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Angus Beef Bulletin Health topic page providing links to stories on vaccination protocols, treatments, disease detection and more.

The Survey Says: Angus Genetics Provide Value Through Supply Chain

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What do commercial cattlemen pay for bulls, and how does that correlate to calf value? Are commercial herds planning to rebuild? What incentivizes feedlots to buy — and to pay a premium — on a set of calves? Angus Media, CattleFax gather insights on current management, future intentions of cow-calf and feedlot sectors.

Angus Beef Bulletin

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Welcome to the Angus Beef Bulletin, the commercial cattleman’s Angus connection. Find the information you need to make the most of your investment in Angus genetics. The Angus Beef Bulletin provides news and information on health, genetics, nutrition, marketing and management through a variety of media, including the Angus Beef Bulletin magazine, the Angus Beef Bulletin EXTRA electronic newsletter and the Angus At Work podcast.

Stop Reproductive Failure

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Higher input costs, calf prices double incentive to investigate cause of open cows.

Ringworm in Cattle — Unsightly, but Temporary

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Tips for managing a common problem in young cattle.

Are Your Cows Running Out of Vitamin A?

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Months from green grass, stores in the liver may be running low.

Haying and Grazing Areas with Hemlock

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Tips for haying and grazing areas with hemlock.

Evaluating Bull Fertility: Scrotal Size and Shape

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A bull’s scrotal size and shape are strong indicators of his fertility and his offspring’s fertility potential.

Keep the Cow Rumen Healthy in Drylot

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Maintaining a healthy cow herd means maintaining a healthy rumen. Here are some considerations for cows in drylot.

Effect of Calving Difficulty on Reproductive Performance

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Every delay of 30 minutes of obstetric care during stage II labor can result in a six-day longer anestrous period.

Warts Are Most Common in Young Cattle

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Warts often appear in yearlings and are contagious, often spreading to multiple animals in the group.

Heel Flies and Cattle Grubs are Still a Problem

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At a veterinary conference in 1994, 50 veterinarians were asked which cattle parasites were of most concern. The answer was cattle grubs. When organophosphate products were still used for grub and lice control, it was rare to find cattle with warbles.

Older Cows Require a Little More Attention

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K-State’s Brian Lubbers and Phillip Lancaster offered management tips for caring for older cows and factors that should be considered in making a culling decision.

The Green Vitamin

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Do pregnant cows need even more vitamin A?

Cattle Feeders Have Spoken: Health is No. 1

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Industry Insights survey says health is the first key to profit potential in the feedyard.

Health & Husbandry

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In this edition of “Health & Husbandry”, author Brad White discusses the need for a strategic parasite control program, which takes understanding of the parasite life cycle, knowing which animals are most susceptible and matching parasite burden with appropriate control.

Maximizing Labor with SenseHub Feedlot featuring Jason Nickell

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In this episode of Angus At Work, host Shauna Hermel chats with Jason Nickell of Merck Animal Health about SenseHub Feedlot, a cattle tag designed to capture individual behavioral and biometric data, including body temperature and activity.

Gizmos & Gadgets

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This edition of “Gizmos & Gadgets” features high-visibility workwear, innovative feed additives that decrease methane emissions from heifers, a newly approved herbicide product, and a versatile tractor line that’s easier on the checkbook.

Gizmos & Gadgets

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This edition features cattle reproductive remote monitoring technology, a compostable net wrap for bales, a diverse and high-tonnage forage seed mix and a well-known brand’s first midi excavator.

The Basics of Wheat Pasture Frothy Bloat

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Tips to manage cattle on wheat and other forages to prevent frothy bloat.

Health & Husbandry

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Understanding how to identify bovine viral diarrhea and how the virus is transmitted facilitates formation of the best BVD prevention and control strategy, says Brad White in this month’s “Health & Husbandry” column.

Drought Can Cause Early Calving

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In drought, watch fall-calving cows early, says MU veterinarian who studies nitrates.

