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Dehorning is a common and necessary practice in dairy production, but it’s not a procedure that should be taken lightly in terms of animal well-being.

After incurring the investment to raise a heifer to freshening age, a difficult calving is the last thing you want as she attempts to enter the milking string.

Focused management, proper nutrition and diligent monitoring can help reduce metabolic disorders.

Security experts share four tips to educate consumers and protect your farm from activists.

Use on-farm culturing to determine proper care.

What makes some farms targets for undercover activists? What should I tell my neighbor about African Swine Fever? These questions and more are answered on episode 2 of Overhe(a)rd, the Farm Journal Livestock podcast.

The majority of the health problems and associated veterinary costs for dairy cattle occur within the first 30 days of lactation.

Explore ways to address two of the main issues affecting calf health and comfort during summer months.

Milk fever can be divided into three stages based on severity. Know the signs and symptoms of this lethal disease.

Brazilian officials have confirmed an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) was discovered in the state of Mato Grosso.

An atypical case of BSE was detected in a six year-old Florida beef cow, but never entered the slaughter channels and poses no threat to the U.S. food supply.

Kansas pilot project aims at improving cattle traceability.

Americans say they care more about animal welfare than children’s education and hunger.

Authorities exercised search warrants and found piles of dead cattle, others in poor condition, and numerous other animal welfare violations.

While there are several methods of dehorning dairy calves available, many producers prefer to use caustic paste.

Two workers from a Florida dairy have been sentenced to 20 days in jail following an undercover video investigation by an animal rights group.

With beef liver prices depressed at around $3 at the packer level, liver condemnations due to abscesses represent a relatively minor economic problem.

As cannabis in the form of industrial hemp receives crop status in the 2018 farm bill and cannabis is examined for its potential uses for both pain relief and in animal feed, what is the veterinarian's role?