Cattle health
Dr. Dan Thomson shares essential tips for injections, needle selection and syringe maintenance to ensure herd health and carcass quality.
Although mastitis, an infection of the udder, is often considered a dairy cow problem, the disease may also impact beef producers. Here’s what you need to know and look for and how to help protect your herd.
A number of causes and contributing factors can result in hair loss and itching, and last year’s drought has played a role as harvested forages may be low in vitamin A.
At cow culling time, producers often face some tough decisions. Optimum culling of the herd often seems to require a sharp crystal ball that could see into the future.
Following months of intensive surveillance and sterile fly releases, USDA-APHIS releases three infested zones, easing regulatory burdens for local livestock producers.
Bimeda’s Bimectin 1% injection receives green light, expanding affordable, over-the-counter options to safeguard U.S. herds against New World screwworm.
Bovine respiratory disease affects every sector of the beef industry, but the battle is won or lost at the ranch. Here is how cow-calf producers can set calves up for lifelong immune success.
K-State veterinarians investigate an unusual outbreak of eye lesions among stocker calves across multiple pastures.
Dr. Tim Parks explains why vaccination is only one piece of a successful preconditioning program, and how nutrition, parasite control and low-stress management can improve calf health and profitability.
Reduce postweaning setbacks and boost immunity with these practical herd management and feed bunk tips.
Minimize treatment costs and prevent fatalities by spacing out stressors, optimizing nutrition and using the “Rule of Three.”
By pairing an efficient chute routine with a bovine-appeasing substance, a Missouri cattle operation has significantly reduced fence-walking and stress-related sickness.
Establishing a VCPR with a local veterinarian is more than a legal checkmark — it is a critical tool for tailored herd management, proactive health planning and legal access to crucial medications.
From body condition to vaccine timing, a roundtable of experts breaks down how to set calves up for success — and the pitfalls that derail it.
An Oklahoma State University study reveals a surprising “dead zone” for 45-to-59-day weaning premiums, pushing the case for a 60-day minimum.
Weaning success isn’t just about weaning day. A full calendar of nutrition, water access and stress management can protect your bottom line.
Analyzing data from more than 860,000 calves, Merck Animal Health and Kansas State University show how preconditioning and strategic implanting maximize auction revenue.
From traditional palpation to rapid chute-side blood tests, choosing the right pregnancy-checking method depends on your labor, facilities and herd goals.
Strategic, selective treatment helps cattle operations protect herd health while ensuring deworming tools remain effective for the next generation.
Senators introduce bill to combat Asian Longhorned Tick threat to U.S. beef industry.
Dr. Del Miles receives Industry Achievement Award at Certified Angus Beef’s Feeding Quality Forum.
Kansas state veterinarians investigated the sudden deaths of 14 cattle and discovered the cause wasn’t disease; it was preventable management oversight.
New pathology research suggests we may need to look beyond obvious cardiac lesions as researchers work to unravel one of the beef industry’s most challenging diseases.
Don’t let lameness stall herd performance. Simple environmental tweaks and proper mineral programs can keep foot rot at bay this summer.
Dart guns can seem like an easy fix for hard-to-catch cattle, but Iowa State’s Chris Clark says they carry risks to animal welfare, food safety and drug efficacy. Here is how to use a dart gun safely.
Adult flies are only part of the problem. Knowing where they breed, rest and multiply can help you develop more effective control strategies.
DNA-based diet research from two Northern California wolf packs shows cattle rival mule deer as a primary prey source — adding hard data to what ranchers have been reporting for years.
Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis may be more complex than a single bacterial infection, opening new avenues for prevention and vaccine development.
Two tick-borne diseases that look nearly identical in the field are increasingly turning up in the same herds — and only a lab test can tell them apart.
USDA-funded projects are tackling some of the biggest challenges in New World screwworm control, from producing more competitive sterile flies to developing entirely new ways to eliminate the parasite.
Low morbidity but devastating mortality makes AIP a nightmare for feedlots.