Caring for Bulls in the Winter

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K-State beef cattle experts share how to best manage bulls during this season.

Killing H5N1 in Waste Milk — An Alternative To Pasteurization

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Milk acidification provides way for dairy farms to contain avian influenza virus.

Brisket Disease Research: Not Just a High-altitude Disease

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Researchers are finding genetic component for pulmonary artery hypertension.

Backgrounding Calves

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Managing a backgrounding operation may offer an easier way to get started in the cattle business.

Winter Came. Now What?

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With winter often comes a myriad of health challenges. Two University of Missouri health experts share wellness strategies for cattlemen and women.

News & Notes

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This edition of “News & Notes” includes suspension of CTA reporting requirements for American citizens; date and location for CattleCon 2026; agreement to commercialize an HPAI vaccine for use in dairy cattle; a CSU course on helping small farms survive, thrive; and other interesting headlines pulled from the news.

Mycotoxins Steal Profits

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Why mycotoxins are more prevalent today than ever before.

Cotton Byproducts in Beef Cattle Rations

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The benefits of cottonseed for cow-calf operations.

Choosing MLV or Killed Vaccine for Calves

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It’s not always easy to decide which vaccines are best when vaccinating calves. Producers use many different products, and it’s hard to know which one to choose, especially when vaccinating against infectious bovine rhinotracheitis.

Targeting Disease with Medgene Labs featuring Bob Gentry

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When we our staff had the opportunity to interview a Kansas veterinarian at Angus Convention about a company working to provide effective vaccinations for immediate animal health concerns, we knew we had to bring you the information in this “Angus at Work” podcast.

Managing Bulls in the Off Season

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Give bulls the proper care so they are ready to work.

From the Field

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Notes from your regional managers on calving season preparedness.

Use Caution When Grazing Frost-damaged Forage Crops

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Several management steps can help mitigate risks of feeding frost-damaged forages to livestock.

Preventing and Treating Pinkeye in Your Herd

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Looking for guidelines relating to identifying, treating and preventing pinkeye? We’ve got you covered. We pulled tips from Brad White, Kansas State University veterinarian with the Beef Cattle Institute, in an episode of Angus At Work, a podcast for the profit-minded cattleman.

Managing Pinkeye in Cattle

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Larger-than-usual numbers of flies could spell trouble for pinkeye cases.

Calving Kit Essentials

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Twelve items no calving barn should be without.

Mexico Notifies United States of New World Screwworm Detection

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USDA takes action to prevent spread of New World Screwworm to U.S. animals.

Researchers Study Competitive Behaviors Between Black Vultures, Turkey Vultures

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Which are more dominant: black or turkey vultures?

Be Aware of Toxic Cyanobacteria

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Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can produce toxins that are harmful to livestock, wildlife and people.

Managing Tick-related Sickness in the Herd

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Speaking on a recent Cattle Chat podcast, K-State veterinarian Brad White said anaplasmosis is a blood-borne pathogen carried primarily by ticks and can affect cattle in certain regions of the country.

Combating BRD at Intake

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To treat or not to treat when it comes to high-risk cattle.

Tips for Managing Calving in Muddy Conditions

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Fresh, clean bedding is key to keeping cows and calves healthy.

Backgrounded Cattle are a Special Breed

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As young calves begin to enter backgrounding programs, it’s time to consider your management protocols for incoming calves. Upon arrival, you need to ascertain a few things about these incoming calves: where they came from, if they were properly weaned/preconditioned and how they were transported, to name a few.

From the Field

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Regional managers Rod Geppert, Casey Jentz and Kurt Kangas share tips for how to prepare for the unexpected.

Veterinarian Answers Questions on Bovine Lameness

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How lameness affects the bottom line, and what can be done to prevent it.

Castrating Larger Calves

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There are several tools and methods for banding large calves. According to Randall Raymond, director of research and veterinary services at Simplot Livestock, all of them work reasonably well.

White Line Disease in Cattle

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A look at how white line disease can cause issues with hoof health.