Nearly one third of the 3 million cattle slaughtered each year in Canada will have liver abscesses that cause loss to packers ...

You may not want to think about an abscess in your steak, but you absolutely need to be able to identify one because no, you ...

Undetectable diseases are hard to cure. You can’t look at a pen of feedyard cattle and know which ones have liver abscesses. Even technologies like ultrasound or blood tests don’t uncover it. “It’s ...

MANHATTAN, KAN. - It's a pretty safe bet you won't hear this request from your kids: "More liver, please." If by chance you do, they'll be no shortage of the iron-rich delicacy most kids love to hate, ...

Undetectable diseases are hard to cure. You can’t look at a pen of feedyard cattle and know which ones have liver abscesses. Even technologies like ultrasound or blood tests don’t uncover it. “It’s ...

A new divisional patent issued to researchers at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine could help lead cattle producers to a path of least resistance by providing a nonantibiotic ...

Salmonella is one of the leading causes of foodborne illnesses in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and can spread to people from a variety of foods, ...

Last week, Vet Perspective carried an article on swellings called hernias. The topic elicited a lot of feedback from readers and that is why we will discuss other conditions that cause swellings in ...

Direct-fed microbials offer animal health and performance benefits, but a study showed tradeoffs in outcomes between yeast ...

To effectively prevent liver abscesses in cattle, it is crucial to gain a complete understanding of the development of this condition and the bacteria responsible for causing the infection.

With all these factors involved, Walz notes it is important for cattle producers to identify lameness early, establish an accurate diagnosis and institute the appropriate treatment. To help spot lame ...