The disruptive invasion of cedar trees, such as eastern red cedar, blueberry juniper and redberry juniper, has become a major issue for rangelands, wildlife and landowners. While providing habitat benefits for some species, they push out other species. These invasive trees are also very thirsty. An acre of them absorbs 55,000 gallons of water per year. One report indicated a … [Read more...]
Lab finds lead poisoning a problem in cattle
Gregg Hanzlicek, Kanas State University Veterinary Diagnostic Lab director, says lead poisoning is the number-one poisoning diagnosed in the lab. Lead poisoning is found most often in young calves. It is difficult to identify and is often fatal. He discusses prevention and treatment challenges. Source: High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal, July 13, 2016. “The most common sources … [Read more...]
9 things to know about animal vaccine development
Drs. Richt, Rowland and Shi share the goal of developing rationally designed vaccines that are safe and efficacious. Their vaccine development and testing projects are in various stages and all of them guard animal health. Each of them are pursuing Differentiation of Infected from Vaccinated Animals (DIVA) or marker vaccines that allow for vaccination while retaining the … [Read more...]