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Livestock and poultry groups hosted educational briefings February 23rd to share the facts about the importance of tools like antibiotics in raising healthy food animals. The informational sessions were co-hosted by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association through beef checkoff funding, the National Chicken Council, National Pork Producers Council, National Milk Producers Federation, National Turkey Federation, American Meat Institute and National Meat Association....
While the wet winter weather has been welcomed in terms of moisture across the South, it is setting the stage for outbreaks of foot infections in herds. While the disease is not life threatening, foot rot is economically important to producers because of decreased weight gain and treatment costs....
Combining technology and animal health, a group of Kansas State University researchers is developing a more effective way to predict the spread of foot-and-mouth disease and the impact of preventative measures....
Cargill is testing at least one of two forms of a vaccine that might reduce the spread of E.coli 0157:H7 in cattle intestines. The availability of the vaccine was announced in December by USDA’s Agricultural Research Service....
Calf losses due to cold can result from both severely frost bitten parts as well as from freezing to death or hypothermia. Appropriate management can help cattle producers avoid many of these losses for those operations that have calves born during the cold season....
There are seven major reproductive diseases in cattle; one of them - Brucella abort us, the cause of brucellosis - has been nearly vanquished. But the others still lie in wait for the opportunity to rob ranchers of profits....
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is an infectious disease complex and one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in stocker and feedlot operations. Understanding the many factors that contribute to the BRD complex is an important step for producers to take in managing the disease....
BRYAN - There’s a battle being fought in South Texas. On one side is the cattle fever tick. On the frontline of the offensive fight are local, state and national agencies, associations and landowners working to eradicate the costly pest....
Livestock producers can potentially generate medical waste on a daily basis. These wastes include: needles, syringes and scalpels, empty drug or vaccine vials and outdated drugs. As stewards of the environment, livestock producers should take precautions to assure that medical wastes do not become hazards to themselves, their families, their operations or the community....
Representatives from Texas’ cattle industry recently discussed future research and educational partnerships related to fever ticks at a summit hosted by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service....
Now’s a good time to run your cattle through the squeeze chute for their fall vaccinations. Vaccinations and fall treatments can be given to each animal after the veterinarian determines whether or not she's pregnant....
Bull buying season is here and with it comes new rules concerning Tri-chomoniasis (Trich) for bulls purchased out-of-state, effective April 2009 and another new set of regulations for bulls purchased in-state, beginning January 1, 2010....
A comprehensive vaccination program is an important step in helping livestock owners keep their animals healthy, promote efficient growth and production and avoid unnecessary animal suffering. Think about vaccines like tools in your tool box....
To formulate a vaccination program it is important to understand how animals naturally protect themselves from infection and how vaccines and other management factors enhance that protection. There are three major ways the body defends itself against infectious organisms....
Physicians are known for their oath of “first, do no harm” to their patients. Though this is not in the veterinary oath, these words should be taken to heart, especially regarding the administration of drugs....
With the backing of the Obama administration, a new measure introduced in the House of Representatives seeks to ban some uses of antibiotics for food animals because they are considered too important for human health....
Producers who recognize foot rot and develop strategies to prevent and treat it can successfully protect their cattle herd’s performance. Causing an estimated 75 percent of all lameness diagnosed in beef cattle, foot rot, or interdigital dermatitis, can be detrimental to the health of a herd and profits of an operation....
Life from now on will be harder for red imported fire ants in some North Texas communities, say experts with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. The fire ants’ natural enemies – phorid flies – have been introduced in Red River County, and established populations have spread through areas of Denton County....
When cattle get sick, it hurts performance and quality. But it is not always easy to tell those cattle from the healthy ones. Cattle with chronic pneumonia can cost producers nearly $80 per head, without showing signs of illness....
During a year's time, beef cattle are exposed to a variety of insect pests that may impact their performance and the pocketbook of the beef producer. Advertisement Examples of costly parasites include the common horn fly (which shows up in huge numbers in mid to late summer if not treated against), face flies, ticks, cattle grubs, heel flies, stable flies and horse flies....
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