Merck Animal Health announced yesterday preliminary results from the first-ever field study evaluating the prevalence of bovine coronavirus in European dairy production. Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) has been suspected to be a worldwide endemic pathogen in cattle for decades. 

A new study from Kansas State University sheds light on the relationship between drug treatments and the emergence of antimicrobial resistance.

Merck Animal Health has  introduced the first and only FDA approved product for pain control in a food producing animal. BANAMINE TRANSDERMAL is approved for the control of pain associated with foot rot and fever associated with bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and is applied as a pour-on. “BANAMINE TRANSDERMAL is a breakthrough innovation with its patented […]

Merck Animal Health has a new tool to help cattle producers more accurately diagnose bovine respiratory disease (BRD) — the Whisper Veterinary Stethoscope System. The Whisper platform provides a management tool designed to enhance the efforts currently in place for confirming BRD, the single largest source of morbidity and mortality in feedyards. “This innovative instrument […]

Did you know that bovine respiratory disease (BRD) continues to be the major cause of death in weaned calves and can lead to poor performance later in a cow’s life? Several factors can contribute to an outbreak. “When we investigate bovine respiratory disease, the role viruses play in secondary bacterial pneumonia has long been known,” […]

Growing up on a 5,000-head feedyard in the Oklahoma Panhandle,  Jeff Sarchet,  senior veterinarian, Zoetis Beef Technical Services, observed firsthand the benefits of well-managed cattle coming in from the stocker level. “I work with a number of stocker operations across the country, and no matter the region, they share the same priority at this level […]