Animal health
Post-treatment interval decisions may shape both clinical outcomes and antimicrobial stewardship in bovine respiratory disease protocols.
Dr. Dan Thomson shares essential tips for injections, needle selection and syringe maintenance to ensure herd health and carcass quality.
Dr. Adam Beard shares new research evaluating short-term contact between cows and calves and its impact on early calf health and growth.
FDA grants first emergency use authorization for an over-the-counter product for the prevention of NWS infestations in cattle.
INHERIT® genetic predictions identify genetics for productivity and health during critical phase in beef herd rebuilding.
Texas issues a statewide disaster declaration and USDA makes strategic reallocation of sterile flies to safeguard the U.S. livestock industry and public health.
Treatment timing is not a single choice, but a moving target, that must balance sensitivity, percision and group-level signals to intervene effectively.
By mapping where EHV persists during latency, researchers hope to improve understanding of reactivation and disease spread.
Effective scours treatment depends on correcting dehydration and acidosis early. Here, Dr. Geoffrey Smith reviews physiology-based oral and IV fluid therapy strategies.
Texas A&M’s Dr. Jason Banta explains the role of clostridial, respiratory and regional vaccines in a herd health program.
The new generic drug has been approved for treatment of bovine respiratory disease and associated pyrexia in beef and non-lactating dairy cattle.
Driving innovation to combat NWS and prevent its northward spread.
A model developed by the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security at UC Davis shows how disease spread affects milk production and recovery timelines on a closed dairy.
One cattle veterinarian shares how point-based techniques could improve real-world food-animal care.
New research shows haptoglobin rises with BRD development and declines after treatment, offering insight into disease biology and recovery that clinical signs alone might miss.
With the retirement of two of its key leaders, USDA APHIS announces the faces who will take on those positions.
Why inconsistency in daily management quietly undermines calf health and how veterinarians can help stabilize outcomes before disease appears.
Troy Dutton and Joe Hochhalter from the Steele Vet Clinic in Steele, N.D., give advice on everything from colostrum timing to bedding strategies.
The first milk from a cow is critical to a calf’s ability to fight disease and infection, and it also reduces calf loss before weaning and improves overall herd health long term.
New research shows calves fed waste milk develop different immune cell and cytokine profiles than those fed salable milk, even when clinical health appears similar.
Texas producers need to remain on alert as NWS continues to move north. The newest detection is in the state of Tamaulipas.
From Rudolph’s glow to Blitzen’s hooves, every detail passed inspection just in time for the big night.
From virtual reality training to $30-million state investments, new programs are tackling the food-animal veterinarian shortage by making rural practice financially viable and professionally sustainable.
K-State veterinarians discuss the steps producers should take after finding an aborted fetus.
While adult cattle thresholds are well-defined, rumen acidosis in weaning calves remains hidden due to unique developmental pH levels and subtle symptoms like bar biting.
New research shows that genetic changes in modern H5N1 viruses improve their ability to infect bovine cells, helping explain recent HPAI detections in U.S. dairy herds.
Mass culls of infected herds spark road blockades and renewed debate over livestock disease policy.
Officials have confirmed the first case of highly pathogenic avian flu in a Wisconsin dairy herd.
Prevention, detection and long-term control of these diseases are key to avoiding a $300-billion impact.
Consolidation and new innovation facilities in Indiana aim to accelerate development and regulatory approval of herd-health solutions for livestock.