1. Prioritizing Nutrition and Body Condition Score
Nutrition is the most important aspect to achieve healthy calves and a good pregnancy rate. “Having cows in great body condition score is important so that when they calve, they have the quantity and quality of colostrum calves need. A belly full of colostrum can prevent a lot of health problems calves can experience,” Dr. Hilton said.
Colostrum is critically important to calf health because calves are born agammaglobulinemic, meaning they have almost no antibodies to protect them against disease. “Colostrum provides some 95% of the antibodies a calf obtains, plus a rich source of minerals, vitamins and energy – protecting newborn calves against infectious agents during the first few months of life. Colostrum can benefit overall calf health and reduce risks for calfhood diseases, increase average daily gain and more throughout a calf’s lifetime. Ensuring they receive high-quality, adequate amounts of colostrum is v
After earning his PhD at Purdue, Dean Reed served on the faculty and in the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory.
In recognition of Black History Month, Purdue Veterinary Medicine is highlighting the career of a college leader who also has served in national leadership positions, always with a passion for enhancing the diversity of the veterinary profession our very own Dean Willie Reed. Since earning his DVM degree at Tuskegee University, he has persistently pursued his dream of becoming a veterinarian while expanding opportunities for others from diverse backgrounds to do the same.
Born in Mobile, Ala., Dean Reed spent his childhood in a nearby small town. Living in a rural community, Dean Reed grew up around many animals. He also excelled in science classes, which helped foster his interest in studying veterinary medicine. His commitment to the field solidified when his high school vocational agriculture teacher said veterinary medicine would be a good fit for him. However
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Kelly Metcalf Pate, an assistant professor of veterinary medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will become the new director of MIT’s Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM) on March 1. Metcalf Pate will replace James Fox, who has been the director of DCM for more than four decades.
At Johns Hopkins, Metcalf Pate served as the associate director of academic training for the research training programs for veterinarians in the Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathology. She also launched and directed the Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Scholars Program, a summer research program for veterinary students. In her research lab, she studies how platelet cells interact with other immune cells during viral infections such as HIV and cytomegalovirus.
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East Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services has hired a service dog named Indie to support its first responders emotional needs.
BATON ROUGE - Many first responders in Louisiana s capital city are often faced with high pressure circumstances that require quick thinking, an incredible level of skill, and the ability to compartmentalize.
But even the most competent emergency workers will, at times, find themselves shaken by an especially harrowing situation.
A recent article from The Advocate s Jacqueline DeRobertis explained this is why East Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services has taken on a new hire whose only task is to comfort EMS paramedics.
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