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Be Aware Of Rabies' Warning Signs In Cattle

Most people’s connotation of rabies is a snarling mad dog, foaming at the mouth. But livestock are also susceptible, and the symptoms easily can be mistaken for some other problem. Unfortunately, the result is often human exposure when the owner or veterinarian tries to examine or treat the animal.

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  • Feb. 16, 2012
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    Research Continues To Confirm Fetal Programming Importance

    Research is revealing how important fetal programming is to the productivity of the calf. Researchers are learning that the nutritional level of the cow during the third trimester of pregnancy has significant influence on the animal’s ability to gain efficiency and reach the Choice grade if it’s a fed steer, or produce calves that meet the ranch’s production goals if it’s a replacement heifer....More
  • Feb. 16, 2012
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    Diagnosing Respiratory Infection

    The scenario might sound familiar: You take a couple laps around the arena with your horse, and suddenly he starts coughing so hard he yanks the reins out of your hands. You let him rest but he doesn't seem to be able to catch his breath. Could he have picked up a respiratory infection at the last horse show?...More
  • Feb. 1, 2012
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    New Cattle Vaccine Offers Leptospirosis Protection

    A widespread zoonotic disease, leptospirosis is transmitted naturally from domestic and wild animals to humans. The contagious disease, which is caused by Leptospira bacteria, is spread through contact with food, water or soil contaminated with urine from infected animals. It can affect all farm animals, rodents and wildlife....More
  • Jan. 26, 2012
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    Cephalosporins Aren’t Withdrawn From The Market

    FDA’s Center forVeterinary Medicine (CVM) released a final rule in early January prohibiting some extralabel uses of cephalosporins in food animals. Let’s discuss which antibiotics are included in this group, the rationale, and changes coming down the road. But, first of all, it’s important to understand that the cephalosporins aren’t being withdrawn from the market. You’ll still be able to use ceftiofur products according to label directions when the drug is prescribed by a veterinarian for this use....More
  • Jan. 6, 2012
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    FDA Limits Use Of Cephalosporin In Food Animals

    USDA’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week prohibited certain uses of cephalosporin antibiotics in animals. The move, FDA says, is aimed at preventing antibiotic resistance and preserving the drug's effectiveness for treating human diseases....More
  • Dec. 30, 2011
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    USDA Releases 2010 Non-Predator Death Loss Report

    USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has released its Cattle and Calves Non-Predator Death Loss in the U.S., 2010 report. Produced by APHIS’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), the report provides a breakdown of cattle and calf death losses in 2009 for all causes by size group and by region, with special emphasis on non-predator (NP) causes....More
  • Dec. 27, 2011
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    How Does Nutrition Label Placement Affect Its Use?

    Obesity continues to be a growing health threat....More
  • Dec. 26, 2011
    Article

    FDA Won’t Act Against Ag Antibiotic Use

    With no notice other than a holiday-eve posting in the Federal Register, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reneged on its long-stated intention to compel large-scale agriculture to curb overuse of agricultural antibiotics...More
  • Dec. 12, 2011
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    Cattle Tuberculosis Restrictions Over In Minnesota

    Minnesota cattle producers faced six emotional and financially challenging years, but now they celebrate a reopening of markets nationwide after the state has been declared free of bovine tuberculosis (TB)....More
  • Dec. 5, 2011
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    Internal Parasite Control Methods

    Research has shown that parasites cost the beef industry over $3 billion annually in lost weight gains, poor feed conversion and increased disease....More
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