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Keep Q fever in mind this calving season
Cow-Calf, Livestock, Vet advice

Keep Q fever in mind this calving season

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

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Q fever is a potential zoonosis every stock person should keep in mind through calving, lambing and kidding season. The disease, Q fever, and the organism, Coxiella burnetii, when present represent a serious threat to human health. Every gram of afterbirth or fluid from an infected animal contains millions of infectious particles and only a […] Read more
Pre-breeding vaccinations for cows and bulls
Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

Pre-breeding vaccinations for cows and bulls

Health with Heather Smith Thomas

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Some diseases affect reproduction, interfering with the cow’s ability to carry a calf to term. It’s best to try to prevent these diseases by making sure cows and bulls have adequate immunity before breeding season. These vaccinations will vary, depending on specific risks in a certain herd, and timing will vary, depending on the calving/breeding […] Read more
That’s gotta hurt
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research

That’s gotta hurt

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Marketing executives for grocery and restaurant chains track consumer perceptions and attitudes towards issues like livestock production practices, animal welfare and pain control. These surveys sometimes lead to initiatives that impose specific production standards on suppliers so the company can distinguish itself and showcase its products. From the other side, animal welfare researchers study how […] Read more
There are few fractures today that cannot be dealt with in an economical fashion, says Saskatchewan veterinarian Andy Acton.
Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Dealing with broken bones in calves

There are many options for setting a broken bone

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Occasionally cattle suffer fractures, and it’s generally a leg bone. Often it’s a young or newborn calf, and the fractured limb should be cast or splinted for proper healing. When Dr. Andy Acton with Deep South Animal Clinic at Ogema, Sask., gets a phone call from a producer about a possible fracture, he asks about […] Read more
A simple vigour test for newborns
Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

A simple vigour test for newborns

Give it two fingers to suck… that’s step one

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Two simple observations at birth can tell you whether a newborn calf has the vigour to quickly suckle enough colostrum to achieve the protection of passive immunity. “Measuring calving ease and suckle reflex is a quick and easy method to identify beef calves that are unlikely to consume colostrum by four hours after birth,” says […] Read more
Intestinal lesions caused by Johne's disease.
Features

When Johne’s hits home

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Dr. Meaghan Crawford’s empathy for the family that discovered Johne’s disease in their young beef herd was evident as she spoke about her involvement with the case during her time as a veterinary student at Calgary. A cow and two heifers showing severe weight loss and diarrhea were brought into the rural clinic where she […] Read more
News, News Roundup

Added pain relief for C-sections in cattle

Drugs: News Roundup from the November 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Boehringer Ingelheim’s Metacam 20 has obtained approval in Canada for use in cattle to reduce pain associated with abdominal surgery, such as caesarean section. The marketing authorization was granted based on recent research studies that show how cows’ behaviour is influenced by being treated with Metacam 20 immediately prior to abdominal surgery. Previous Canadian research […] Read more
“If your reason for choosing to be a vet isn’t for the love of animals, then you are probably in the wrong profession.” Dr. Bob Evenson, veterinarian, Tisdale, Sask.
Features, Livestock

For the love of animals

Animal care is at the forefront for veterinarian Dr. Bob Evenson

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Dr. Bob Evenson made a swift entry into the real world of veterinary medicine the first morning of his career when he delivered a calf by C-section only to return to the clinic to find out that another case 30 miles north would be the second of what would add up to more than 4,000 […] Read more
Farmer With Vet Examining Calf
Livestock, Vet advice

One Health: Recreating the future

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

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On November 3, 2016, individuals, academics, nonprofit organizations and the corporate world recognized “One Health Day.” This was an opportunity to address the inextricable interaction between animals, environment and humans, and how the veterinary and medical health professions should interact. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD speaking at the 2016 Hill’s Symposium, recognized that the human medical community […] Read more
Antibiotic alternatives for livestock producers
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research

Antibiotic alternatives for livestock producers

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Antibiotics are a tremendously valuable tool in livestock production. For example, at this time of year, groups of lightweight, freshly weaned, shrunk-out calves with an unknown vaccination or nutritional history arriving at a feedlot after being transported long distances from pre-sort sales in cool, wet, fall weather are likely candidates for bovine respiratory disease (BRD). […] Read more

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