2018

Cover image of the 51st Conference Proceedings: A man riding on a pale horse herding cattle on a semi-arid pasture

Proceedings of the Fifty-First Annual Conference. American Association of Bovine Practitioners. September 13-15, 2018. Phoenix Arizona.

Editor: Robert A. Smith
Executive Vice President: K. Fred Gingrich II
Advertising Representative: J. T. O'Brien & Assoc.
Publisher: VM Publishing Company

Published: 2018-09-13

Front / Back Matter

General Sessions

Secret Sauce Service The indispensable condiment

Morgan J. McArthur

73-74
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How to keep beef and dairy producers asking for more

W. Mark Hilton

75-79
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Becoming indispensable by making what really matters what really matters

Franklyn B. Garry

80-84
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Becoming indispensable in times of change Value added services and work place culture

Shannon Nielsen

87-90
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Antimicrobial use monitoring A useful tool, or a disciplinary stick?

Michael D. Apley, Sandra Godden, Katie J. Hope, Nora F. D. Schrag

91-95
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Leading through generations

Grant Rathje

96-98
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Staying healthy to be indispensable for the long-term A physical therapist's perspective

Scott J. Uhlenhake

99-108
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Becoming indispensable by using "Systems Thinking" to tackle challenging and complex problems in practice

John T. Groves

111-112
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It may be YOUR practice, but it's OUR business!

Mark Gardiner

113
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Disaster Or opportunity to serve

Randall Spare, Mark Gardiner

114-116
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Beef Sessions

Expanding the BSE to become indispensable

Chance L. Armstrong

117-121
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Finding the herd problem in the single case

Meredyth Jones

122-124
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I'm not positive that's a positive Become indispensable to your clients by knowing how to choose, interpret and incorporate diagnostic testing in bovine practice

David R. Smith

126-133
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Ultrasound beyond reproduction What I can do in practice

S. Buczinski

134-137
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Evidence-based decision making for management of feedlot animal health

E. J. Behlke

138-139
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Practical approach and outlook regarding animal welfare concerns related to beef feedlot production

Michelle S. Calvo-Lorenzo

140-148
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Performance of multiple diagnostic tools in assessing the progression of respiratory disease in calves infected with IBR followed by Mannheimia haemolytica

J. Baruch, D. Renter, N. Cernicchiaro, C. Cull, K. Lechtenberg, J. Parr-Drach, M. Hockett, L. Bryant, G. Ellis, J. Welsh, J. Nickell

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Nutritional management between health and performance

J.Trent Fox

151-156
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Antimicrobial stewardship considerations in beef production

Virginia R. Fajt

157-158
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Dairy Sessions

Seeing what clients miss Finding opportunities to improve animal and caretaker health

Danelle A. Bickett-Weddle

159-161
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Nutritional strategies to improve gastrointestinal health of dairy calves

Michael A. Ballou, Emily M. Davis, Yu Liang

162-168
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Genomic testing in dairy cattle What can we do with this information and what strategies can we develop?

David Erf

169-171
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The Evolving world of precision dairy technology, Part I

Marcia I. Endres

172-176
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The Evolving world of precision dairy technology, Part II

Marcia I. Endres

177-184
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Thoracic ultrasound to monitor lung health and assist decision making in preweaned dairy calves

Theresa L. Ollivett

185-187
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AASRP Small Ruminants Sessions

Reproductive management of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

N. Isaac Bott

188-191
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Incorporating small ruminant theriogenology in private practice Creating a brand that keeps producing

N. Isaac Bott

192-193
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Camelid 101 What you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask!

