John Maday

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Easy access to plenty of clean water supports hospital treatment protocols.
Education
12 Ways to Prevent the Spread of Disease in Feedlots
Sound management, health protocols and facilities maintenance can help achieve the ultimate goal of keeping cattle healthy and productive.
March 24, 2023 09:57 AM
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John Maday
Marty Zaluski, DVM, serves as State Veterinarian with the Montana Department of Livestock.
Beef Production
Time to Rethink Calfhood Brucellosis Vaccination? Page 2
If a vaccine isn’t preventing disease, perhaps the money would be better spent on adding real value to calves.
November 01, 2021 08:17 AM
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John Maday
Marty Zaluski, DVM, serves as State Veterinarian with the Montana Department of Livestock.
Beef Production
Time to Rethink Calfhood Brucellosis Vaccination?
If a vaccine isn’t preventing disease, perhaps the money would be better spent on adding real value to calves.
November 01, 2021 08:16 AM
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John Maday
Weather, management and worm species play into deworming recommendations
News
Solving the Parasite Puzzle
Weather, management and worm species play into deworming recommendations
March 04, 2021 10:37 AM
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John Maday
Parasite infection and tolerance also can vary significantly between individual animals on the same pastures, suggesting genetic selection could provide a non-drug tool for minimizing parasite-related losses.
News
Keep Parasite Programs Sustainable
You can help delay drug resistance in parasites, as more complex strategies create need for veterinarian oversight.
March 04, 2021 10:37 AM
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John Maday
Christine Navarre, DVM, MS, Louisiana State University.
News
BMPs for Sustainable Parasite Control
For many years, the biggest questions producers faced in controlling internal parasites related to timing.
March 04, 2021 10:37 AM
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John Maday
We asked a diverse group of veterinarians for their thoughts on trends affecting bovine practice during the decade of the 2020s.
Education
Veterinarians Weigh in on Trends, Expectations for the 2020s
Part 2: Medical Technology
January 30, 2021 10:06 AM
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John Maday
We asked veterinarians for their thoughts on the key challenges and opportunities for success during the decade of the 2020s.
Education
Veterinarians Weigh in on Trends, Expectations for the 2020s
Part 1: Client Services and Communications
January 30, 2021 10:06 AM
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John Maday
Wade Taylor, DVM (left), and Tom Noffsinger founded the PAC group.
Beef Production
Integrate Cattle Info
Production Animal Consultation (PAC) Veterinarians Aim to Fine-Tune Beef-Cattle Management from Birth to Slaughter.
January 30, 2021 10:06 AM
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John Maday
During the PMI, the calves acclimate to their new environment, stress levels decline, feed intake increases and immune suppression drops off, in part due to immune response to existing pathogens.
Beef Production
How Metaphylaxis Controls Disease
Numerous controlled and blinded trials have shown that in high-risk calves arriving at feedlots or stocker operations, mass treatment with an antibiotic significantly reduces BRD sick pulls and mortality.
November 20, 2020 11:04 AM
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John Maday
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