Animal Health Center

For many years, the biggest questions producers faced in controlling internal parasites related to timing.

Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s (DCHA) next webinar features “Are You Frustrated by Abomasal Bloat in Your Calves?” This one-hour educational offering starts at noon Central time on Oct. 28.

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.

In treating internal parasites in cattle, efficacy less than 100% eventually leads to at least some drug resistance.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture has confirmed diagnosis of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in four cows in eastern Washington.

Clinical signs of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in young dairy heifers tell only part of the story, and more objective diagnosis could help evaluate treatment success.

The FDA has awarded two $250,000 grants to fund research projects in fiscal year 2019 to help target and define durations of use for certain medically important antimicrobial drugs administered in animal feed.

When loads of stressed, high-risk calves arrive at the feedlot, it often makes economic sense to treat them all with antibiotics to prevent an almost-inevitable outbreak of bovine respiratory disease (BRD).

This year's winner, Zack Talbert, presented “A New ‘Twist’ to a Currently Failing Fumigation Room.” Talbert, a third-year veterinary student, discussed how current fumigation rooms are failing in effectiveness.

Expanded conditional approval has the potential to incentivize drug development and provide veterinarians with legally marketed new animal drugs.