Animal Health Center

While cattle may be comfortable eating a rich diet once a day, their rumen microbes thrive on a different schedule.

Research and practical experience have shown a genetic component to the ability of individual cattle, or sire lines, to resist BRD pathogens.

You may think you’re feeding cattle, but research suggests the key is feeding cattle’s rumen microbes. New research is discovering how those microbes interact.

The Office of Homeland Security protects America’s livestock from biodefense risks and animal diseases that could crush the U.S. economy.

USDA is announcing the open period to apply for 2019 funding for the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program and the National Animal Health Laboratory Network.

Do you recognize the likely cause of death in this feedlot steer?

Zoonotic diseases could pose a risk to animals, producers, public health and livestock markets.

Can you diagnose cause of death for this feedlot heifer?

We need to better address all three components of the disease triad.

While researchers and the industry work to develop systems to better prevent BRD, timely treatments with antibiotics will remain a critical tool for minimizing losses associated with morbidity.