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File photo of a calf displaying symptoms of coccidiosis.
Cow-Calf, Features, Herd Health

Coccidiosis in beef calves

Veterinary Case Study: Treatment protocols to help manage this common, yet troubling, disease

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Nate walked through a pen of calves he had just weaned from his first-calf heifers. The day before, he’d noticed flecks of blood in some of the stools, but overall, the calves seemed bright and were eating the hay and chopped oats he offered in bunks. Today, however, he saw blood clots in stools and […] Read more
a herd of commercial Hereford-Simmental cattle on crop stubble with snow
Cow-Calf, Features, Herd Health, Livestock

IBR is a serious cause of abortion in beef cattle

Veterinary Case Study: After buying new stock, a rancher’s cow herd starts aborting third-trimester calves

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Early one morning in January, Alf called upset over what he found when checking his herd of purebred Herefords. Lying in the straw were three aborted fetuses and two other cows appeared to be in the process of aborting third-trimester fetuses. Alf, an excellent stockman but very worried, asked the hard question of what might […] Read more
Atypical interstitial pneumonia (AIP) before they see it is a deadly disease that often plagues cattle in feedlots, but the cause of this illness is largely a mystery.
Beef Cattle, Bovine Respiratory Disease, Livestock

Serotonin may be key to solving pneumonia puzzle in cattle

Data regarding serotonin with the human form of the disease could pave the way for research into AIP in cattle

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Pen riders move through the feedlot corrals on horseback, watching the cattle with a sharp eye. They are looking for illness, weaving through the herd day after day. They hear the animal with atypical interstitial pneumonia (AIP) before they see it. There’s a rattle in the heifer’s breathing and loud grunting. When they locate the […] Read more
calf in a barn stall
Animal Health, Bovine Respiratory Disease, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Stress, biosecurity and bovine respiratory disease

Bovine respiratory disease isn’t going away, but there are things ranchers and farmers can do to reduce disease prevalence

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Shipping fever. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Whatever name you give it, it remains the number one cause of death in feedlots. It pops up on cow-calf operations, too. The Beef Cattle Research Council’s website notes that BRD is a leading cause of death, illness and antibiotic treatment in calves from three weeks of age to […] Read more
preparing a livestock vaccine
Animal Health, Herd Health

How to read a vaccine label

Knowing what is on a vaccine label helps ensure a high level of immunity in your cattle

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Vaccination requires an open dialogue between the producer and a vet, discussing what to vaccinate for and when. Knowing how to read the labels of the vaccine is just as important.

Chicory on a farm near Turtle Lake, Sask, which was part of the Saskatchewan Forage Council’s 2023 summer tour. Plants such as chicory can be part of a parasite control strategy.
Animal Health, Beef Cattle, Livestock, Parasites

Managing parasite resistance to livestock dewormers

There’s no easy way to extinguish resistance to dewormers, but producers can manage it and control parasites

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The debate is over on whether internal parasites are developing resistance to dewormers in Canadian cow herds, as far as the research is concerned. But while researchers can offer some general principles, ranchers will need to get a little creative to figure out how to manage it on their own operations. Dr. John Gilleard is […] Read more
Two calves on pasture. The Sandhills system works by lowering the pathogen load newborn calves are exposed to on calving grounds.
Cow-Calf, Livestock, Scours

Shifting to the Sandhills calving system to cut scours in young beef calves

While it’s not for every operation, the Sandhills calving system can reduce diarrhea in young calves 

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Cow-calf producers across North America face wide-ranging challenges each calving season but scours and neonatal diarrhea often top the list. Various systems are used to help prevent what can become devastating losses when these pathogens gain a foothold.  An established approach still growing in popularity is the Sandhills calving system, designed to separate newborns and […] Read more
Surviving scours
Calving, Cow-Calf, Livestock, Scours

Surviving scours

Prevention is the best medicine, but when you’re in the middle of an outbreak, it’s all about getting through it

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Scours. It should be a four-lettered word, for all the misery it causes on cow-calf operations. Even with the best preventative practices, outbreaks can pop up in herds. And in the middle of an outbreak, the focus is on survival, for calves and humans alike. During an outbreak, producers are generally going to see a […] Read more

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