markers for feed efficiency in cattle.
In humans and all mammals, scientists have long known that mother’s milk provides optimum nutrition for early development and benefits in long-term health.
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists Drs. Gary Williams and Rodolfo Cardoso have led extensive studies examining puberty traits in beef cattle.
Farmers, ranchers and veterinarians have long known that transportation can induce stress in cattle, and have adopted practices intended to minimize that stress.
Within the bovine digestive tract, and across other organs and tissues, good and bad microbes continuously battle for supremacy.
For years, the USDA has used a “tiered” system for claims on vaccine labels, which added complexity to pre-license trials and tended to create confusion for users.
The bovine respiratory tract represents a new frontier for microbiome management.
A research grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for nearly $1.2 million is supporting work at Kansas State University toward combating a disease that affects cattle in the U.S. and globally.
How long can we store livestock semen before it loses viability? We now know the answer is at least 50 years, with well-maintained storage conditions.
Genetically modified yeast cultures could produce cannabinoids such as THC and CBD at much lower cost.
As the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility takes shape in Manhattan, Kansas, Dr. Marty Vanier, partnership development director for the NBAF Program, looks back at the program’s achievements during the past year.
Prions, the misshapen proteins associated with transmissible spongiform encephalopathies such as BSE and CWD have a dangerous ability to persist and remain infective in spite of environmental exposure.
Merck Animal Health this week announced the results from the Cattle Care and Well-Being Survey, identifying resources, topics and training needed to advance cattle care and well-being.
Because of its similarity to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), concerns have lingered that chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and other cervids could eventually could spread to cattle.
New research out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison has, for the first time, detected prions responsible for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in samples taken from sites where deer congregate.
Recent news has featured the European Space Agency’s “Gaia” satellite, which has mapped most of the Milky Way galaxy, documenting the locations, color, radiation signatures and movements of 1.7 billion stars.
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) did not cross the species barrier to infect cynomolgus macaque monkeys during a lengthy investigation by National Institutes of Health scientists exploring risks to humans.
The Influenza D virus (IDV) was first isolated from pigs in 2011 at the University of Minnesota.
A common soil bacterium may hold the key to preserving the germ-killing power of penicillin.
Like their human caretakers, dairy cows need top-notch medical care to stay healthy. Illness can drop milk production and threaten the rest of the herd, meaning a big headache and lost money for the state’s dairies.
USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System wants to get the word out now to raise awareness for the study and encourage them to let feedlot owners and operators they work with know about the project.
A Texas Tech researcher has received funding from both USDA and NCBA for a project to evaluate the distribution of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes and the occurrence of horizontal gene transfer in high-risk cattle.
Testing provides a scientific basis for treatments and management decisions to address diseases.
If the industry could put together all the best parts of the genome, significant production increases could be made.
An award to Texas Tech from USDA is part of a near-$3 million investment from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to mitigate antimicrobial resistance across the food chain.