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.
A shrinking labor pool is already having an impact, and ag experts say it’s only going to get tougher.
The image, the smell, the emotions: five cattle producers and veterinarians from around the world share their first-hand experience with New World screwworm.
Secretary Rollins takes decisive action and shuts down cattle, bison and equine trade due to further northward spread of the devastating pest in Mexico.
K-State veterinarian Bob Larson says 3% to 5% of calves suffer from pnemonia each year.
Environmental factors play a significant role in the foot rot transmission with increased incidences during or following wet, humid conditions.
Identifying the flesh-eating parasite, which actually isn’t a worm, is key to keeping it out of the U.S. Recognizing a problem in an animal might come down to seeing a larval infestation in unusual circumstances.
Following a New World screwworm assessment by USDA staff in Mexico and ongoing conversations between Secretary Rollins and the Mexican Secretary of Agriculture, USDA will start reopening the ports for cattle, bison and equine.
Beef-on-dairy crossbreds show clear advantages in feed efficiency and carcass performance, but Michigan State University research reveals current market premiums often exceed their true economic value.
Study finds rotating ionophores could lead to additional gain.
Work with your local veterinarian to evaluate your herd’s deworming program to identify potential areas of improvement.
As a beef producer, you can’t control the heat. But you can consider these tips to help cattle stay comfortable during times of potential heat stress.
As the fight to keep the flesh-eating parasite out of the U.S. intensifies, the economic impact on ranchers and the industry is top of mind. “This pest will be one that leaves quite a mark on our economy,” says one veterinarian.
In a marketplace filled with competing messages and general mistrust among consumers, it is encouraging to see high levels of trust by consumers in those individuals with hands-on experience with the animals, namely the veterinarian and the producer.
Native to east Asia, the ALHT was first detected in New Jersey in 2017. Since then, it has spread to more than 20 states with recent confirmations in Illinois, Michigan and Iowa.
Preventing PI calves starts with strong biosecurity and smart vaccination.
Looking at Mycoplasma Bovis in beef herds including a calf’s environment and vaccination program.
Here’s the latest new products to help cattle producers in their operations.
Angus Genetics Inc. white paper looks at the future expansion of data collection into the commercial sector.
Identifying the misunderstandings of parasite control.
Producers should consider several factors to determine if creep feeding benefits them and evaluate based on the market each year.
In addition to the improvement of feed efficiency, ionophores have a derived benefit of preventing and controlling digestive disorders such as acidosis and bloat.
A 25-page criminal complaint alleges the researcher and her boyfriend were attempting to bring Fusarium graminearum into the country. The fungus causes significant diseases in a number of food crops, including corn, wheat, barley, soybeans and rice. Toxins from the fungus are harmful to humans and livestock.
NCBA’s Woodall says the goal is complete eradication — not just from the U.S., but from Mexico and Central America, ultimately pushing the fly back to its original range in South America.
Herd building, whether through heifer retention or buying bred heifers, is a financial decision on the part of the cattleman and timing is part of that decision.
This discovery represents a significant step forward for the global lab-grown meat market — which is estimated to grow by between $5 and $30 billion by 2030.
Experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute discuss cattle herpes diagnostic signs as wells as prevention strategies.
USDA will invest in the renovation of an existing fruit fly production facility in Metapa, Mexico, to further the long-term goal of eradicating New World screwworm.
Consider these important reminders before opening the pasture gate.
What is the value of a single cow calving one heat cycle earlier? If calves gain about 2 lb. a day from birth to weaning, in the current market with a pound of weaning weight valued in excess of $3, the added 40 lb. of weaning weight is worth at least $120 per cow.
Prevention and early intervention is key to dealing with pinkeye.