At a point in history when a novel virus dominates the news cycle and impacts our lives daily, another novel virus has emerged in the United States – this time, in the cattle population.
While the urge is to return to our work and business once COVID-19 cases peak, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research virologist and plant pathologist says one must only turn to the plant world to see that would be a mistake.
Concerns about COVID-19 have people worried about the health and safety of their families, businesses and livestock. Here’s a recap of the methods in which disease is spread.
The USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, has confirmed the first 2019 cases of vesicular stomatitis on three premises in Texas and New Mexico.
In planning responses to emerging animal diseases, animal-health officials must account for a variety of unknowns, and design adaptable strategies for an appropriate response, depending on specific pathogens involved, v
A genuine threat to Americans' health and safety may finally terminate the campaigning against animal research, and by extension, help silence the haters who want to end animal agriculture.
No one enjoys paying insurance premiums, but we like even less the prospect of paying mountainous uncovered bills for a hospital visit or vehicle accident.
