We often hear that pen riding is as much an art as it is a science, and some pen riders seem to have a sixth sense for spotting the subtle signs of early stage respiratory disease.
Jerry Torrison, DVM Ph.D, has been appointed as the new director of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
This new "Name that condition" necropsy photo comes from Dr. Dee Griffin at the University of Nebraska's Great Plains Veterinary Education Center. If you believe you have a diagnosis, please send it to
For fun and education, our "Name that condition" series challenges readers to identify unusual, or perhaps not so unusual, lesions, injuries or other signs of morbidity in cattle.
Parts of Iosco and Ogemaw counties in Michigan have been designated by officials as a “Potential High-Risk Area” for bovine tuberculosis after a white-tailed deer in Alcona County tested positive for the disease.
Grass tetany might be easily defined as a deficiency of magnesium, but for Dick Kurtz of Oregon, Mo., it just means trouble. He lost three cows in March to the disorder and is carefully watching a few more.
