Prevention
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 a ranch with different groups of weaned calves showing signs of coccidiosis at a pivotal time in their lives.
An Oklahoma rancher and his vet built a deworming plan that includes four practices that any producer can adopt: diagnostics, combination treatment, refugia and management.
HHS allows FDA emergency use of animal drugs to combat New World screwworm.
A critical line of defense, this mounted patrol is taking on new endeavors to keep NWS out of the country.
Sun, heat and moisture can harm animals’ skin, but early care helps to keep livestock healthy.
Treatment works, but treating one cow – let alone several – takes time. Extension specialists explain what a good management plan for avoiding pinkeye from the start looks like.
Dr. Taylor Engle of Four Star Veterinary Services shares how producers can improve calf health outcomes by rethinking everything from pre-birth to bunk.
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.
Work with your local veterinarian to evaluate your herd’s deworming program to identify potential areas of improvement.
Identifying the misunderstandings of parasite control.
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.
Experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute discuss cattle herpes diagnostic signs as wells as prevention strategies.
Consider these important reminders before opening the pasture gate.
Prevention and early intervention is key to dealing with pinkeye.
Losses range between $15 and $88 per head, conservatively, a result of reduced herd productivity, health and reproductive efficiency.
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.
When a virus moves into a new geographical range or is reintroduced into a country that has maintained a negative status for a long period, SHIC’s Megan Niederwerder says it’s critical to reassess the risk to the U.S.
Avoid these common handling and usage mistakes that can lead to vaccines being less effective or completely ineffective.
One of the easiest and most effective biosecurity practices to adopt is having separate footwear and clothing for wearing on and off the farm or ranch. Check out the other five ideas our industry experts recommend.
With the World Health Organization for Animal Health confirming recent outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease overseas, it’s important to know the disease is harmless to humans but is highly contagious for cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, pigs, sheep and goats.
With food recalls skyrocketing, one might find it hard to discern whether they’re reading a current USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service report or a chapter straight out of Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel “The Jungle.”
USDA APHIS announced protocols to ensure safe movement of animals while mitigating the threat of New World Screwworm.
Top of mind issues for producers and managers with cattle in feedyard or drylot pens during winter weather include bedding, nutritional needs and equipment.
Outgoing USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack sent a letter to Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture acknowledging the progress made in reopening cattle trade between the two countries following the detection of New World Screwworm, but says more action is needed to resume trade.
The pest can travel on humans, vehicles, pets, livestock and even on some wildlife species — all of which increase the likelihood it could eventually enter our country.