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.
Diagnostic strategies help identify gestational nutrient gaps linked to stillbirths and weak calves.
Combination treatment provides different modes of action to enhance parasite control in cattle.
The new generic drug has been approved for treatment of bovine respiratory disease and associated pyrexia in beef and non-lactating dairy cattle.
Driving innovation to combat NWS and prevent its northward spread.
K-State beef cattle experts outline how sudden pasture changes can trigger fog fever in adult cattle and share practical, research-based strategies producers can use to reduce risk and protect herd health.
With the retirement of two of its key leaders, USDA APHIS announces the faces who will take on those positions.
Troy Dutton and Joe Hochhalter from the Steele Vet Clinic in Steele, N.D., give advice on everything from colostrum timing to bedding strategies.
The first milk from a cow is critical to a calf’s ability to fight disease and infection, and it also reduces calf loss before weaning and improves overall herd health long term.
Cattle producers and industry leaders share their concerns as the calendar advances to 2026.
Texas producers need to remain on alert as NWS continues to move north. The newest detection is in the state of Tamaulipas.
K-State veterinarians discuss a unique case of what seems to be sudden death in a fall calving herd.
From Rudolph’s glow to Blitzen’s hooves, every detail passed inspection just in time for the big night.
Texas A&M professor shares 8 common stressors that can weaken an animal’s defenses, enabling bacteria to reach the lungs and cause disease.
K-State veterinarians discuss the steps producers should take after finding an aborted fetus.
Prevention, detection and long-term control of these diseases are key to avoiding a $300-billion impact.
New modeling research shows ticks survive not through resistance but by exploiting where treated cattle rarely travel.
K-State veterinarians discuss a ranch with different groups of weaned calves showing signs of coccidiosis at a pivotal time in their lives.
FDA has conditionally approved a topical drug for prevention and treatment of NWS infestations in cattle.
Research and expert insights point to meaningful benefits for immunity, antioxidant protection and calf performance.
In addition to increasing carcass counts, wolves decrease reproduction rates, weaning weights, calf health and human well-being — costs often uncompensated or uncounted.
Winter infestations build fast and spread even faster. Dr. A.J. Tarpoff offers insights for veterinarians dealing with lice this season.
Strong breeding seasons start with strong postpartum cows. Winter calving offers the chance to get both right with attentive management.
When we focus only on the most obvious clinical sign or lesion, we risk missing the broader forces shaping cattle health. Stepping back reveals patterns we can’t see up close.
A multi-state outbreak of neurologic EHV-1 has been traced to a major barrel racing event in Waco, Texas.
Manage bovine respiratory disease with cold stress management and animal husbandry.
While research is still emerging, postbiotics offer a unique approach for supporting rumen function while being stable across varying rearing environments.
Two farms in Arizona have confirmed cases of vesicular stomatitis. In response, USDA APHIS has issued a situation report and the CFIA has imposed import restrictions.
This facility will increase the range of sterile fly release and bolster preparedness for New World screwworm.
Even the best vaccine can fail if mismanaged. Dr. Jon Townsend outlines good handling practices to protect your investment and your cattle.
Veternarian Kirk Ramsey says to reduce lice risk and create control measures, understanding the life cycle of lice and targeting application times are paramount.