If you could have any superpower, what would you choose? For newborn calves, their answer would most likely be immediate immunity.

“Foot-and-mouth disease [FMD] is going to be a bigger disaster when it comes to market disruption than what we faced with COVID-19,” said Danelle Bickett-Weddle, associate director for the Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University.

Nothing influences an outcome more than getting off to a good start, or a bad one.

The dry period presents a key time frame to incorporate prevention points that not only guard cow health, but also the health of their offspring against the number one cause of neonatal calf deaths.

Herd health is a foundational aspect of the ranching business, especially for those who sell calves that finish growing on another operation before harvest.

One of the primary goals of all livestock producers is to keep their herds healthy. Unfortunately, however, illness is often unavoidable – and some very easily transmitted but deadly ailments can be traced back to one source: clostridium.