Latest News From Veterinary Research

​​​​​​​Using high-tech tools, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their cooperators have taken a deep dive into the microbial "soup" of the cow's rumen.

USDA is announcing the open period to apply for 2019 funding for the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program and the National Animal Health Laboratory Network.

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota announced today that it has launched a new online CIDRAP CWD Resource Center.

Cutting-edge DNA technologies have discovered thousands of bugs in cows’ stomachs that could improve meat and dairy production, and keep cattle healthy.

The recent BRD symposium featured a poster session, where graduate students exhibited cutting-edge research into prevention, detection and control of the BRD complex.

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.

Research highlights milk quality, udder health, mastitis research.

The R&D incubator lab at Colorado State University brings livestock health research, jobs to Fort Collins.

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.

Specific gravity test could help ensure embryo viability.

A team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists is investigating a new “ingredient” for use in vaccinating cattle against Johne’s disease.

Infectious proteins called prions cause a group of related, fatal and incurable neurodegenerative disorders, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Dr. Amy Vincent led in profiling the genetic evolution of swine influenza type A viruses (IAV) and how this affects the animals' immune responses to the pathogens.

Identifying vulnerabilities to outbreaks of Ebola and Lassa fever is possible following new research from the University of Surrey and University of Cambridge.

Dairy management systems that facilitate natural cow behavior could improve health, reproduction and productivity.

Researchers have combined two separate computer models to identify areas at highest risk for outbreaks of lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) in cattle.

Michigan State University has been awarded two separate $1 million grants to help fund research that aims to improve dairy cow feed efficiency.

Michigan State University has been awarded two separate $1 million grants to help fund research that aims to improve dairy cow feed efficiency.

Various types of algae continue to attract interest as potential sources of nutritional products for humans and animals.

Various types of algae continue to attract interest as potential sources of nutritional products for humans and animals.

Various types of algae continue to attract interest as potential sources of nutritional products for humans and animals.

Producers know that quality water is the single most important nutrient for the survival of animals.

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists Drs. Gary Williams and Rodolfo Cardoso have led extensive studies examining puberty traits in beef cattle.

Researchers at the University of Queensland and Swansea University have demonstrated that environmental factors can play a role in host specificity and the risk of outbreaks in human populations.

Farmers, ranchers and veterinarians have long known that transportation can induce stress in cattle, and have adopted practices intended to minimize that stress.

A new Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study reveals, for the first time, how diet and bacteria may interact to prolong chronic diarrhea in monkeys.

If you plan to submit results of controlled trials to the Journal of Dairy Science, you’ll want to learn about REFLECT.

The vaccine, tested in a mouse model, prolonged the time before infected animals developed symptoms by up to 60 per cent.

Within the bovine digestive tract, and across other organs and tissues, good and bad microbes continuously battle for supremacy.

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.

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.

The FDA this week announced a funding opportunity and Request for Applications (RFA) for studies that can help target and define durations of use for certain medically important antimicrobial drugs approved for use in the feed of food-producing animals.

This webinar is rescheduled from the original date of December 3, 2018.

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.

Cannabinoids could, potentially, reduce stress, improve fertility, boost feed intake and treat some chronic conditions in cattle and hogs, but commercial applications face two major barriers.

Genetically modified yeast cultures could produce cannabinoids such as THC and CBD at much lower cost.

Genetically modified yeast cultures could produce cannabinoids such as THC and CBD at much lower cost.

The new CAST paper outlines the need for better data sharing and accessibility to enable creative and efficient application of research results.

A group of Chinese dairy researchers recently examined whether the presence of antibiotics in the liquid ration impacted the growth, ruminal function or gut microbial population of preweaned calves.

Modified yeast cultures could produce cannabinoids such as THC and CBD at much lower cost.

Understanding of the cattle microbiome can provide tools for improving animal health and productivity.

Understanding of the cattle microbiome can provide tools for improving animal health and productivity.

Forage sorghum silage in the Texas High Plains is a viable option with sugarcane aphid control, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service study.

During a disease outbreak in humans or animals, some individuals are far more “competent” at spreading pathogens than others.

A European research team led by world-renowned calf and heifer researcher Alex Bach has investigated a new method for delivering fat that may have merit for commercial application.

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.

A coalition of scientists aim to develop a synthetic self-amplifying RNA (saRNA) platform that could enable rapid vaccine production in response to an outbreak of infectious disease.