Dairy

Given the concern surrounding avian influenza virus Type A H5N1, now is a great time to examine your current biosecurity management.

Haptoglobin is an acute-phase protein that is critical for the elimination of free hemoglobin and the neutralization of oxidative damage.

Uterine torsions represent a major issue in calving management, as the condition can be life-threatening to the dam and calf and usually requires extensive labor for its correction.

• Title: Comparative diagnoses of respiratory disease in preweaned dairy calves using sequential thoracic ultrasonography and clinical respiratory scoring
• Title: Antimicrobial Susceptibility in Respiratory Pathogens and Farm and Animal Variables in Weaned California Dairy Heifers: Logistic Regression and Bayesian Network Analyses
• Title: An artificial intelligence approach of feature engineering and ensemble methods depicts the rumen microbiome contribution to feed efficiency in dairy cows
• Title: Evaluating differences in milk production, reproductive performance, and survival associated with vaginal discharge characteristics and fever in postpartum dairy cows
• Title: MicroRNAs and Their Associated Genes Regulating the Acrosome Reaction in Sperm of High- versus Low-Fertility Holstein Bulls

• Title: Host and rumen microbiome contributions to feed efficiency traits in Holstein cows
• Title: Comparative diagnoses of respiratory disease in preweaned dairy calves using sequential thoracic ultrasonography and clinical respiratory scoring

The use of dairy cattle as a source of beef has served as an alternative for maintaining the beef supply in U.S. markets.

The transition period is considered one of the most challenging stages in the life of a dairy cow.

In February of last year, the FDIU group worked with a dairy that was experiencing an outbreak of winter dysentery in their lactating cattle