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Understanding Adaptive Immunity Acidosis and Shipping FeverBrandingCattleCow-CalfPre-Conditioning

Understanding Adaptive Immunity

The Adaptive Immune System: What It Is and How It Works The immune system. It's…

Jennie EilertsApril 4, 2018

Keeping Your Horse Hydrated on the Road Brood MaresFoalsHorsesPerformance/Competition Horses

Keeping Your Horse Hydrated on the Road

One of the biggest challenges you may face is keeping your horse hydrated while traveling.…

Jennie EilertsJanuary 6, 2018

Hoof Health — More Than Meets the Eye Brood MaresFoalsHorsesPerformance/Competition Horses

Hoof Health — More Than Meets the Eye

If your horse has "good feet", it's easy to overlook potential issues when they start…

Jennie EilertsJune 29, 2017

Heat Stress and Your Cattle CattleCow-CalfPre-Conditioning

Heat Stress and Your Cattle

Heat stress is an age-old problem and can have a detrimental impact on your herd.…

Jennie EilertsJune 20, 2017

Foal Diarrhea 101: Signs and Symptoms Brood MaresFoalsHorses

Foal Diarrhea 101: Signs and Symptoms

Foal diarrhea can be a difficult health issue to pinpoint and treat. By learning to…

Jennie EilertsJune 15, 2017

Mineral Supplementation: A Summer Essential CattleCow-CalfPre-Conditioning

Mineral Supplementation: A Summer Essential

It's hot. Your cattle sweat. They need to consume more water. Because of this, they…

Jennie EilertsJune 14, 2017

Emergency! Are You Prepared? CattleHorses

Emergency! Are You Prepared?

Tornadoes. Floods. Fires. These are all terrifying events that can cause a great deal of…

Jennie EilertsJune 12, 2017

Securing Herd Health for Vaccination Efficacy Acidosis and Shipping FeverBrandingCattleCow-CalfPre-Conditioning

Securing Herd Health for Vaccination Efficacy

Stress on cattle is inescapable. Just as with humans, daily occurrences can create stress reactions.…

Jennie EilertsJune 9, 2017

Stress and Cortisol Can Undermine Your Herd Vaccination Programs Acidosis and Shipping FeverBrandingCattleCow-CalfPre-Conditioning

Stress and Cortisol Can Undermine Your Herd Vaccination Programs

Over the past several weeks it has been mentioned that high levels of cortisol can…

Jennie EilertsJune 7, 2017

Five Ways to Prepare Your Horse for Summer Brood MaresFoalsHorsesPerformance/Competition HorsesSenior Horses

Five Ways to Prepare Your Horse for Summer

Summer is THE season of the horse -- longer days, warmer weather and a couple…

Jennie EilertsJune 1, 2017

Prudent Use of Antibiotics for Vaccine Efficacy Acidosis and Shipping FeverCattlePre-Conditioning

Prudent Use of Antibiotics for Vaccine Efficacy

As it has been evidenced in humans, antibiotic use can negatively impact the delicate microbial…

Jennie EilertsMay 26, 2017

Foal Diarrhea 101: Causes of Infectious Foal Diarrhea Brood MaresFoalsHorses

Foal Diarrhea 101: Causes of Infectious Foal Diarrhea

Foals can be extremely susceptible to infectious foal diarrhea; their immature immune systems put them at…

Jennie EilertsMay 25, 2017

How to Minimize Travel-Related Ulcers in Horses Brood MaresFoalsHorsesPerformance/Competition HorsesSenior Horses

How to Minimize Travel-Related Ulcers in Horses

If you're planning a big getaway with your horses this coming holiday weekend, remember that…

Jennie EilertsMay 24, 2017

The Immune Stress of Transportation and Poor Husbandry Acidosis and Shipping FeverBrandingCattleCow-CalfPre-Conditioning

The Immune Stress of Transportation and Poor Husbandry

It is likely that the most stressful event a cow will face in its lifetime…

Jennie EilertsMay 22, 2017

Handling Techniques and Their Effects on the Immune System Acidosis and Shipping FeverBrandingCattleCow-CalfPre-Conditioning

Handling Techniques and Their Effects on the Immune System

There are several situations that can contribute to the overall stress level (and subsequent hormone…

Jennie EilertsMay 19, 2017

Foal Diarrhea 101: Non-Infectious Causes FoalsHorses

Foal Diarrhea 101: Non-Infectious Causes

You head out to check on your week-old foal. All looks well until he turns…

Jennie EilertsMay 18, 2017

Vaccinations Ineffective? It May Be More Than a Storage Issue Acidosis and Shipping FeverBranding

Vaccinations Ineffective? It May Be More Than a Storage Issue

Have you ever given vaccinations to an entire group of calves only to have a…

Jennie EilertsMay 16, 2017

Understanding EHV-1 HorsesSenior Horses

Understanding EHV-1

EHV-1 is one of the most contagious of infectious equine diseases. Knowing how it spreads and what…

Jennie EilertsMarch 27, 2017

Metaphylactics: This Practice Can Make or Break Your Herd Cattle

Metaphylactics: This Practice Can Make or Break Your Herd

The concept of using a metaphylaxis protocol for your herd may seem like a win-win…

Jennie EilertsFebruary 15, 2017