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Researchers Study Salmonella |
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Written by Bovine Health Watch Fall 2007
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Researchers Study Salmonella
A study conducted by Kansas State University researchers may help shed some light on the impact of Salmonella bacteria in feedlot cattle.
Bacterial infections caused by Salmonella continue to cost the cattle industry through morbidity, mortality, and just poor-performing cattle. Scientists have identified more than 2,000 serotypes of Salmonella bacteria, not all of which have been associated with disease, but still may pose a significant health concern.
While veterinarians and animal health researchers believe that Salmonella can impact health and performance in the feedyard, it is unknown to what extent. Therefore, KSU researchers teamed up with a commercial feedyard to study Salmonella shedding in clinically ill feedyard cattle.
According to Dr. David Renter, a veterinary epidemiologist and one of the study’s seven veterinarians and animal scientists, KSU researchers studied sick cattle – those clinically diagnosed with bovine respiratory disease (BRD) – because this group fit their primary objective: to see if the subsequent health of cattle that were treated for BRD differed depending on their Salmonella status. |
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Creating Something Better |
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Written by Bovine Health Watch Fall 2007
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Texas’ Friona Industries knows firsthand that high-quality beef systems demand high-quality health.
As the facilitative link between the cow-calf sector and the eventual end-user, the consumer, Friona Industries, L.P., headquartered in Amarillo, Tex., strives to create a better beef product. Friona is the No. 4 feeder in the country, with four commercial state-of-the-art cattle feeding facilities in the Texas Panhandle. For nearly five years, Friona has engaged in a commercial alignment with Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., a leading processor of fresh beef, based in Wichita, Kan., feeding cattle for a series of its brands. Three of Friona’s four yards form the base for this vertically aligned production system. |
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Written by Bovine Health Watch Fall 2007
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This Weaning Season – Remember the Rumen
Beef producers hear time and again and programs such as the Texas Ranch-to-Rail prove it in black and white: cattle health is directly related to profitability, both in feed efficiency and carcass performance. Therefore, keeping calves on track at weaning, shipping, and receiving time is a must.
Weaning is one of the most stressful times in a calf’s life, and one of the most critical phases in beef production. Calves are experiencing change in everything from their environment to their feed and water. There is no more momma or her milk. It’s critical that they keep eating because calves that eat and gain are less likely to get sick.
Stress vs. Intake
It’s no secret that when calves are under stress caused by weaning or shipping, they decrease their intake of feed and water. This decrease presents a problem, points out Howard Jensen, DVM, because it can compromise a calf’s immune system and result in sub-optimal rumen function. |
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