Dairy
- Enhanced biosecurity plans Given the concern surrounding avian influenza virus Type A H5N1, now is a great time to examine your current biosecurity management.
- Haptoglobin as a marker for health and management of periparturient dairy cows Haptoglobin is an acute-phase protein that is critical for the elimination of free hemoglobin and the neutralization of oxidative damage.
- Management of uterine torsions in dairy cows: Insights from a practitioner after attending 59 cases in WA dairies 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.
- WSU Ag Animal Faculty Research Updates, April 2024 Title: Comparative diagnoses of respiratory disease in preweaned dairy calves using sequential thoracic ultrasonography and clinical respiratory scoringTitle: Antimicrobial Susceptibility in Respiratory Pathogens and Farm and Animal Variables in Weaned California Dairy Heifers: Logistic Regression and Bayesian Network AnalysesTitle: An artificial intelligence approach of feature engineering and ensemble methods depicts the rumen microbiome contribution to feed efficiency in dairy cowsTitle: Evaluating differences in milk production, reproductive performance, and survival associated with vaginal discharge characteristics and fever in postpartum dairy cowsTitle: MicroRNAs and Their Associated Genes Regulating the Acrosome Reaction in Sperm of High- versus Low-Fertility Holstein Bulls
- WSU College of Veterinary Medicine senior paper highlights
- WSU ag animal faculty research updates, spring 2024 Title: Host and rumen microbiome contributions to feed efficiency traits in Holstein cowsTitle: Comparative diagnoses of respiratory disease in preweaned dairy calves using sequential thoracic ultrasonography and clinical respiratory scoring
- Impacts of Beef-on-Dairy on herd performance and economics The use of dairy cattle as a source of beef has served as an alternative for maintaining the beef supply in U.S. markets.
- WSU College of Veterinary Medicine senior paper highlights
- The importance of DCAD and time in the close-up period on postpartum health and production of dairy cows The transition period is considered one of the most challenging stages in the life of a dairy cow.
- Winter dysentery In February of last year, the FDIU group worked with a dairy that was experiencing an outbreak of winter dysentery in their lactating cattle
- Dairy cow mortality data management: The dairy certificate of death 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.
- Revisiting pair and group housing 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.