Pamela G. Walker

194-199
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Common field problems in camelids

Pamela G. Walker

200-204
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Guide to udder health for dairy goats Providing guidance for veterinarians and producers in improving milk quality

Paula I. Menzies

205-211
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Practical fluid therapy and blood transfusions in camelids

Pamela G. Walker

212-217
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Tales from the grave Improving the job we do with onfarm sheep and goat postmortems

Paula I. Menzies, Maria Spinato, Andria Jones-Bitton, Jeannette Cooper, Jocelyn Jansen

218-221
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Practice Management Sessions

Scheduling A bit like herding cats

Carie M. Telgen

222-224
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Nine dimensions of veterinary wellbeing

Jen C. Brandt

225-226
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Buy/sell agreements Getting into and out of a partnership without hard feelings

Denise L. Tumblin

227-231
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Getting from strategy to success Evaluating, developing and implementing new opportunities in practice

Brian K. Reed

232-236
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Let data driven decisions put you in the driver's seat with your clients

Sarah K. Giebel

237-239
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How I became indispensable by mentoring new associates and implementing new technologies

Keelan Lewis

240-241
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"One ... two ... three little doctors making a big impact!"

David H. Walton

242-244
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Student Sessions

Field necropsy of cattle Wisdom from the trenches

Elizabeth R. Homerosky, Brian N. Warr

245-249
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Communications and cultural awareness

I. N. Roman-Muniz, E. J. Behlke

250-251
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Becoming invaluable by carving out a niche in your practice

Keelan Lewis

252-253
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Practice Tips

Persistence, personality, and positivity How to make your niche work

Michelle Borek-Stine

254-255
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Rural practice startup Maintaining low overhead while providing exceptional service

Mary E. Mowrer

256-257
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The Dispensable vet box

Keelan Lewis

258
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The IncrediBULL testing trailer

Meredyth Jones

259
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Calf puller in my pocket Rope, knots, mechanical advantage

Judd Videto

260
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Research Summaries

Investigating risk factors associated with passive immunity, health, and growth and the effects of administering non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug to beef calves assisted at birth

J. M. Pearson, E. A. Pajor, J. R. Campbell, N. A. Caulkett, M. Levy, M. C. Windeyer

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Comparison of analgesics for control of lameness-associated pain in lactating dairy cattle

Rochelle Warner, Michael D. Kleinhenz, Joshua A. Ydstie, Jennifer Schleining, Larry W. Wulf, Johann F. Coetzee, Patrick J. Gorden

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The Analgesic properties of transdermal flunixin meglumine when given at the time of castration

M. D. Kleinhenz, N. K. VanEngen, J. S. Smith, P. J. Gorden, J. Ji, C. Wang, S. C. B. Perkins, J. F. Coetzee

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Effect of dehorning pain on the pharmacokinetics of transdermal flunixin in Holstein calves

M. D. Kleinhenz, N. K. VanEngen, P. J. Gorden, K. E. Kleinhenz, B. KuKanich, S. M. Rajewski, P. Walsh

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Effect of age on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of flunixin meglumine following intravenous and transdermal administration to Holstein calves

M. D. Kleinhenz, N. K. VanEngen, J. S. Smith, P. J. Gorden, B. KuKanich, P. Walsh, S. C. B. Perkins, J. F. Coetzee

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Genetic characterization of Mannheimia haemolynca isolated from high risk stocker cattle

E. R. Snyder, B. C. Credille, S. Alvarez-Narvaez, R. D. Berghaus, S. Giguère

266
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Behavioral attitude scores associated with bovine respiratory disease identified using calf lung ultrasound and clinical respiratory scoring

M. C. Cramer, K. Proudfoot, T. L. Ollivett

267
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Effect of ampicillin trihydrate in preweaned Holstein calves after experimental bacterial challenge with Pasteurella multocida

C. L. Holschbach, S. M. Raabis, I. Boukahil, T. L. Ollivett

268
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Evaluation of composite vs individual fecal egg counts Helping producers save money while accurately monitoring the resistance status of their parasites

Kelsey L. Paras, Melissa M. George, Sue B. Howell, Ray M. Kaplan

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Kansas bovine anaplasmosis herd prevalence and management practice risk-factors associated with herd serostatus

