Cattle Health http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health RSS Feed for Cattle Health en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:10:35 GMT Don’t let Trich sneak up on your herd http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/Dont-let-Trich-sneak-up-on-your-herd-212001001.html Producers who don’t keep an eye on their herd, paying close attention to calving numbers and herd sizes, may be allowing a serious disease to sneak up on their herd. Pinkeye prevention in cattle this summer http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/Pinkeye-prevention-in-cattle-this-summer-211460451.html Now is the time to think ahead about preventive measures for pinkeye. Bovine TB found in North Dakota http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/Bovine-TB-found-in-North-Dakota-211453641.html North Dakota State Health Department officials have confirmed the state’s first bovine tuberculosis case since 1999. Texas weather; Rains help but drought maintains its stubborn hold http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/Texas-weather-Rains-help-but-drought-maintains-its-stubborn-hold-211063261.html Is Texas still in a drought? It depends upon where you are and whom you talk to, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor and reports from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agents across the state. Anthrax kills Minn. cow http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/Anthrax-kills-Minn-cow-210871831.html Minnesota producers are advised to be vigilant after a cow in northwest Minnesota died from anthrax. Keeping flies off cattle prevents stress and weightloss http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/Keeping-flies-off-cattle-prevents-stress-and-weightloss--210578491.html Shoo, fly! With summer upon us, it is important to keep flies off of cattle. Plan now to pregnancy check replacement heifers http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/Plan-now-to-pregnancy-check-replacement-heifers-210250881.html Ranchers who choose to breed replacement heifers about a month ahead of the mature cows need to determine which heifers failed to conceive in their first breeding season. $10 million for breeding burps out of cows? http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/10-million-for-breeding-burps-out-of-cows-210234511.html Belching cows are in the spotlight as a team of international scientists hopes to breed a herd of all-star – and burp-less – cows. Ranchers need to watch for ‘hardware disease’ in livestock http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/Ranchers-need-to-watch-for-hardware-disease-in-livestock-210138301.html As Arkansans clean up after another round of destructive winds and flooding, the state’s livestock producers should not only scout fields for objects that can be a danger to grazing animals, but also check their herds for symptoms of “hardware disease.” Congress reauthorizes the Animal Drug User Fee Act http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/Congress-reauthorizes-the-Animal-Drug-User-Fee-Act-210122601.html The Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) passed the House of Representatives last night with a vote of 390-12.