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FERA is relocating to a new 5,000-square-foot facility in Texas with expansive office, laboratory and warehouse space.
Join DVMs Bob Larson and Jennifer Koziol at 7 pm Central, March 9, for a free, one-hour webinar on best practices for breeding soundness exams. This program has been submitted for 1 hour of CEC, approval pending.
Tanner Krause, CEO of Iowa-based Kum & Go convenience stores, works to provide a ‘safe space’ for employees to talk about emotional challenges, many of which have been brought on or exacerbated by the Covid pandemic.
AABP leadership provides a brief review of bovine veterinarians’ essential work with producers in 2020 as well as a look forward at programs and events the organization will be hosting and supporting in 2021.
If you’re looking to improve upon your assessments, treat semen evaluation as a diagnostic tool, then look at management, environment, and genetics to help improve overall bull, herd, and industry cattle fertility.
“If you can manage these moments, the world is yours,” says Dr. JP Pawliw-Fry.
How can livestock production be a part of the solution? Temple Grandin and Frank Mitloehner discussed strides in sustainability and the future at the Online Top Producer Summit and Trust in Food Symposium.
The most common metabolic disease in U.S. dairy cows is ketosis. Research shows one case costs a producer an average of $298.
Outliers — those animals that are chronically ill or need surgical care — are an expected occurrence, and they can undermine the profit opportunity of a pen or group of cattle if they aren’t managed intentionally.
Elanco Animal Health announces Increxxaä (tulathromycin injection) for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD).
The record cold temperatures and extreme weather had a major impact on ranchers across the country, but through it all, the men and women showed what the true definition of a rancher is.
There are two main families of lice: biting (or chewing) and sucking lice. Biting lice feed on skin and skin secretions, while sucking lice have a long, piercing mouthpiece that allows them to draw and feed on blood.
Cows are beginning to calve and some newborns are certain to be cold stressed. Getting those calves back to normal body temperatures as soon as possible will save some calves and increase the vigor of others.
Unfortunately, ovarian cysts are one of the most common ovarian dysfunctions in dairy cattle. In fact, approximately one in 10 cows will become cystic at some point in her life.
When dairy calves’ transition to weaning goes awry, so, too, can their health and productivity.
Texas A&M study aims to reduce cattle reproduction failures, economic losses.
Very low night time winter temperatures can have an adverse effect on vaccines that are stored in refrigerators that are located in unheated enclosures such as tack rooms in barns.
Ohio State University scientists are looking for SARS-CoV-2 in animals and the environment.
FADs are a constant threat to the livestock industry. The country is more tuned in to this struggle than ever before with the recent COVID-19 pandemic. National Pork Board’s Dave Pyburn and NCBA’s Ethan Lane discuss why.
Bohn, a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, has been a part of the cattle industry his entire life.
The approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration is for combination use with other drug feed additive products in the manufacture of Type B and C medicated feeds.
Calves that have incurred traumatic births are often lethargic, clumsy and have little interest in nursing. These babies may benefit from a simple procedure called the “Madigan Squeeze Technique.”
Bovine veterinarian Andrea Lear says the therapy she chooses is based on the animal’s age, degree of dehydration present as well as her clinical assessment.
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught the country anything, it’s that there is a tremendous amount of synergy between the circumstances of a pandemic involving humans and those involving animals.
New Research from the University of Illinois finds that diets containing consistent energy levels and a rumen supplement during dry periods may be key, rather than a gradual increase method.
Farmers across the country are being asked to dump their milk, as food service demand crumbled rapidly due to COVID-19. Still, farmers are frustrated that consumers can’t buy as much milk as they want right now.
Dairy calves can transmit any number of diseases to their human handlers or those who pet them.
Concerns about COVID-19 have people worried about the health and safety of their families, businesses and livestock. Here’s a recap of the methods in which disease is spread.
Production Animal Consultation (PAC) Veterinarians Aim to Fine-Tune Beef-Cattle Management from Birth to Slaughter.
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