Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Mark L. Alley, DVM, MBA
In the current economy, one thing that has become abundantly clear is that things are going to change. One of the changes occurring rapidly is the increased interest in allowing the animal (cattle) to harvest the forage growing in the pasture.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Robert Larson, DVM, PhD, DACT, DACVPM
Many veterinarians express frustration when trying to provide their clients with the best advice on which diagnostic tests to recommend for purchased cattle or the resident herd. The goal is to screen apparently healthy cattle to identify carriers of infectious disease that could cause reproductive losses and other health problems in the herd.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Michael D. Apley, DVM, PhD, DACVCP
This checklist serves as a starting point for evaluating your applications of antimicrobials in food animals.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Mark L. Alley, DVM, MBA
Although we have known the importance of internal parasites in cattle for many years, we still face an endless battle to control these organisms. Parasites are the ultimate "survivor". Parasites realize that their survival is dependent on not killing their host. As a result, they have adapted as their hosts (cattle) are exposed to different management practices (including parasiticide products and pasture management practices).
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Robert Larson, DVM, PhD, DACT, DACVPM
Replacement heifer development is a critically important area for veterinarians to offer production medicine advice to their beef-producing clients. In order for replacement heifers to calve at approximately 24 months of age and to reach puberty the equivalent of three heat cycles before the start of the mature cow breeding season, heifers must become puberal by 11 to 13 months of age.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
May 28, 2010
Auburn, Ala. -- The American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) is considering a name change to include the word "veterinarian."
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
April 11, 2010
AgriLabs introduces two $5,000 awards for professional-development training in large-animal medicine.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
February 21, 2010
Pullman, Wash. -- Dr. William Davis, a professor in the Washington State University (WSU) Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, developed a new test for bovine tuberculosis (bTB).
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
December 24, 2009
Madison, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association is taking a stand against a proposed state law that would allow the sale of raw, unpasteurized milk.
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