parasites

Animal Health, Beef, Cow Calf, Lacey Vilhauer, Livestock

Ivomec approved for EUA as a preventative for NWS

The USDA has given emergency use authorization of Ivomec (ivermectin) 1% Injection to help cattle producers prevent New World screwworm. Read More

Close up view of a white chicken. (iStock │ #1222480328 - membio)
Animal Health, Avian, Chickens, Livestock, Poultry

Bare backs, bare butts – mating, molting, or mites?

New World Screwworm fly (Texas A&M AgriLife)
Animal Health, Disease, Livestock

Tiny parasite; big problem

Cattle and other livestock can suffer from sun exposure, bacterial infections and increased activity of parasite-carrying insects during the summer. The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory offers guidance on what to look for and how to treat. (Hannah Harrison/Texas A&M AgriLife)

3 livestock skin concerns to watch for this summer

Cow head close-up.(Adobe Stock │ #292750048 - Nikokvfrmoto)

Time to rethink deworming the beef herd

Sheep demonstration in 2023 at the University of Missouri Southwest Research, Extension and Education Center, Mount Vernon. (Photo by David Brown.)

Mizzou offers biosecurity guide for sheep

(Journal stock photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

Mizzou offers biosecurity guide for sheep

Worming a way out of a parasite predicament

Maintaining cleanliness with chickens and eggs

(Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer.)

Worming your way out of parasite resistance