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Horse owners need to be watchful for signs of colic

Fri, Feb 12, 2021

Horses need more feed to replace energy loss brought about by wintertime weather conditions, and that can lead to problems.

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Top 5 things to know about herd immunity and COVID-19

Thu, Feb 11, 2021

Herd immunity. While this term is commonplace in my professional life, chances are these words rarely graced the dinner table prior to 2020.

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Antimicrobial stewardship a vital element of livestock operations

Tue, Feb 09, 2021

Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated effort by physicians, veterinarians, animal caretakers and agricultural producers to preserve the effectiveness of antimicrobial drugs.

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Lice: A Wintertime Threat

Wed, Feb 03, 2021

When we think about external parasites that affect livestock, we typically think of battling flies and ticks through the summer and consider the winter to be a welcome respite. We do, however, have lice to contend with in the winter.

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Review information about Johne’s Disease prior to calving season

Wed, Feb 03, 2021

Johne's is contagious and can be transferred animal to animal within a species or from one ruminant to another such as a cow to a sheep.

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College of Veterinary Medicine celebrates Black History Month

Wed, Feb 03, 2021

To commemorate Black History Month, the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine remembers the late Drs. Rodye Butler and Deorsey McGruder and their many contributions to their communities and the veterinary medical profession.

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Ranjan Joins NIH Center for Scientific Review

Tue, Feb 02, 2021

Dr. Ashish Ranjan of Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, recently accepted an invitation from the National Institutes of Health’s Center for Scientific Review to serve as a member of the Radiation Therapeutics and Biology Study Section for the Center. Members are chosen based on their achievements in their scientific discipline such as the quality of research accomplishments, publications in scientific journals and other significant scientific activities, achievements and honors.

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Vet Med Faces of Research: Dr. Craig Miller

Tue, Feb 02, 2021

Craig Miller, DVM, Ph.D., Dipl. ACVP, is an assistant professor and anatomic veterinary pathologist in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology at Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He also serves as a diagnostic pathologist for the college’s Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory and conducts research.

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Understanding parturition a risk management tool for cow-calf operations

Mon, Feb 01, 2021

It is not unusual for stage one to occur completely unnoticed, but stage two and stage three may require assistance from the cattle producer.

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Akkerman Earns 2020 Regents Distinguished Teaching Award

Wed, Jan 27, 2021

For the past five years, Jill Akkerman, DVM, Ph.D., associate professor of anatomy in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Physiological Sciences, has been wowing veterinary students and her peers. She has earned a reputation as an outstanding teacher in both classroom and laboratory instruction.

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Dr. Little Receives 2020 Regents Distinguished Research Award

Wed, Jan 27, 2021

Susan Little, DVM, Ph.D., DACVM, Regents Professor and Krull-Ewing Professor in Veterinary Parasitology at Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, received a 2020 Regents Distinguished Research Award in recognition of her research excellence.

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Cow-calf operators should have colostrum supplies on hand

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

Previously obtained colostrum must be kept frozen to protect the integrity of the large protein molecules that make up the various immunoglobulins.

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