Video: Kansas Animal Health Commissioner urges vigilance toward avian flu
Video: Kansas Animal Health Commissioner urges vigilance toward avian flu (k-state.edu)
USDA-NIFA Invests Over $13M in Treating, Eradicating Livestock Diseases
USDA-NIFA Invests Over $13M in Treating, Eradicating Livestock Diseases (govdelivery.com)
USDA grant supports new K-State hotline for diagnosing toxic animal emergencies
Researchers in the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine will use a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to create impactful and innovative outreach tools to help veterinarians address toxicology problems in food animal livestock. MANHATTAN — Rapid response to animal health emergencies has prompted the creation of a new veterinary toxicology training program at Kansas State University. A $248,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant will enhance the ability of researchers…
OSU scientists develop new test for anaplasmosis in livestock
By Alisa Boswell-Gore STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State University scientists have developed a screening tool for anaplasmosis in livestock, which has the potential to save producers a lot of time and money. The current industry standard for anaplasmosis detection in cattle, sheep and goats is the cELISA, a diagnostic tool that tells producers their livestock are infected with a disease. However, the test does not specifically indicate anaplasmosis, a bacterial disease transmitted through tick bites. This…
Cattle Chat: Knowing when to retreat an illness
Providing comfort care and understanding when to intervene are keys to wellness MANHATTAN, Kan. — Strep throat, and ear and sinus infections are just a few bacterial illnesses that might lead a physician to prescribe an antibiotic. Oftentimes relief soon follows. But when the sickness lingers, sometimes it is necessary to retreat the infection. This can be true in cattle as well. Treatment intervals and comfort care were two topics of discussion on…
K-State vet shares tips for handling vaccinations, maintaining effectiveness
Vaccines are less effective if not kept within accepted temperature range By Shelby Varner, K-State Research and Extension news writer MANHATTAN, Kan. – A Kansas State University veterinarian is reminding producers that properly handling bottles containing livestock vaccinations is crucial so that it remains effective for the animal. Gregg Hanzlicek, director of the Production Animal Field Investigations at K-State, said that keeping the vaccination bottles between 35-45 degrees Fahrenheit and out of UV…
Cattle Chat: Anthrax impacts on the herd
Beef cattle veterinarians discuss signs of this disease and how to manage it MANHATTAN, Kan. — For many hearing the term anthrax immediately brings to mind stories of people being poisoned via biological warfare. However, this disease occurs naturally and may impact the beef herd when the soil is disrupted say the veterinary experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute. “Anthrax is bacteria that lives in the soil and…
Cattle Chat: Experts share tips for managing health outdoors
Rabies and blackleg are two deadly diseases that cattle are exposed to living outdoors MANHATTAN, Kan. — Just as nature-loving humans can experience anything from a twisted ankle to a bug bite when they are in the outdoors, living in nature can also come with risks for illness in cattle. On a recent Kanas State University Cattle Chat podcast, three veterinarians discussed two rare diseases that can impact cattle – rabies and blackleg. Rabies “Rabies…