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Research at New Mexico State University's value-added agriculture center examining use of chili pepper byproducts to treat inflammation in livestock.
Thursday. September 5th, 2019Tackling pre-weaning mortality through better gut performance can lead to improved calf health and future profits.
Tuesday. October 10th, 2017Actinomycosis or lumpy jaw produces immovable hard swellings on the upper and lower jawbones of cattle, commonly at the central molar level.
Thursday. January 19th, 2017Listeriosis, a disease of the central nervous system, is caused by the bacterium Listeria moncytogenes. This bacterium can live almost anywhere--in soil
Thursday. January 19th, 2017At least five species of leptospira, a corkscrew-like bacteria, affect cattle in the United States. The most common species affecting cattle is L. pomona.
Thursday. January 19th, 2017Johne's Disease (pronounced YO-knees), or paratuberculosis, is a chronic wasting disease that causes considerable production losses in adult cattle
Thursday. January 19th, 2017Calves under one year of age are more susceptible than older cattle who frequently have been exposed to the parasites and have developed a degree of immunity.
Thursday. January 19th, 2017Horn flies, face flies, stable flies, ticks, lice and mites are the major external parasites in beef cattle about half the size of house flies and are dark gray
Thursday. January 19th, 2017Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (commonly called IBR or red nose) is an acute, contagious virus disease of cattle. Often implicated as an infection
Thursday. January 19th, 2017Grass tetany is a serious, often fatal metabolic disorder characterized by low levels of magnesium in the blood serum of cattle.
Thursday. January 19th, 2017