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Early registration is now open for the 3rd Annual Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostics Laboratory (TVDML) Amarillo Bovine Respiratory Disease Conference.
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.
Justin Welsh, DVM, has been named Executive Director of Food Animal Technical Services for Merck Animal Health’s U.S. Food Animal Team.
The Influenza D virus (IDV) was first isolated from pigs in 2011 at the University of Minnesota.
The changes would simplify the branding requirements, making the brands easier to apply and read, reducing errors.
As methods and applications for biotechnology in agriculture continue to advance at a rapid pace, regulators work to maintain a balance between safety and potentially rapid progress in food production.
A common soil bacterium may hold the key to preserving the germ-killing power of penicillin.
Two leading sustainable agriculture initiatives combine forces to offer solutions to deliver continuous improvement in sustainability of beef production.
The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) this week announced the availability of funding to help assure rural communities have sufficient access to livestock veterinary services.
Protecting and improving the health of nearly 10 billion food animals and companion animals in the United States, and many more around the world, supports over 1 million jobs and generates billions in revenue and taxes.
This week, 56 outstanding veterinary students from around the world received scholarships from Merck Animal Health, in partnership with the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF).
Lallemand Animal Nutrition and the Progressive Agriculture Foundation are teaming up to offer silage safety education for up to 100,000 children and adult volunteers through Progressive Agriculture Safety Days.
Cows are at greatest risk of developing new intramammary infections during the dry period.
While Salmonella Dublin can be a problem in adult stock, it has increasingly become a health issue affecting the long-term, potential productivity of calves.
When New York farmer Kelly Hendrickson was told she would have to start dumping milk, her milk inspector planted a seed in her mind.
AVMA and other organizations are stepping up to fill the information void for veterinarians.
A Conference for Farmers and Veterinarians in the West
Israeli Dairy School offers unique insights on modern production systems in a historic setting.
As U.S. dairies apply modern production practices to produce milk more efficiently, they’ve significantly reduced inputs and greenhouse gas emissions per unit of output..
Semex adds health trait index as option to its sire rankings.
A closer look at the 2015 Top 10 New Products from World Ag Expo.
DuPont Pioneer announces its 2015 corn silage hybrid offerings for dairy producers.
The Heatime system combines one-of-a-kind rumination monitoring with accurate heat detection
Dairy farmers can sign up for free through end of October.
Prepare for high-heat and humidity before cows are stressed
New combination respiratory vaccine helps producers upgrade protection against bovine respiratory disease in cattle.
Companies make major product announcements and introductions at World Dairy Expo 2011.
The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council selected Megan Lauber, a master’s degree student at the University of Wisconsin, and Alexandre Scanavez, a doctorate student at Kansas State University, as the 2019 DCRC Scholars.
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.
Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) introduces its Scholars program, which offers one travel scholarship to a full-time graduate student focusing on some aspect of dairy cattle reproduction.