disease

A Novel Look at Feed Additives for Beef Cattle

by Dr. Aimee Hafla Beef Nutritionist, AgriKing

Increasing consumer pressure to reduce or eliminate the use of antibiotics continues to motivate livestock producers to evaluate novel feed additives that offer health and production benefits, but do not require veterinary oversight.… Continue reading →

Posted in Industry News | Tagged antibiotics, bioactive, consumers, defense, disease, essential oils, feed additive, ionophores, pressre, probiotics

Cattle Traceability Continues To Advance

Courtesy of kla.org

Multiple state cattlemen’s organizations from major beef producing regions have partnered together to form U.S. CattleTrace. The goal is to develop a national infrastructure for disease traceability and encourage private industry’s use of the system for… Continue reading →

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Stress and the immune system

Courtesy of Oregon State University

Introduction

The cattle industry in U.S. loses about $ 1 billion dollars yearly due to death caused by health issues. An example is the bovine respiratory disease (BRD) complex, which presents the most significant and… Continue reading →

Posted in Cow/Calf Corner | Tagged BRD, carcass quality, death, disease, feedlot, loss, performance, polyunsaturated fatty acids, stress, tenderness

Elanco Animal Health Appoints Chief Sustainability Officer, Emphasizes Continued Commitment to Advance Well-Being of Animals, People and Planet

By : Colleen Parr Dekker

GREENFIELD, Ind. (December 2, 2019) Elanco Animal Health Inc. (NYSE: ELAN) today announced Sara Place, Ph.D., has joined the company as Chief Sustainability Officer, emphasizing the company’s continued commitment to make an impact on… Continue reading →

Posted in Industry News | Tagged animals, Chief Sustainability Officer, demand, disease, elanco, extreme weather, global, health, protein, recyclers, upcycler

It’s Time to Take a Fresh Look at Trichomoniasis Management

DULUTH, Ga. (Dec. 3, 2019) — “There’s not another disease out there that approaches the economic significance of trichomoniasis for a cow-calf producer,” stated John Davidson, DVM, Boehringer Ingelheim.

Trichomoniasis, or trich, is a sexually transmitted protozoal disease… Continue reading →

Posted in Cow/Calf Corner | Tagged bulls, carrier, cows, cull, disease, pregnancy check, profit, selection, shedding, testing, timing, trichomoniasis, vaccine

Fall Cow/Calf Producer Herd Check Up

Fall is the time when beef cattle producers make many management and labor decisions, including repairing cattle working facilities, moving cattle to fall grazing, assessing crop residue opportunities and wondering if winter feed supplies will be sufficient.

Producers have other… Continue reading →

Posted in Cow/Calf Corner | Tagged age, brdc, breeding season, bulls, development, disease, fetus, nutrition, plants, pregnancy check, stress, vaccinations