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Adapted by Dr. Pat Blanchard, DVM, PhD, California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, Tulare Branch Diarrhea in calves under 30 days old is caused by a variety of agents, some of which are age specific or require tissue examination to detect.
Adapted by Robert B. Moeller Jr. DVM, DACVP, DABT, California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory Rabies is a rare viral disease to affect ruminants in California or the remainder of the United States. In 2010, 71 cattle were identified to have rabies in the United States.
Adapted by Alejandro R Castillo, UCCE Merced County, California. The drought in the Midwest will impact corn production and commodities prices. By-products can be used as an alternative feed to replace some of the feed ingredients normally used in dairy diets.
Adapted by Dr. Deanne Meyer, Livestock Waste Management Specialist, UC Davis Its been 6 years since the adoption of the Dairy General Order. Inspectors from the Regional Board have now set boots on each and every dairy covered under the Order.
Adapted by Nyles Peterson, UCCE San Bernardino In 1977 a tropical storm that combined heat with high humidity hit southern California killing hundreds of dairy cows. The combination of high temperature and high humidity can be deadly to cattle, but it can also be deadly to humans.
Adapted by Dr. Patricia C. Blanchard, California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory Calf diarrhea is a multifactorial disease caused by interaction of calf (immunity status, age), environment and organism factors.
Adapted by Alejandro R. Castillo, UCCE Merced and Richard A. Zinn, UC Davis Of all the carbohydrates present in a normal dairy diet, starch is the main "energy fuel" for feeding rumen bacteria and dairy cows.
Adapted by Ed DePeters, Department of Animal Science and Jennifer Heguy, UCCE Stanislaus and San Joaquin Counties High quality forages in dairy cow diets provide energy and nutrients that support milk yield.
Adapted by Betsy Karle, UCCE Glenn & Tehama Counties When it comes right down to it, we have a bunch of hard-working ladies who we depend on for the next paycheck.
Adapted by Alison Van Eenennaam, UCCE Animal Genomics and Biotechnology Specialist A new set of technologies that collectively are being used to edit genes are deriving a lot of media attention.
