Category: Chuteside Manner
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
Service Vet, You Bet
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Mark Turney, DVM, is a high-energy guy. He requested a visit with CALF News, having some thoughts he wanted to
The Socialist Spider
By Jim Whitt Contributing Editor In the words of Scottish economist Adam Smith, “There is no art which one government sooner learns of another than
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
Life-Saving Microbe
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor As you head out to the chute to treat a sick steer, have you ever pondered where that bottle of
Clearing the Next Hurdle
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Our world is not the same place as it was even a few years ago. Agriculture, once a seemingly unnoticed
Veterinarian Shortage Intensifies
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Marty was upset. He had received a letter from his alma mater asking for a donation to a scholarship recipient
Texas Cattle Fever- It Put the ‘Tic’ in Politics
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor The long and storied history of our industry would not be complete without taking a dive into the dipping vat