Strongyle nematode control in small ruminants
By Dr. Laura Williams, Parasitology Section Head, Washington Animal Disease Diagnostics Laboratory
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Feedback from feeders
Authored 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 […]
Dairy antimicrobial stewardship
Dec 2020 – ARCHIVE; A conference for farmers and veterinarians in the West
Mitigate antibiotic resistance in food animal production systems
July 2020 – ARCHIVE
Genomics & dairy cow fertility
July 2020 – ARCHIVE
Bovine pinkeye considerations
Pinkeye in cattle, or bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) is a contagious eye disease that affects herds worldwide, including throughout the United States.
Bluetongue virus in sheep
Bluetongue virus, or BTV, is an orbivirus. There are 26 known serotypes that infect ruminants including cattle, sheep, goats, wildlife (deer), and new world camelids.
Antimicrobial resistance risks and stewardship
Some of the recent risk assessments for the claim that food animal antimicrobial use (AMU) is a problem, highlight current antimicrobial uses in dairy cattle, risks for AMR, and focus on areas for improvement of antimicrobial stewardship in the dairy industry.
Dairy genomics workshop recordings
In October and December 2018, five traveling Dairy Genomics Workshops were conducted discussing genomics of fertility for dairy producers and managers, veterinarians, allied industry and extension faculty.
Medical use of kaolin
Ancillary therapies for calf diarrhea