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LICE ON BEEF AND DAIRY CATTLE Lice are small, flat-bodied insects with legs modified for grasping hairs. They cannot survive off of the animal for more than a few days. Sucking lice, with their narrow, pointed heads, are blood feeders....
Federal analysts completed a grueling three-year appraisal by recommending Kansas State University host a unique $450 million research facility to study infectious diseases capable of spreading from livestock to humans, officials said Wednesday....
Ranchers, cattle owners, veterinarians and other interested persons are encouraged to comment on Texas’ proposed regulations to control Trichomoniasis, or “trich,” a venereal disease of cattle that causes the early death of fetuses and abortions, resulting in infertility in cows and extended breeding seasons in a herd....
As autumn ushers in cooler temperatures around the nation, herders must be wary of more than the common cold this season. Producers must be on guard against a possible outbreak of coccidiosis that could have a devastating impact on the beef industry....
There are several factors that influence amount of immunoglobulin that is absorbed by the baby calf. Some of these factors are directly related to the amount of colostrum available from the mother. These factors include: 1) genetic composition of the dam, 2) age of the dam, and 3) nutritional status of the dam....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted approval of Mycomune® R, a vaccine to help prevent respiratory disease in calves caused by Mycoplasma bovis. This new vaccine, which contains antigens against four economically important strains of M....
An overreliance on meaningless testing and a lack of focus on documenting the effectiveness of steps that are making significant inroads against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) are hindering a hungry world’s access to protein, driving up food costs and harming local economies as well as the U....
Disease description The costliest health problem cattle producers face is bovine respiratory disease, or BRD. Disease is often a progression, with multiple causes....
STERLING, Colo. - Pat Owens couldn't figure out what was wrong with his calves. He used a pour-on deworming product at receiving, but the calves weren't performing. Rough hair coats, droopy ears and little weight gain were all symptoms that something wasn't right....
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has measures in place in an effort to protect Texas' cattle tuberculosis (TB)-free status, after two more states, New Mexico and California, lost their TB-free status in September....
Montana State University and Colorado State University researchers studied an experimental vaccine for E. coli 0157:H7, the E. coli sometimes involved in food-borne illness in humans. They vaccinated 71 cows 30 days before calving and then commingled them with 66 non-vaccinated cows....
COLLEGE STATION – Texas livestock owners can find hurricane preparedness and recovery information on the Texas Extension Disaster and Emergency Network, Texas EDEN, at http://texashelp.tamu.edu. The EDEN Web site has information on disaster preparedness and recovery....
This program is based on handling cows twice a year and calves twice a year, along with administering some procedures to newborn calves. Times are given in relation to the time of the production cycle rather than calendar dates so that the program may be adapted for a calving season that begins any time of the year....
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2008--The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is reclassifying New Mexico as modified accredited advanced for bovine tuberculosis (TB)....
With spring-born calf weaning right around the corner, now is a good time to emphasize one of the most essential aspects of any cow-calf operation: a herd-wide health program for all classes of animals....
High stress beef calves result when they are weaned, shipped, exposed to calves from other sources, experience weather and nutritional stress and are handled roughly, especially without prior vaccination and deworming....
TURTLE LAKE, N.D. (August 25, 2008) – Research shows scours can cause up to 18 percent of calf mortality, making it the number one calf killer.1 A calf’s best defense against scours is colostrum, which carries antibodies that help provide immunity against scours-causing pathogens....
DULUTH, GA. — For its second year, Merial will partner with international rabies experts to acknowledge World Rabies Day on September 28, 2008. A global effort that raises awareness in support of animal and human rabies prevention, World Rabies Day is intended to educate people around the globe about the impact of rabies, how it can be prevented and how to eliminate the sources that contribute to the death of 55,000 humans from rabies worldwide....
NEW YORK– Pfizer Animal Health announced a new program that provides veterinarians and animal health suppliers an opportunity to support their local FFA chapters. For eligible purchases of Pfizer Animal Health vaccines, a donation will be made on the customer’s behalf to the local FFA chapter of his/her choice....
A successful herd health program involves proper herd immunization (vaccination) to prevent and/or control a variety of infectious diseases. However, selecting the proper vaccines for your herd can be a difficult task considering the large number of vaccines that are available....
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