Dairy-beef cross calves are vulnerable to bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Understanding triggers and management strategies can help farms meet this challenge.

Artificial insemination (AI) has been transforming the cattle industry for decades— offering dairy and beef farmers alike the opportunity to enhance their own herd’s genetics through pre-planned, ...

Minnesota and Iowa were added to the National Milk Testing Strategy on Jan. 8. There are now 36 states involved in the ...

The agency expects a spring wave to hit the state again when spring brings a return of migratory birds. While the last detection of the avian flu virus in Minnesota's dairy cattle herd was in July ...

Instead of retiring to your rocking chair like the generations before us, get involved with civic organizations, nonprofit groups, local churches and schools or volunteer organizations.

When you do the same task day after day, month after month, it’s easy to overlook the small signs of a bigger problem, ...

“BRD is the world’s most common and costly beef cattle disease, taking a substantial toll annually on animal health, productivity and welfare,” said Joseph Roder, DVM, PhD, anti-infectives marketing ...

“If BRD is present, the calves are growing slower ... “The Nuplura PH vaccine is really unique because it is the first ever cattle vaccine that uses recombinant technology to reproduce ...

In-lamb gimmer – 1 and reserve champion, K and A Campbell, Overburns; 2, T Muirhead, Orchilmore; 3 K and A Campbell. Empty ewe hogg – 1 and champion, D and S MacPherson, Hexel; 2, R Cockburn, Knap, 3, ...

Buchanan presented “Associations among BCHF, organ phenotypes, scored in the packing plant and treatment records for BRD,” during the 2024 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Symposium on June 12 in ...

Importing cattle, pigs and sheep into Great Britain from Germany has been banned to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease. The ban is in response to a case of the disease being confirmed in ...

The UK has introduced a ban on pigs, sheep and cattle imports from Germany after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in the country. The government said on Tuesday it will no longer ...