Category: Animal Health
MERCK’S DNA TRACEBACK- Using ‘Nature’s Barcode’ to Verify Exact Beef Origin
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Fastidious food producers, retailers and consumers are becoming more demanding in knowing how and where their beef is produced. Using
Antibiotics Will Now Require a Veterinarian’s Prescription
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor This is an opportunity, says Dr. Justin Welsh, executive director of livestock technical services for Merck Animal Health. “Is this
Bluetongue Virus: Annoyance or Tragedy?
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Few health issues are as insidious and difficult to deal with as bluetongue virus (BTV). Many of our readership may
Nebraska Ag in – and out of – the Classroom
by Micky Burch Officially named for the method of harvesting or “husking” corn by hand, Nebraska was dubbed the “The Cornhusker State” in 1945. You
Leaps of Technology
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor It is difficult for a paper-and-pencil kind of person to wrap my elderly head around the latest health technologies that
Merck Animal Health Receives FDA Approval of AROVYN™
New prescription antibiotic option for BRD, pinkeye and foot rot Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada, a
Interaction Is Teaching
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Kids sit in schools, classrooms and at the kitchen table for a good part of their young lives and are
Forage Sorghum
Scientific Advancements Give Us Another Option By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Corn is king. It is the king of cattle finishing operations, the ethanol industry
The Amazing Ruminant
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Bovines have been taking a bum rap for too many years. First, doctors mistakenly reported the risk of heart disease
Fetal Programming
Scientific Advancement with Tragic Beginnings By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor In the past few years, cattlemen have had opportunities to study and take advantage of