Hayley R. Springer

Lessons learned from HPAI: Where does biosecurity fit on your dairy?

Building an enhanced biosecurity plan for your dairy can help you be prepared for the worst while evaluating your biosecurity to protect your farm from disease risks present each and every day.

October 6, 2023

Samantha Gehrett and Hayley R. Springer

Though the HPAI outbreak of 2022-23 was devastating, an outbreak of FMD in the U.S. could be far worse, particularly for the dairy industry.

Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship in the young calf

Antibiotic resistance is a serious concern everywhere on the dairy. However, calves are one area where good antibiotic stewardship can be especially crucial due to close human contact and the potential for calves to become reservoirs for resistant bacteria.

August 28, 2023

Hayley R. Springer

In early 2015, a disease outbreak affected people in Wisconsin and several other states. Of those sickened, nearly half were young children and most reported direct contact with cattle, primarily dairy calves.

Biosecurity: The ounce of prevention

July 25, 2019

Tara L. Felix and Hayley R. Springer

We have all quoted, or at least heard, the age-old adage: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Attributed to Benjamin Franklin, the old saying is the go-to phrase for opening discussions everywhere regarding biosecurity.

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Lessons learned from HPAI: Where does biosecurity fit on your dairy?

Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship in the young calf

Biosecurity: The ounce of prevention

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