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To begin feeding starved cattle, the number involved and feed sources require consideration.
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Vet advice

Assessing malnutrition in beef cows: Part 2

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

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Through my years in practice and my career afterwards, I could never accept the fact that some producers starve cattle. Malnourished cattle almost always occurred through winter and, inevitably, the lack of care of the cow herd meant all animals on a particular farm or ranch suffered. Horses were bone racks, the farm dog skeletal, […] Read more
Wild pigs raise several litters a year, and litters average six piglets on the Prairies.
Comment/Columns, Vet advice

Feral hogs — the problem persists

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This article is not specifically about the business of beef except to cover the potential effect disease transmission plays and the ecological damage invasive species can wreak, either directly or indirectly. Wild pigs continue to expand out of control in Canada. We’ll also dive into the really bad decisions agriculture producers made in the 1980s […] Read more
“Most fractures we see in young calves are not open wounds or compound fractures, so there’s no infection. But if we don’t do a good job of protecting a broken limb and it becomes open, the chances for survival plummet quickly.” – Dr. Andy Acton.
Livestock, Vet advice

Limb injury in newborn calves

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

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Calving time is just down the road and questions dealing with limb injuries in newborn calves are about to become daily entries in large animal clinics serving beef herds. Next, are dairy calves with crippling limb injuries throughout the year. Many require veterinary care.  Limb injuries fall into the following areas: Most veterinarians agree that […] Read more
It’s much easier to write about treatment than get it done effectively. Many animals die from grain overload.
Livestock, Vet advice

Grain overload in cattle

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

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Only a few calls in practice were totally disheartening. Grain overload in a group of pregnant brood cows three months from calving at -25 C turned out to be one of the worst. By the time producers noticed signs of grain engorgement, cows were often really sick: staggering, down and unable to rise, dehydrated, rumen […] Read more
Producers need to think about how to wean and when to wean their calves.
Livestock, Vet advice

Decision tree busy come calf weaning time

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

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During 2023, work, family events and funerals carried me across ranching country from Grand Prairie in Peace River country to Maple Creek on the Saskatchewan side of the Cypress Hills. The travel took me through a patchwork of pastures alternating from satisfactory to barren depending on precipitation. Cow condition varied from good and sleek to […] Read more
E. coli bacteria.
Vet advice

How did the E. coli outbreak happen in Calgary’s daycares?

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

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Debacle is not a word I use much. It’s too harsh, especially when describing disease. Debacle denotes a “violent collapse” or “a fiasco.” However, I’m convinced — based on what I read about what consumed Calgary daycares — that debacle best describes what’s going on across town in one of Canada’s most modern cities, with […] Read more
Urolithiasis results in significant economic loss to the feedlot industry and stands as the fifth-most prevalent cause of feedlot deaths.
Herd Health, Livestock, Vet advice

Urolithiasis: a pasture and feedlot conundrum

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

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Bladder stones, or obstructive urolithiasis, are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in male ruminants, especially steers. Uroliths form from protein and mineral components of the diet. Protein components may include cells produced during vitamin A deficiency, sutures, tissue debris, blood clots, excess protein or bacteria in the urine. Typically, stones develop in the […] Read more
Vet Advice: Vibriosis
Reproductive Diseases, Vet advice

Vet Advice: Vibriosis

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Vibriosis is an important venereal disease of cattle caused by the organism Campylobacter fetus. Some refer to the disease as campylobacteriosis. In sheep, it may be referred to as enzootic abortion, not associated with venereal transmission as much as ingestion of contaminated water and feed. Typically, the disease causes female infertility, with an increased number […] Read more
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Vet advice

Vet Advice: Trust in science, technology needed to fight future pandemics

We ignore the zoonotic aspects of pandemics at our peril

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COVID is just over three years old. Based on a World Health Organization (WHO) dashboard, as of June 28, there had been 767,518,723 confirmed COVID cases, including 6,947,192 deaths, worldwide. And it’s not finished. COVID drags on as the mother virus spawns new mutant strains. The scientific community at all levels worries about the next […] Read more

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