We’re Going In!…travenously
Medications can be administered to cattle by a number of routes. Each route has its own certain advantages. Just like people, oral administration is the most common for cattle, since […]
Medications can be administered to cattle by a number of routes. Each route has its own certain advantages. Just like people, oral administration is the most common for cattle, since […]
Calving usually is a easy job for a person, since 95%+ of the time the cow has the calf on her own (Obviously for the cow it is a bit […]
An animal that weighs somewhere between 1/2 to 3/4 of a ton is quite dependent on its feet to remain functional. There are no good crutches or wheelchairs for cows, no […]
More than once I’ve had people ask me why some ranchers breed their cows to calve in the winter. It seems pretty silly at first: why be born in weather […]
Previously I talked about the EPA’s Waters of the United States rule, which would substantially expand the EPA’s jurisdiction on private land. I’m blogging again about this topic for two […]
There’s a distinct chance that if you haven’t been living under a rock and you looked at the news this week you’ve heard about an armed standoff going on in […]
Like any profession, raising cattle comes with a unique set of words and phrases that are difficult to understand by the lay person. However over the Christmas holiday, we realized […]
For the past several Congressional sessions, a bill has re-occurred called the “Fairness to Pet Owners Act”. The premise behind this bill is that veterinarians would be required to write […]
Last weekend I attended my annual continuing education conference where I learned a whole host of things. One in particular that I focused a lot of time on was using […]
Rain is a good thing. And even though it is a pain at the time it falls, snow is a good thing. Without either, we don’t have the moisture to […]