March 2023

By Dr. Amber Itle, WA State Veterinarian, Washington State Department of Agriculture

• Title: Utility of postmortem bacterial culture of abdominal organs at autopsy of young calves.
• Title: Characterization of rumen microbiome and metabolome from oro-esophageal tubing and rumen cannula in Holstein dairy cows.

By Dr. Minden L. Buswell, Reserve Veterinary Corps Coordinator, Washington State Department of Agriculture

The Reserve Veterinary Corps is a body of volunteers willing to help WSDA respond to a crisis affecting animals in our state.

Metritis is a uterine disease that poses a major threat to sustainability in dairy operations, as the disease is associated with up to US$ 1.2 billion/year in economic losses to the U.S. dairy industry.

Metritis is a uterine disease associated with severe detrimental impacts on productive and reproductive performance, as well as animal mortality and welfare.

By Dr. Gary Haldorson, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory

By Dr. Laura Williams, Parasitology Section Head, Washington Animal Disease Diagnostics Laboratory

By D Moore and E Field The cow‐calf producer doesn’t just sell calves. They are the first link in the chain of supplying beef to the consumer. What is sometimes forgotten is that what happens on the ranch doesn’t stay on the ranch but can continue through to the feedlot or slaughterhouse and onto the […]