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Vaccines are important tools for reducing the risk from infectious disease. Vaccinating cows and heifers before calving increases the quality of colostrum, which protects the newborn calf. “Typically, we vaccinate the cow to protect the cow. In this case we are also targeting her calf by helping her create better colostrum,” said Cheryl Waldner, professor […]

Mud, like we’re experiencing this winter and also as has been experienced in most recent winters, can have significant impact on performance in a cow/calf operation.

Expensive feed is even more expensive when it’s wasted. Mixer wagons, ground hay

The use of advanced genetic sequencing is allowing diagnosticians to determine the pathogenicity of Streptococcus suis.

A relatively sideways year ahead in pork production with a need to keep the demand up, Scott Brown, livestock economist, associate extension professor and interim director of the Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center at the University of Missouri, forecasts for 2023 pig production.  In a recent “AgriTalk” conversation, Brown says, “We’ve seen kind

Emerging diseases often come with familiar names coupled with increased risk and need for response. For example, in the U.S., the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) L1C variant of RFLP 1-4-4 has been a significant challenge in the Upper Midwest for two years and now PRRSV L1C 1-2-4 has become a concern, the

Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Minister is applauding a cooperative government industry partnership that’s helping prepare for the trade disruptions that could occur as a result of a foreign animal disease incursion.

The identification of African Swine Fever in wild boar in Greece highlights the Swine Health Information Center’s monthly global swine disease surveillance report.

Syria is still dealing with the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Turkey that affected the surrounding area. Doctors Without Borders, or Médecins Sans Frontières, are working on recovery efforts. Syrian officer Sherwan Qasem joins us.