Source: University of Saskatchewan, Kiah Simpson
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD), also known as shipping fever, is one of the most common and costly diseases that affect the North American beef cattle industry. Mainly affecting the lungs of cattle, BRD is highly...
Source: Michigan State University Extension, Jerad Jaborek
Regulations now require veterinarian oversight for providing medical treatment to animals since medically important antimicrobials are no longer available for purchase over the counter.
By now, you have heard of the U.S. Food and Drug...
This summer producers across the country are experiencing extreme dry conditions, drought and wildfires. While the elements themselves cannot be managed, there are six decisions that can be made on-farm to reduce the impact of dry conditions.
1. Feed Inventory
Know what...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a neurologic disease of cattle, in an approximately five-year-old or older beef cow at a slaughter plant in South Carolina. This animal never...
Source: Government of Alberta
“When water sources are diminished due to lack of quantity or quality, shallow buried pasture water pipelines should be considered as a practical and economical way to supply livestock with water on pasture,” says Shawn Elgert,...
Source: Medgene news release
The USDA Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) has allowed animal health company, Medgene, license to produce and market a USDA - approved category of vaccines called Platform Vaccines to the cattle industry. Specific cattle vaccines available...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in an approximately five-year-old or old beef cow at a slaughter plant in South Carolina. BSE is a neurologic disease affecting cattle, commonly...
Roberto A. Palomares
Phillip Lancaster, Academic Editor, Robert Larson, Academic Editor, and Marian Czauderna, Academic Editor
Abstract
Simple Summary
Supplementation with trace minerals (TM) is a husbandry strategy to improve cattle health. There is solid evidence of the beneficial effects of TM supplementation on the immune...
Source: Valley Vet news release
Aiming to make the most of spring processing efforts this year?
"Low stress handling presents a domino effect. By minimizing handling stress, you will see improvements in immune response, eating and producing. Calves go back to...
