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Cattle breeders should check bull fertility after recent snowstorms

Mon, Mar 08, 2021

Frostbite can cause temporary or permanent sterility in a herd sire.

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Vet Med Faces of Research: Dr. Madhan Subramanian

Tue, Mar 02, 2021

Madhan Subramanian, BvSc, Ph.D., joined Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2017. Since then, the assistant professor in the Department of Physiological Sciences has been conducting independent and collaborative research.

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Pregnant Mares: What owners need to know as foaling time approaches

Tue, Mar 02, 2021

During a mare’s pregnancy, moderate exercise such as vigorous walking or riding will help control her weight and maintain muscle tone and strength needed for the last two months of pregnancy.

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Pfizer chief scientific officer optimistic that the vaccine protects against variants

Mon, Mar 01, 2021

Pfizer Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of Viral Vaccines Dr. Philip Dormitzer spoke today at OSU’s inaugural INTERACT Eminent Speaker Series, verifying that the vaccine protects against the variants from U.K., South Africa and Brazil.

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Veterinary College’s INTERACT to host Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine expert

Mon, Feb 22, 2021

On March 1, Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine will host Dr. Philip Dormitzer, vice president and chief scientific officer with Pfizer, for the Inaugural INTERACT Eminent Speaker Series.

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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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