A new report,“Beyond Antibiotics: The Future of Animal Health Alternatives,” identifies alternatives that could help support the animal health industry and producers, while reducing antibiotic use.
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..
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.
Early results from research at the University of California, Davis, indicate that a small amount of an ocean algae in cattle feed could dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions million dairy cows.
Farmers and ranchers were most concerned about rabid dogs biting cattle 20 years ago. Not now. Today, a bite from an infected wild animal, such as a fox or raccoon, is the more common method of infection in cattle.
For years, the USDA has used a “tiered” system for claims on vaccine labels, which added complexity to pre-license trials and tended to create confusion for users.
When the FDA issued its final veterinary feed directive (VFD) rules back in 2015, they also released a draft guidance for industry (GFI) offering answers to anticipated questions.
A European research team led by world-renowned calf and heifer researcher Alex Bach has investigated a new method for delivering fat that may have merit for commercial application.
