Cold weather livestock tips
Yvonne Bellay, DVM, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, advises livestock owners to prepare for cold-weather care of their animals.
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Vaccinating pregnant cows: Reproduction
When a cow is in the chute for pregnancy checking, many cow-calf producers take advantage of the opportunity to perform other necessary procedures to get their cows ready for the winter and the subsequent calving season.
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Vaccinating pregnant cows: Scours vaccinations
Pregnancy checking time represents an opportunity for producers to perform other procedures at the same time.
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Rain's return regenerates springlike pasture regrowth
Cooler temperatures and the return of rainfall after a hot, extremely dry summer has caused a springlike regrowth in pastures that can present some health risks for grazing cattle.
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EHD making rough year harder for northern cattle producers
A significant number of epizootic hemorrhagic disease cases have been confirmed in northern states prompting states to emphasize prevention.
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KLA: State proposes requiring trich tests for bulls sold in-state
The Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) Division of Animal Health is accepting public comment on a proposed regulation that sets out new testing requirements for trichomoniasis.
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Beef cattle tips: October
Management strategies to consider in the coming month.
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Questions and answers about EHD in cattle
EHD is a viral disease that has long been recognized as perhaps the most important infectious disease of white-tailed deer.
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Watch for trich when rebuilding herds
In some areas of the country hit hardest by drought that culled cows but now are rebuilding herds, diseases like trichomoniasis need to be of top concern. “As cows change hands, diseases move,” says Mac Devin, DVM, Boehringer Ingelheim. "We'll be bringing cows back to states like Texas when the drought is over and we are growing more forages."
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Cow-calf corner: Culling and record keeping
Glenn Selk looks at proper culling procedures and record keeping.
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Jolley: Talking calmly about antibiotics
I suppose the current ranting and raving and choosing of sides goes along with the modern political climate. The art of calmly discussing the merits and demerits of an issue based on hard facts and science has dried up like a field of corn in the middle of Kansas this summer. Let’s try to revive that art.
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- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- Oklahoma producers have access to new OQBN tool
- Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL
- Oil ends higher on weaker dollar, supplies weigh
- Purdue's beef evaluation program receives 10,000th bull
- Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
- Ag markets were mixed to start the new week
- Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
- Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
- New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
