The U.S. can benefit from the misfortunes of other countries as they have dealt with foot and mouth disease. By analyzing what went right and what went wrong, U.S. animal health officials can better plan, prepare and train for a possible outbreak here.
Mark Shaw, MicroBeef Technologies/MWI Veterinary Supply Inc., talks about a revolutionary new digital lung-scoring system called Whisper, a computerized stethoscope that allows targeted treatment of bovine respiratory disease in cattle....More
The U.S. can benefit from the misfortunes of other countries as they have dealt with foot and mouth disease. By analyzing what went right and what went wrong, U.S. animal health officials can better plan, prepare and train for a possible outbreak here....More
The U.S. beef industry has done a tremendous job of dealing with carcass contamination involving E. coli. In fact, E. coli O157 positives in ground beef sampling have dropped by more than 90% in the last decade....More
I often hear that farmers and ranchers are the nation’s original champions of animal welfare, and I believe it. But, if you’re not weaning and castrating your calves before you sell them, you can’t wear the animal welfare ribbon....More
In certain areas of the U.S., livestock water sources can contain 2-3 times the upper acceptable limit of sulfur deemed safe for livestock. When a protein supplement containing sulfur is added in this scenario, the outcome can be deadly....More
What if a cattle disease outbreak happened in the U.S.? Is your herd safe? Annette Jones, California state veterinarian, explains some simple biosecurity measures cattlemen can take to ensure their animals remain healthy during a cattle disease outbreak like foot and mouth disease....More
The U.S. has robust safeguards against the incursion of foreign animal diseases and they have been very effective. Annette Jones, California state veterinarian, explains why foot and mouth disease needs to be on your radar....More
Not all abscesses need treatment but some are big and bad enough to require attention and caution. Here are some tips for treatment of this cattle disease....More
All measures of cowherd production are affected to some extent by the nutritional status of the cow, which body condition scoring indicates. Here's how to body condition score your cowherd....More
Russia banned imports of U.S. pork, chicken and beef in February due to the use of ractopamine. While Russia may have a genuine concern about the use of the feed additive, there’s no doubt it will use food safety issues like this to protect its own economic interests when needed....More