Cattle Health http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health RSS Feed for Cattle Health en-us Fri, 17 May 2013 19:22:45 GMT USDA'S novel cell line identifies all FMD virus serotypes http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/USDAS-novel-cell-line-identifies-all-FMD-virus-serotypes-207753851.html USDA scientists have developed a new cell line that rapidly and accurately detects foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), which causes a highly contagious and economically devastating disease in cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals. If not born wild or mishandled, dollars add up http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/If-not-born-wild-or-mishandled-dollars-add-up-206609791.html Nobody wants cattle with too much “attitude,” but it takes focused genetics and handling to improve docility in a herd. Shade can keep cattle cool and help save sensitive water habitats http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/Shade-can-keep-cattle-cool-and-help-save-sensitive-water-habitats-204887201.html Shade not only helps cattle stay cool in the summer months, but also helps preserve the quality of sensitive habitats around ponds and streams. Potential for biotechnology in animal health http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/Potential-for-biotechnology-in-animal-health-204351821.html Allison Van Eenennaam, PhD, a geneticist with the University of California – Davis, discusses potential applications of genomics, gene editing and recombinant vaccines for protecting animal health and performance. Disease and animal health diagnosis http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/Disease-and-animal-health-diagnosis-202346881.html Calving season is well underway and the typical questions about abortions, calf scours, and other problems have been asked. Proper injection sites to remember at calf-working time http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/Proper-injection-sites-to-remember-at-calf-working-time-201936081.html The months of April and May are traditionally the months when “spring round-ups” take place. This is the time that large and small cow/calf operations schedule the “working” of the calves. Cryptosporidia: A cause of illness in calves and people too http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/Cryptosporidia-A-cause-of-illness-in-calves-and-people-too-201934431.html One of the germs that contributes to calf scours cases is cryptosporidia, or “crypto”. Crypto is a one-celled protozoa that is normally present in small numbers in the digestive tract of cows and calves. Cattle producers should prevent, watch for grass tetany http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/Cattle-producers-should-prevent-watch-for-grass-tetany-201456551.html As pastures start to green up in the eastern Corn Belt, cattle producers need to be aware of the risk of grass tetany in grazing animals, a Purdue Extension beef specialist says. Herd health: Vaccinations for the cow-calf operation http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/Herd-health-Vaccinations-for-the-cow-calf-operation-198785571.html One of the most common questions in cow/calf production is what vaccines are necessary on an annual basis to keep the herd healthy. Ten ideas to improve your herd’s cattle health this year http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cattle-health/Ten-ideas-to-improve-your-herds-cattle-health-this-year-196018091.html Like in any other part of our cattle operations, resolving to do some things better for the health programs we have on our beef cattle operations might pay us dividends.