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.
Learn which products are conditionally approved and why a strong veterinarian-client-patient relationship is the only way to manage this devastating pest.
By trading a stethoscope for a sorting stick, Kim Jungkind uncovered simple, sensory-based tactics to reduce stress and improve cattle performance.
Stop guessing and start testing. Fecal egg count reduction tests can identify resistance in your herd before parasite loads impact your bottom line.
Despite record-high cash costs of $780 per head, surging calf prices pushed average profit margins up by $614 in 2025.
As heat stress, drought and shifting forage quality reshape cattle nutrition, mineral programs should be adjusted before performance and health begin to slide.
The “Cattle Mooves” project aims to turn cattle movement into measurable data that could support earlier mobility assessment and improve understanding of structural soundness.
New global report warns shrinking investment in animal health is colliding with expanding disease threats, workforce strain and rising biosecurity demands
From colostrum to cow herd management, vaccination decisions made early in life play a crucial role in long-term success.
The tiny, annoying pest can wreak $6 billion in losses annually to U.S. cattle production due to decreased weight gain or milk production, veterinary needs and control measures.
Consider these important reminders before opening the pasture gate.
Utah rancher Seth Davis developed the VacHolster to solve a common cattle-working frustration: how to keep vaccine syringes secure, clean and accessible while keeping your hands free.
From mastering the “neck triangle” to the one-hour rule for vaccines, these 10 simple reminders ensure your spring treatments are safe, effective and profitable.
Practical strategies can boost dewormer efficacy, minimize infection opportunity and put more pounds on calves.
What you do in the time before your veterinarian arrives can make a critical difference in how easily a prolapse is corrected.
Surveillance, reporting and veterinary partnerships are framed as critical ways to prevent a single case from becoming a national crisis.
Idaho rancher Dawn Anderson explains why guessing cattle weights leads to lost profit and how the right scale system provides the confidence needed for data-driven management.
A new interactive platform aims to help connect digestive health research with on-farm decision making. By expanding beyond the rumen, it reflects a growing shift toward whole-system management in cattle.
Success in artificial insemination depends on execution. Learn why the Beef Reproduction Task Force emphasizes fundamentals over advanced technology to drive genetic progress.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins broke ground on a $750 million sterile fly facility in Texas and confirmed the border will remain closed until the New World screwworm threat is pushed back from the U.S. border.
Cargill’s Johnathan Wells explains how a 30% increase in heart rate translates to lost pounds — and why breaking the fly life cycle is the key to protecting your bottom line.
New reports highlight the concerning transboundary spread of a new serotype that evades current vaccines and increases the risk of introduction to the U.S.
How stress, vaccination timing and product choice influence respiratory disease prevention in young calves.
A new genetic innovation from the Agricultural Research Service aims to produce 100% sterile male flies, maximizing facility efficiency and safeguarding the U.S. livestock industry from NWS.
Following extensive industry feedback, the updated guide provides a science-based roadmap for states, ranchers and veterinarians to combat potential NWS outbreaks.
Success at breeding time isn’t a silver bullet; it’s a timeline of nutrition, diagnostics and mineral management that starts 90 days before turnout.
K-State veterinarians discuss estrus synchronization protocols in heifers versus cows and how to find what works best in your operation.
From age to environment, multiple factors determine whether bulls pass a breeding soundness exam.
From targeted nutrition to disciplined phenotypic sorting, learn how Schrader Ranch and Christensen Charolais are building the next generation of productive and efficient females.
Move strengthens the KC Animal Health Corridor as a hub for animal health excellence.
A guide to medicated and non-medicated supplements for the cow-calf producer, stocker and feeder.