The One Health Approach

Lizzy SchultzAg Group, Alltech, Alltech Global Dairy/Beef, Animal Health, Antibiotics, Audio, Veterinary

Several international experts in animal health and nutrition were present at ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference, where their expert testimony on the solutions to the wide array of challenges facing animal production could be heard by a global audience. Prof. Johanna Fink-Gremmels, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and expert in Veterinary Toxicology who works with the European Food Safety Authority … Read More

Transforming Veterinary Medicine for the Future

Lizzy SchultzAg Group, Alltech, Alltech Global Dairy/Beef, Animal Health, Antibiotics, Audio, FDA, Nutrition, Policy, Technology, University, Veterinary

Several of the lecture sessions during ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference centered around opportunities and innovations pertaining to animal health and nutrition, and many offered unique perspectives on ways to overcome the many challenges facing those fields. One of the most unique, comprehensive perspectives offered to attendees was that of Dr. Stephen Collett, DVM, a clinical professor at the University … Read More

FDA Releases Final Antimicrobial Sales Rule

Lizzy SchultzAg Group, Animal Health, Antibiotics, FDA, Policy, Veterinary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued the final rule and revision regarding the annual reporting requirements for drug sponsors of all antimicrobials sold or distributed for use in food-producing animals in order to obtain estimates of sales by major food-producing species (cattle, swine, chickens, and turkeys). The revisions will improve industry understanding of how antimicrobials are sold … Read More

Warnick Named Dean of Cornell Vet School

Lizzy SchultzAg Group, Company Announcement, Education, University, Veterinary

Cornell University has announced that Dr. Lorin D. Warnick, interim dean of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named the Austin O. Hooey Dean of Veterinary Medicine. “Lorin is the ideal choice to lead the College of Veterinary Medicine as dean,” said Cornell Provost Michael Kotlikoff, in announcing the appointment. “He is a proven leader who has … Read More

Zoetis Offers Tips On Anaplasmosis Prevention

Lizzy SchultzAg Group, Animal Health, Antibiotics, Cattle, Veterinary, Zoetis

It is difficult to quantify the risk of anaplasmosis in any given herd in any given time of year, but when an outbreak occurs, it can result in devastating consequences for a cow/calf herd. Daniel Scruggs, DVM, managing veterinarian with Zoetis, offers some tips for cattle producers to reduce the risk of anaplasmosis, and what treatment options are available to … Read More

Merial Keeping Focus on Equine Gastric Health

Lizzy SchultzAg Group, Animal Health, Audio, Equestrian, Equine, Health, Midwest Horse Fair, Pharmaceutical, Veterinary

Stomach ulcers are a major veterinary health concern throughout the entire equestrian sport community, as two thirds of competition horses suffer from them, and the Merial equine health team made gastric health a priority in their presentations at the 2016 Midwest Horse Fair. Dr. Andy Bennett, DVM, Veterinary Services Manager for Merial, sat down with AgWired during the Horse Fair … Read More

Joint Therapy Highlighted at Midwest Horse Fair

Lizzy SchultzAg Group, Animal Health, Audio, Equine, Midwest Horse Fair, Veterinary

Joint therapy plays an incredibly important role in the management of joint health for horses of all kinds, whether they compete on a national show circuit or take on the trails each week, and the use of joint injections has become an increasingly popular form of regenerative and therapeutic veterinary medicine, especially in recent years. As the technology behind joint … Read More

AAEP Offers Summer Continuing Education Programs

Lizzy SchultzAAEP, Ag Group, Animal Health, Equine, Reproduction, Veterinary

The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) is presenting three continuing education meetings during summer 2016 for equine veterinarians to use as resources to supplement their foundational knowledge with the latest diagnostics and treatments in core areas of horse health. Each meeting will feature a team of presenters from both private practice and academia. Events include a 360° meeting on … Read More

Agrilabs Grants to Benefit Livestock Veterinarians

Lizzy SchultzAg Group, Animal Health, award, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Veterinary

In an effort to encourage and fund recent veterinary school graduates in their post-graduate continuing education efforts, AgriLabs is offering an award to two veterinarians, one beef and one dairy, that will provide each with $5,000 for professional development training so these practitioners may better serve their producer-clients. The awards are donated in collaboration with the American Association of Bovine … Read More

FDA Announces Final Rule on BSE

Lizzy SchultzAg Group, Animal Health, Cattle, FDA, PLC, Policy, Veterinary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a rule finalizing three previously-issued interim final rules designed to further reduce the potential risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), sometimes referred to as “mad cow disease,” in human food. The final rule provides definitions for prohibited cattle materials and prohibits their use in human food, dietary supplements, and cosmetics, to … Read More