Beef Magazine

Taking the bite out of cattle fever tick disease

With pesticide resistance emerging, researchers evaluated the efficacy of organic compounds for controlling the pest.
The Gazette

Second positive case of beef cattle disease detected but likely won’t become widespread, expert says

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Less than two weeks after officials confirmed a disease affecting beef cattle was found in Van Buren ...
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Beef cattle disease case confirmed in southeast Iowa: What farmers should look out for

HILLSDALE, Ill. — The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship confirmed the first case of a disease negatively impacting cattle, sheep and deer was found in the state. Theileriosis is a ...
The Journal

Beef cattle disease confirmed in Iowa for the first time

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has confirmed a case of Theileriosis, caused by Theileria orientalis Ikeda, in a herd of cattle in southeast Iowa for the first time. Theileria ...
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Local farmers work to protect livestock from beef cattle disease

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Local farmers are working to protect their cattle from Theileriosis - a disease where tiny parasites infect livestock blood. With a confirmed case in southeast Iowa, ...
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Beef cattle disease found in southeast Iowa herd, first time seen in state

IOWA, USA — The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship warned farmers on Friday after a beef cattle disease was confirmed to have been found in a Van Buren County herd. The department ...
KBIA

Diseases from ticks can be devastating to cattle, but a new vaccine could offer protections

Researchers at the University of Missouri say they’ve created a new vaccine to protect cattle from bovine anaplasmosis. The disease is estimated to cost U.S. ranchers millions each year. Researchers ...
The Western Producer

Beef sector needs more research into protozoal disease

Reduced research capacity may mean more livestock drugs have to go extra-label through veterinarians, which puts a lot of ...
Des Moines Register

Lawmakers and officials, including some in Iowa, lobby against Paraguayan cattle imports

Federal officials did not sufficiently assess the risk posed by a devastating cattle disease when they recently decided to allow beef imports from Paraguay, according to agriculture officials of ...
Lansing State Journal

Bovine TB found in Michigan beef cattle herd. Where officials found the disease

State officials on Wednesday announced they have detected bovine tuberculosis in a beef cattle herd in Alcona County, the first detection in a herd since January 2022. The Michigan Department of ...
Drovers

Respiratory Disease Treatment Options: Match the Drug to the Bug

There are four classes of anti-infectives used for BRD treatment. It is impotant to use the correct class of antibiotic to ...
Farmers Weekly

Vaccination for beef suckler cow diseases: Why, when and how

Are vaccinations a cost-effective insurance policy against devastating disease outbreaks with serious financial consequences? Or are they an unnecessary expense and hassle? The answer will vary ...