September 2023

African swine fever is a highly contagious viral pig disease. It can spread very quickly in pig populations through direct or indirect contact.

• Title: The relationship between Angus and Santa Gertrudis sired steer calves and Anabolic Implant Protocol relative to steer feeding behavior in the feedlot.
• Title: Rinderpest rights and wrongs: Disease control lessons for the small animal practitioner.
• Title: Common causes of abortion in beef cattle in the Southwest Region of the United States.
• Title: Assessing the relationship between pulmonary lobar consolidation and bacterial prevalence in the upper respiratory tract of Holstein dairy calves.

• Title: Differentially expressed candidate miRNAs of day 16 bovine embryos on the regulation of pregnancy establishment in dairy cows.

One of the main points of reproductive efficiency is correctly identifying cows in estrus.

Interesting background on the differences in nutritional needs between small ruminants and cattle.

An emerging disease of unknown etiology affecting mostly dairy cows in the early stages of first lactation.

Effective communication skills are essential for veterinarians to realize their advisory role by exploring and understanding a farmer’s worldview.

Contagious disease outbreaks such as Foot and Mouth Disease represent a major threat to the dairy industry, as both animal health/welfare and business continuity are affected.