Another change in antibiotic use

New Mexico Requesting Split TB Status

Pregnancy Diagnosis

Emerging Clostridial Disease Targets Calves

15th BSE Case Confirmed In Canada

Biosecurity Basics

By Clint Peck contributing editor

Biosecurity, biocontainment, biological risk management. To the beef producer, these new buzzwords essentially mean the same thing addressing the possibility...

Eight biosecurity tips

By W. Mark Hilton contributing editor

Ask a swine producer about the role of biosecurity and herd health on the average hog farm, and a protocol and 20-minute lecture are surely to follow....

15 for Canada

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) last month confirmed another case of BSE in a six-year-old beef cow in Alberta. The infected cow, detected...

Italy Reports BSE Case

Source: Reuters

In a recent article on Reuters, Italy announced its first BSE case in two years...

Eliminating PI Animals Makes Economic Sense

Montana cattle ranchers still have time to screen their herds for animals persistently infected (PI) with the bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) virus. And the managers of the Montana BVD-PI Herd Screening Project...

Persistently Infected Calves Cost

In a recent study of cattle herds in southern Oklahoma, nearly 17% of the ranches had at least one BVD persistently infected (PI) calf in the 2006 calf crop...

Late Calving, Early Weaning Nets Higher Return

Kansas Livestock Association

Calving in April and weaning during August may produce a lighter calf, but with feed costs at record levels, cow-calf producers will see better returns under this production system...

Fall calving with tall fescue

by Jim Gerrish contributing editor

Spring may not seem the right time to be thinking about the virtues of fall calving, but if you live in the tall-fescue zone of the U.S., you should be...

A Lousy Deal

By Burt Rutherford Senior Editor

Now you see 'em. But mostly you don't. And that makes diagnosing a lice problem in your cattle a bit challenging. However, says Jack Lloyd, professor...

Is Your Dewormer WORKING?

By Joe Roybal Editor

Anthelmintics (dewormers) are among history's miracle drugs. Since first introduced in the 1960s, these products have literally helped feed a growing...

Vaccination timing and stocker cattle

compiled by Alaina Burt managing editor

Delaying vaccination with a modified-live virus (MLV) product in newly received beef calves improves gain and immune response, University of Arkansas...

Emerging Clostridial Disease Targets Calves

Burt Rutherford

Cattlemen considering a move to later calving may want to also consider taking a look at their cowherd vaccination program...

Eight biosecurity tips

By W. Mark Hilton contributing editor

Ask a swine producer about the role of biosecurity and herd health on the average hog farm, and a protocol and 20-minute lecture are surely to follow....

What is a premium?

by Dave Sjeklocha contributing editor

As a veterinarian, clients frequently ask me: Can I get a premium for my preconditioned calves? I always respond with: What is a premium? Premiums can...

Weaning management

by Clint Peck contributing editor

Weaning time is harvest time in cow-calf country. This can be a stressful time for the cow, the calf and the rancher. Probably the most critical weaning...

Late Calving, Early Weaning Nets Higher Return

Kansas Livestock Association

Calving in April and weaning during August may produce a lighter calf, but with feed costs at record levels, cow-calf producers will see better returns under this production system...