livestock health | Morning Ag Clips

September 2, 2019

CATTLE HEALTH ...

Cattle in N.D., Texas positive for anthrax

NDA encouraging livestock owners to protect their animals by watching for disease

June 19, 2019

(Auburn Alumni Association, Flickr/Creative Commons)

ANIMAL HEALTH ...

Deadline is Friday for Erie County Fair's Vet Camp

Program gives youth the opportunity to work first-hand with veterinarians and animals

January 31, 2019

(Courtesy of National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff. Des Moines, IA USA. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)

LIVESTOCK HEALTH ...

Foreign Animal Disease workshops

Events across the state focus on prevention and response

October 11, 2018

Bovine tuberculosis was recently confirmed in a large beef herd in Alcona County. (Courtesy of Michigan Department of Agriculture)

HERD HEALTH ...

Bovine TB identified in Alcona County herd

Bovine TB is an infectious bacterial disease primarily affecting cattle

July 23, 2018

iowa state fair pig

BIOSECURITY ...

Fair season biosecurity tips

There are several steps you can take before, during and after the fair to keep animals healthy

July 15, 2018

LIVESTOCK HEALTH ...

Wildfire livestock health management

July 11, 2018

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HEAT STRESS ...

Management can help alleviate livestock heat stress

KLA website has a link to daily heat stress maps

May 15, 2018

Swine influenza is a regular occurrence in commercial hog farms. When influenza is associated with human illness, a whole new set of issues arise, however – especially when it affects exhibitors or visitors to a pig show. (Courtesy: Lee Cannon [CC BY-SA 2.0])

SWINE HEALTH ...

Five things swine producers should know

Flu at swine exhibitions

May 9, 2018

Locations of sampled mineral licks and prevalence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in hunter-harvested white-tailed deer from 2010–2013 in south-central Wisconsin, USA. Squares are townships of 9.66 km per side. Inset shows state of Wisconsin, USA. Site 6 denotes the mineral lick with CWD-positive fecal samples.CREDIT: PLOS ONE

ANIMAL HEALTH ...

CWD prions discovered in soil near mineral licks

Out of 11 sites, nine had detectable levels of the disease-causing misfolded proteins

January 29, 2018

Animals can be exposed to various pathogens (disease causing bugs like bacteria or viruses) on their home farm, while they travel, or at a show. Many times it isn’t until an animal is stressed, such as a going to a fair that it begins to show signs of an illness. (Courtesy of SDSU Extension)

LIVESTOCK HEALTH ...

Animal diseases to know before you show

2018 Animal Care Wednesday Webinars