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Implementing a weaning program that emphasizes quality nutrition helps give calves a healthy start and can bring more return on investment
Feeding hay to preweaned dairy calves remains a topic of frequent confusion and debate. Should you do it at all? And if so, when, and what type? Penn State offers some answers.
While trace mineral deficiencies can vary widely by animal and region, the most common ones Jeffery Hall, DVM, PhD, DABVT, sees in cattle today are insufficient copper, manganese, selenium and zinc.
For cattle producers across the U.S., a number of factors make the idea of herd rebuilding a bit less enticing. Experts share why the U.S. cowherd is not on the fast-track to recovery.
Zelnate DNA Immunostimulant is used to treat respiratory disease due to Mannheimia haemolytica. The label recommends use at or within 24 hours after a perceived stressful event in cattle 4 months of age and older.
The 7th annual AABP Recent Graduate Conference is for veterinarians who graduated between 2016 and 2023, as well as AABP-member credentialed veterinary technicians. It is slated for Feb. 9-10, 2024, in Knoxville, Tenn.
Annette Ostrom’s legacy will continue to live on at World Dairy Expo by celebrating the show’s youth, the future leaders of the dairy industry.
Vaccinating pregnant heifers and cows can provide protection for calves at birth – when they are most vulnerable.
Rosslyn Biggs, Oklahoma State University DVM, says composite sampling may present an effective, more cost efficient way to test cattle fecal samples for parasites compared to individual animal testing.
New veterinarians are overwhelmingly women, and technology is helping entice more female farmers. Are women on track to become the majority in agriculture? John Phipps provides his thoughts in Customer Support.
Bull purchases are among the riskiest decisions commercial cow-calf operators make, says University of Tennessee professor Dr. Troy Rowan.
The goal of any feedlot receiving strategy is to make the transition from calf origin into the feedlot or backgrounding yard as seamless as possible in order to achieve best cattle performance.
National Dairy Herd Information Association announces that it is accepting applications for $1,500 scholarships that will go to third- or fourth-year college of veterinary medicine students.
National Dairy Herd Information Association announces that it is accepting applications for $1,500 scholarships that will go to third- or fourth-year college of veterinary medicine students.
FSIS will collect liver and kidney samples from eligible cattle, and ARS will analyze the samples using a method that targets more than 180 veterinary drugs from various major classes of antibiotics.
The company announces it is voluntarily recalling four additional batches of Banamine/Banamine-S (flunixin meglumine injection) 50 mg/mL in the United States. The product is commonly used in cattle, swine and horses.
Tip 1: Within the first hour of birth, a calf needs five to six pints of high-quality colostrum, and then again within the next 12 hours. Check out the five additional recommendations from Kansas State.
Have we hit the low point for the average productive lifespan of dairy cows?
Prestigious awards were given to several bovine veterinarians at the American Association of Bovine Practitioners 2023 56th Annual Conference in Milwaukee, Wis.
Given the value of the current fed market, widening quality grade spreads and longer feeding periods across the industry, the importance of preventing BRD has never been more important.
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.
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. According to the CDC, between 2000 and 2020 suicide rates climbed 46% in rural areas. By comparison, the rate in metro areas climbed 27.3%.
The FDA guidance aims to promote more judicious use of medically important antibiotics in livestock and poultry.
The dairy economy is in rough shape. This is what Ken Bailey shared at the Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference. He said that higher prices will come when domestic and global demand resurges in 2025.
Ag economists’ view on the ag economy is starting to erode, but when asked to rank commodities, economists are the most bullish on beef. The September Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor also asked economists what could impact livestock prices over the next 6 months.
Solvet Lidoband is approved for use in calves under 250 pounds and in lambs under 50 pounds. The local, soothing anesthesia works for up to 42 days, helping veterinarians and producers improve animal well-being.
Norbrook announces the introduction of Tauramox Injectable Solution for the control of key internal and external parasites in beef and dairy cattle.
Mercer Vu Dairy wanted to utilize group housing and waste milk to raise their preweaned calves with round-the-clock access to milk. Here’s how they came up with their own one-of-a-kind system.
These commonly overlooked issues are holding your herd back.
Windrow grazing, sometimes called swath grazing, is a management practice that can significantly reduce harvesting and feeding costs.