2023

Dairy cow mortality levels in the United States have been increasing over time. This is both a financial concern and an important animal welfare issue.

The 2020 American Dairy Science Association’s 4th edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching has generated a lot of discussion within the WSU Field Disease Investigation Unit.

• Title: The different castration techniques in beef calves.
• Title: An overview of the risks and benefits of drinking unpasteurized cow’s milk.
• Title: Comparison of progesterone based estrus synchronization protocols with differing GnRH and PGF2alpha injections in beef heifers.

• Title: Effects of a farm-specific fecal microbial transplant (FMT) product on clinical outcomes and fecal microbiome composition in preweaned dairy calves
• Title: Transcriptional changes detected in fecal RNA from neonatal dairy calves of different breeds following gastrointestinal disease of varying severity
• Title: Improving farm-level antimicrobial stewardship benchmarks by reporting antimicrobial use within the context of both the magnitude of disease pressure and the outcome of therapy
• Title: Contrasting fecal methanogenic and bacterial profiles of organic dairy cows located in northwest Washington receiving either a mixed diet of pasture and TMR or solely TMR

By Dr. Ben Smith, WA Assistant State Veterinarian, Washington State Department of Agriculture

By Dr. Bruce Hutton, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Region 3 Field Veterinarian

Recently a case presented to WADDL that served as a reminder of the challenges related to managing Johne’s disease within goat herds.

What Measures do we have to recuce E coli0157:H7 shedding from cattle? By Dale A. Moore When we think of infectious disease control in animals and people, we usually rely on preventing exposure to the infectious agent and on boosting the immune system – such as by using vaccines — to provide resistance if and […]

How We Feed Cattle That Leads to E coli 0157:H7 Shedding, Right? By Dale A. Moore Granted, there are different ways to raise cattle for beef. You’ve heard the terms “feedlot, natural, organic, grass-fed…” Each method of raising a beef animal has its rewards… and some folks have touted their way of raising beef as […]

Part 1. A Guide to Thinking about E coli 0157:H7 By Dale A. Moore January 2013  Since the Jack in the Box E coli outbreak in 1993 a lot of research and discussion about the bacterial cause, E. coli O157:H7, has filled the scientific literature and media. These fact sheets are to help sort the […]