Category: Animal Health
RAMP Up the Benefits of Starter Rations
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Feedyards seek rumen-pleasing rations designed to boost animal health and generate more efficient gains. When it comes to getting calves
The Xylazine Conundrum
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor What is xylazine? In short, it’s a drug many of us will find on our vet supply shelf. We call
The Cattler App Improves Feedyard Efficiency
By Gilda V. Bryant, Contributing Editor An innovative app developed by Argentina beef producer Ignacio Albornoz is now used by ranchers in 15 states, Canada
Update: HPAI in Dairy Cattle- Likely spread by wild birds, producers are cautioned to watch for HPAI in Cattle.
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor It began as a mystery disease in dairy cattle and has become, as of this writing, an emerging animal health
Animal Health Issues- How to Handle Them
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor From antibiotics usage to high-tech disease monitoring, there are animal health-oriented products and services that can help cattle producers prevent
Ruminant Animals Finally Get a Break
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Imagine some red faces in the anti-beef crowd. After decades of steady vilification by doctors, nutritionists and environmentalists, ruminants are
INNOVATIVE FEED ACT What’s That All About?
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor U.S. cattle producers are at a certain disadvantage compared to European stockmen. Why? We are unable to benefit from the
Methane Digesters: Miracle Technology or Discriminatory Evil?
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Farm methane digesters are most notably used on large dairies and confinement hog units. They are now becoming a more
Breakthrough BRD Technology Reenters the Market
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Those of us who handle cattle know the most redundant problem we face is bovine respiratory disease (BRD). In fact,
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