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Over the past few years, cannabidiol (CBD) has become wildly popular as a dietary supplement and “natural” treatment for a laundry list of health conditions in humans and animals.
Animal drug compounding can provide tailored treatments for patients or conditions not easily addressed with FDA-approved drugs, but the practice also entails some risks.
This year’s 9th Annual Antibiotic Symposium expanded its focus to include scientific updates on antimicrobial resistance, research, technology and innovation.
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has, so far, remained confined to deer and related cervids, but scientists increasingly urge action to protect public health.
New program will place Texas A&M researchers on the front lines of the nation’s food and livestock industry.
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) is accepting nominations for geographic areas of Texas experiencing a shortage of veterinarians that work in food animal medicine, rural private practice, or public practice.
Behind the scenes, animal health officials are working on behalf of producers and the livestock industry.
New research finds multiple effects on soil from exposure to manure from cows administered antibiotics.
CattleTrace is inviting all beef industry stakeholders to attend the first-ever CattleTrace Industry Symposium on November 22, 2019, in Manhattan, Kan.
In treating internal parasites in cattle, efficacy less than 100% eventually leads to at least some drug resistance.
Over the past 20 years or so, we’ve seen much of the U.S. cow herd shift toward black coats. Someday, perhaps the trend will become zebra stripes.
The Illinois Board of Higher Education this month approved a new undergraduate degree combining computer sciences and animal sciences at the University of Illinois.
Michigan State University and Michigan Department of Natural Resources scientists are testing a faster, more accurate way to screen and diagnosis chronic wasting disease, or CWD, in deer.
While genetic selection strategies around the world have improved livestock productivity and consistency, a lack of genetic diversity could put food production at risk.
Health-related interactions among people, animals and the environment have a profound influence on disease risk, transmission and prediction efforts.
Expanded conditional approval has the potential to incentivize drug development and provide veterinarians with legally marketed new animal drugs.
The proposal would bring remaining approved over-the-counter medically important antimicrobial drugs used for animals under veterinary oversight.
What is the most memorable or important lesson, related to veterinary practice, you have learned so far this summer?
While environmental factors and host genetics heavily influence BRD morbidity rates, understanding the genomic and molecular biology tools also can improve our understanding of pathogens and beneficial microorganisms .
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.
On August 29, FDA released its first report on inspection and compliance activities.
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.
The 9th Annual NIAA Antibiotic Symposium will be in Ames, Iowa at Iowa State University, October 15–17, 2019.
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.
BRD Symposium and AVC Conference provide a wealth of animal-health information.