BY KARLA WARD
Why the Asian longhorned tick is more than a menace Dr. Bobbi Pritt, a clinical microbiologist at Mayo Clinic, discusses more about the Asian longhorned tick and how to prevent it. BY MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK A...
If neglected, the lumps caused by the lumpy skin disease on the cow’s body could rupture and cause debilitating wounds. File | Photo Credit: The Hindi photo library
Lumpy skin disease is a contagious viral disease that affects cattle and...
By Erin Blakemore
As global warming heats up, humans will increasingly suffer from rising temperatures. But how will climate change affect cows?
Turns out more heat can be harmful to dairy cows.
In recent years, scientists have found links between human-caused climate change and...
Source: Virginia Cooperative Extension
Introduction
Cover crops are planted to increase the health and fertility of soils and to benefit the surrounding environment (SARE 2007). By covering the soil surface, cover crops reduce soil erosion caused by rainfall events, water runoff,...
Since cows spend half their time ruminating, developing a calf’s rumen is critical if you want them to utilize energy effectively in their adult life.
Watch our recent webinar about rumen development with Ginny Sherwin, Clinical Assistant Professor in Farm...
By Benjamin Preiss
July 27, 2022 — 9.26am
KEY POINTS
Farmers fear losing generations of work if there is a foot and mouth disease outbreak.
One case of foot and mouth could result in widespread destruction of livestock to contain the outbreak.
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Industrial hemp (IH) is defined as Cannabis sativa containing < 0.3% delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and was legalized in the 2018 Farm Bill. The impact of cannabinoids in IH fed to livestock, especially after repeat exposure, has not been thoroughly investigated. Sixteen male castrated...
Source: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Päivi Rajala-Schultz1*, Ane Nødtvedt2, Tariq Halasa3 and Karin Persson Waller4
1Department of Production Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
2Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of...
Source: Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Rates (achievable and alarm) and the parameters for transition cows
Parameter
Achievable Rate
Alarm Rate
Displaced abomasum
<3%
≥6%
Milk Fever
<2%
≥5%
Retained Placenta
<8%
≥10%
Metritis and Ketosis
If the rate of displaced abomasums is over 6% it is likely that metritis and ketosis may...
Source: Elsevier
Increasing frequency and size of wildfires in the United States over the past several decades affect everything from human life and health to air quality, biodiversity, and land use. The US dairy industry is not exempt from these...
