Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2009
By:
John Maas, DVM, DACVN, DACVIM
Foot rot (interdigital phlegmon, foot abscess, foul-in-the-foot, infectious pododermatitis, interdigital necrobacillosis) is an infection of the interdigital tissue of cattle caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum and Prevotella melaninogenicus or Porphyromonas levii.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2009
By:
John Maas, DVM, DACVN, DACVIM
Several disease syndromes in cattle have been shown to be selenuim-responsive.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2009
By:
W. Mark Hilton, DVM, DABVP
The 2008 National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) data indicates 77% of bull calves in the U.S. are castrated before marketing and 75% of those are castrated before three months of age.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2009
By:
Dusty W. Nagy, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
You are presented with a 9 day old Holstein-Friesian heifer calf with a chief complaint of diarrhea of four days duration.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2009
By:
John Maas, DVM, DACVN, DACVIM
Anaplasmosis is a noncontagious, infectious, transmissible hemoparasitic disease of cattle.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2009
By:
Dusty W. Nagy, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Antibiotic selection is generally based on a range factors including tentative diagnosis, culture and sensitivity data, pharmacokinetic constraints, economics, and legality.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2009
By:
John Maas, DVM, DACVN, DACVIM
Ruminants are uniquely susceptible to hypomagnesemic tetany (HMT) caused by a variety of factors.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2009
By:
W. Mark Hilton, DVM, DABVP
With the recent increase in prices of feedstuffs used in beef rations along with the increasing availability of by-product feeds, now is the time for veterinarians to become more involved in nutrition consultation with their beef clients.
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