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Check Cattle for Lice in Late Winter/Early Spring
By : Rory Lewandowski, Extension Educator Wayne County
Chewing and sucking lice (Pest and Diseases Library Bugwood.org)
Check beef and dairy cattle for lice infestations during the late winter and early spring months. Although lice can be present throughout… Continue reading
Innovations in Health Diagnostics
By Morgan Marley
Cattle are great at camouflaging when they are sick. It’s part of their survival instinct. But what if you could detect illness before a calf showed clinical signs?
That’s just what animal scientist John Richeson is working… Continue reading
Novel Coronavirus and Livestock: Is there a connection?
By : Russ Daly, Professor, SDSU Extension Veterinarian, State Public Health Veterinarian, Courtesy of extension.sdstate.edu
When reports of the novel coronavirus epidemic in China first hit the U.S., very few people had likely heard of coronaviruses, with some notable… Continue reading
All antibiotics for livestock will soon require a vet’s prescription
Courtesy of Texas A & M AgriLife
Cattle, and all other livestock, will soon require a vet’s prescription for injectable antibiotics. (AgriLife Extension photo )
No longer will producers who need injectable antibiotics for their cattle be able to… Continue reading
Nitrate toxicity becomes a factor during hot, dry conditions
When the rain stops, the heat persists and the plants start to stress, nitrate toxicity concern starts to creep to the surface.
“With nitrate toxicity, the plant will either absorb nitrate or ammonia from the soil,” explained Jason Banta, Texas… Continue reading
What Livestock Owners Should Know About Vesicular Stomatitis
By: Russ Daly, Professor, SDSU Extension Veterinarian, State Public Health Veterinarian
Because it’s not a common occurrence in most areas every year, reports of Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) in the media often raise questions among livestock owners. Here are answers to… Continue reading
- Louisiana Master Cattleman classes to begin March 10 in Many March 24, 2020
- 2020 Dairy Beef Short Course March 21, 2020
- National Weather Service Seminar at 3i SHOW March 20, 2020
- Louisiana Master Cattleman classes to begin March 10 in Many March 17, 2020
- s in the Barn series coming to Independence in Feb. and March March 12, 2020
- Louisiana Master Cattleman classes to begin March 10 in Many March 10, 2020
- s in the Barn series coming to Independence in Feb. and March March 6, 2020
- Beef 509 Program to be Held in February February 29, 2020
- s in the Barn series coming to Independence in Feb. and March February 28, 2020
- West Central Cattlemen’s Day Series :: Alma, NE February 26, 2020