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As The Coronavirus Spreads, Farmers Still Fight Other Livestock Viruses

The coronavirus has impacted enormous numbers of people, but the disease is suspected to have started in animals.

While the specific animal source hasn’t been identified, the virus originated at a wet market – where… Continue reading →

Posted in Management | Tagged coronavirus, disease, exposure, livestock, mosquito, risk, standing water, transmitted, unsanitary, virus

Bang’s Vaccination: Is It Still Required?

By Heather Smith Thomas

Often called Bang’s disease, brucellosis is the most common cause of abortion in cattle worldwide, except where it has been controlled or eradicated. The primary way this disease is spread is via infected fetuses, fetal membranes,… Continue reading →

Posted in Management | Tagged abortion, Bangs, Brucellosis, disease, elk, Idaho, infected, Montana, requirement, state, test, Utah, vaccination, Wyoming

MINDFUL MANAGEMENT

Reimagining Liver Health in Beef Cattle

By Miranda Reiman

Undetectable diseases are hard to cure.

You can’t look at a pen of feedyard cattle and know which ones have liver abscesses. Even technologies like ultrasound or blood tests don’t uncover… Continue reading →

Posted in Feedlot Focus | Tagged bacteria, disease, feed intake, feedlot, grain finished, lactic acid, liver abscess, management, rations, resistance, rumen wall, severe, Tylan

Rx Required

Food and Drug Administration is continuing the phasing in of a law that requires a prescription for any antibiotic use in animals raised for human consumption

By Susan Himes

No longer will producers who need injectable antibiotics for their cattle… Continue reading →

Posted in Management | Tagged antibiotic, bacteria, decline, disease, FDA, health, human consumption, prescription, Rx, superbug, veterinarian

Protect Cattle from Exposure to Lepto and Other Feral-Swine Disease Risks

Increasing biosecurity and practicing prevention minimizes disease transmission to cattle

With nearly 77% of all livestock located in regions with feral swine and up to 34 known diseases those swine can transmit, it’s crucial for beef producers to protect their… Continue reading →

Posted in Management | Tagged antigens, biosecurity, disease, exposure, feral swine, killed vaccine, leptospirosis, prevention, transmission

Ensure Herd Bulls Are Ready for the Upcoming Breeding

By : Olivia Amundson, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist, Courtesy of extension.sdstate.edu

Spring calving for some is underway, while for others is approaching quickly. This indicates the next breeding season is right around the corner. Percent of calf crop… Continue reading →

Posted in Cow/Calf Corner | Tagged breeding soundness exam, bulls, calving, disease, libido, maintain, physical, quality, semen, time