Latest News From Veterinary medicine

What does veterinary care look like in the 21st Century? That question drove hours of conversation during the 21st Century Animal Health Symposium at the University of Illinois.

Minnesota-based company, Midwest Veterinary Supply (Midwest), has pled guilty to introducing misbranded, prescription drugs into interstate commerce, facing over $10 million in criminal fines and forfeiture.

A rural veterinarian in Faribault County, Minn., is offering to give away his practice, clinic, pickup and even the vet clinic cat, in an effort to recruit his replacement.

Early pregnancy testing helps producers make important management decisions related to nutrition programs and marketing plans, as well as evaluating the reproductive efficiency of the cow herd.

When calving in early spring with lush pastures we can find mature cows that are in otherwise good condition with unusual behaviors, unsteady gait or inability to rise—early signs of both grass tetany and milk fever.

Better understanding of the relationships between body condition scores and rebreeding efficiency of beef cattle has added a powerful management tool to the cattleman’s arsenal.

Producers have made substantial progress in reducing the use of antibiotics and helping protect both human and livestock health through improved antibiotic stewardship.

The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) has released the state’s final vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) quarantine, following the most extensive outbreak of the viral disease in more than two decades

If a vaccine isn’t preventing disease, perhaps the money would be better spent on adding real value to calves.

Veterinarians and livestock producers have adapted to significant changes in antimicrobial regulations, and change will continue as the FDA works through its five-year plan for antimicrobial stewardship.

If a vaccine isn’t preventing disease, perhaps the money would be better spent on adding real value to calves.

Toxins produced by blue-green algae in the presence of chemical runoff, rainfall and hot temperatures can be fatal to cattle. 

When infectious diseases cross species barriers, their severity can vary from minor to deadly, with consequences difficult to predict

Seems like everyone these days uses some type of wearable electronic device to track their daily activities in pursuit of better health and fitness.

Study indicates same levels of resistant pathogens in ground beef raised with and without antibiotics.

Merck Study asks U.S. beef producers and veterinarians to weigh in on the most important welfare topic where training is needed.

Floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey had a significant impact on livestock and horses, forcing the livestock industry to cope with the associated lost revenue.

Mankind’s relationship with cattle dates to times before recorded history.

The time is now to start planning for parasite control prior to grazing.

The time is now to start planning for parasite control prior to grazing.