Vet advice

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) is one of the most important diseases of deer in North America. The viruses that cause EHD are widespread in whitetail deer and cause serious epidemics in wild populations. Some of the EHD virus strains causing disease in deer can also affect cattle. While EHD is rarely fatal in cattle and […] Read more

Resurgence of an ancient fungus in Prairie grains that causes disease in animals is a reminder of earlier times, a backslide to the Middle Ages and before where it often changed how people lived and ate. Precipitated by cool, wet conditions through early stages of the growing season, ergot (Claviceps purpurea) is expected to be […] Read more

A chronic debilitating intestinal disease of cattle was recognized in Europe as early as 1826. By 1894 it was recognized as an infectious disease and characterized by Drs. Heinrich Johne (German) and Frothingham (U.S.). Johne’s disease was first described in the U.S. in 1908. Johne’s disease, also called paratuberculosis, is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium […] Read more

The heat was just turned up in the antimicrobial resistant debate, especially about agriculture’s potential involvement. For years agriculture sat on the fence about its role in the whole scenario claiming the feeding of low levels of selected antibiotics for growth promotion is safe with no implications for human health. Now in the wake of […] Read more

The unholy alliance between viruses and insect vectors like midges has become a signature of emerging diseases around the world. Culicoides, among the most abundant of bloodsucking insects, occur throughout most of the inhabited world. The tiny fly known as the biting midge, or no-see-um because of its diminutive size (one to four mm in […] Read more

Animal welfare is instinctive for veterinarians. While not always transparent, animal welfare has been an integral part of veterinary education and daily life in practice from the very beginning. It is the real reason many pursue veterinary medicine as a career. As society alters its attitude about animal care, veterinarians have much to do to […] Read more