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As breeding season approaches for many livestock species, the idea of leasing males arises. Importing genetics to improve a herd or flock and maintain hybrid vigor, without the purchase and maintenance of a male, is a very attractive idea, especially to smaller producers. On the surface, it can seem that leasing males is viable with […]
Digital dermatitis (DD), or hairy heel warts, is the leading cause of lameness in dairy cattle. According to the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, an estimated 70 percent of US dairy herds have DD, and 95 percent of herds over 500 cows have DD. The post Take Step in Right Direction With Good […]
Gregory Yoast, DVM, was born in southern California and grew up in Cleveland, Oklahoma. In May during the class of 2021 commencement, Yoast was announced as the recipient of the coveted Dean Clarence H. McElroy Award, the highest honor an Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine student can achieve. The recipient is selected by […]
DNA Found in Scat Helps Scientists Learn About Sierra Nevada Red Fox Trina Wood June 01, 2021 By Meghan Snow, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Originally published in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service blog There’s an elusive fox roaming the southern Sierra Nevada, and experts are trying to learn more about its behavior […]
Dr. Martial Ndeffo When an area is struck by disease, chaos can often consume the community as they try to organize in the midst of fear and confusion. Dr. Martial Ndeffo, an assistant professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), helps local officials […]
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 – 11:33am DSC02113.jpg The Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine celebrated 107 newly-minted veterinarians this weekend, as well as 30 M.P.H. and four Ph.D. graduates, with unconventional send-off ceremonies that wrapped up an unconventional academic year. Photo: Carol Jennings/Cornell Vet Fresh from clinical rotations, the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine […]
Greg Lewbart has always been a snake guy. As a kid, he’d collect snakes as pets on and off. In graduate school, his snake menagerie topped out at 14, all non-venomous. He eventually ended up holding on to just one, a python named Roscoe, for 35 years. He doesn’t own a snake now, but treats […]
The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, in support of the Indiana equine industry, is pleased to announce its partnership with Caesars Entertainment and the renaming of the college’s equine hospital in Shelbyville, Indiana, as the Caesars Entertainment Equine Specialty Hospital.
Ticks are small, parasitic arachnids that feed on the blood of humans or animals as a part of their life cycle. Recently, Canada has been experiencing rapid changes in the prevalence and distribution of these parasites, as well as increased spread of tick-borne diseases. Several tick species pose a risk to human and animal health […]
Dr. Tat-Chuan Cham, a graduate student at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), has received a University of Saskatchewan (USask) Graduate Thesis Award for his master’s thesis on male reproduction.
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