M. R. Spare, G. A. Hanzlicek, K. L. Wootten, G. A. Anderson, D. U. Thomson, M. W. Sanderson, R. R. Ganta, K. E. Reif

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Relationships between type of hoof lesion and behavioral signs of lameness in Holstein cows housed in tie-stall facilities

M. T. Jewell, M. Cameron, J. Spears, S. McKenna, M. S. Cockram, J. Sanchez, G. P. Keefe

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The Effect of growth rate on reproductive outcomes in replacement dairy heifers in seasonally calving, pasture based systems

C. J. Hayes, C. G. McAloon, C. I. Carty, E. G. Ryan, L. O'Grady

272
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Detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus in stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) following consumption of blood from persistently infected cattle

J. M. Carlson, B. L. Vander Ley, S. I. Lee, A. Workman, D. Boxler

273
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Acclimating cattle Effects on stress and health

G. A. Dewell, R. D. Dewell, S. T. Millman, R. L. Parsons, J. F. Coetzee, T. H. Noffsinger, A. K. Johnson

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Evaluation of three classification models to predict risk class of cattle cohorts developing bovine respiratory disease within the first 14 days-on-feed using on-arrival and/or pre-arrival information

D. E. Amrine, J. G. McLellan, B. J. White, R. L. Larson, D. G. Renter, M. Sanderson

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Evaluating the use of a blood leukocyte differential on beef cattle arriving to a feed yard to predict those animals at risk for developing clinical or subclinical respiratory disease

Shaun M. Huser, David E. Amrine, Jiena G. McLellan, Brad White, Robert L. Larson, Adi Wasserkrug-Naor, Charley A. Cull

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Comparative efficacies of enrofloxacin and tulathromycin for the control of respiratory disease in beef cattle

Sydney Crosby, Brent Credille, Roy Berghaus, Steeve Giguere

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Effects of innate immune stimulation on naturally occurring respiratory disease in beef calves

E. I. Kaufman, L. L. Bassel, S. N. A. Alsop, K. Vulikh, L. R. Siracusa, J. Hewson, S. Sharif, J. L. Caswell

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Distinct bacterial metacommunities inhabit the upper and lower respiratory tract of healthy feedlot cattle and those diagnosed with bronchopneumonia

Edouard Timsit, Matthew Workentine, Trevor Alexander

279
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Effects of transportation to and commingling at an auction market on the upper and lower respiratory tract bacterial communities of recently weaned calves

Christina Stroebel, Trevor Alexander, Edouard Timsit

280
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The nasopharyngeal microbiota of preweaned dairy calves with and without ultrasonographic lung consolidation

S. M. Raabis, T. L. Ollivett, A. Quick, G. Suen

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Development of a novel clinical scoring system for bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in weaned dairy calves

G. U. Maier, J. D. Rowe, T. W. Lehenbauer, B. M. Karle, D. R. Williams, J. D. Champagne, S. S. Aly

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Development of a newborn calf vigor scoring system

C. F. Murray-Kerr,, K. E. Leslie, S. M. Godden, W. A. Knauer, S. M. McGuirk

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Effect of implementing a novel calf vitality scoring system and early intervention program on pain management in newborn dairy calves

S. M. Godden, W. A. Knauer, C. Gapniski, K. Yorek, R. Hullinsky, K. Leslie, S. McGuirk, H. Coetzee

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Canadian National Dairy Study Heifer calf management

C. B. Winder, C. A. Bauman, T. F. Duffield, H. W. Barkema, G. P. Keefe, J. Dubuc, F. Uehlinger, D. F. Kelton

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A prudent approach to antibiotic treatment of high-risk calves at arrival to a dairy beef facility

T. E. von Konigslow, D. L. Renaud, D. F. Kelton, T. F. Duffield

286
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Quantifying the forces applied during assisted calvings and the impacts on newborn beef calves

Ann Kulser, Jennifer M. Pearson, Edmond Pajor, Akshay Gurdita, Mark Ungrin, M. Claire Windeyer

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Investigation of the relationship between bacteria counts and bedding characteristics with udder health and milk quality on U.S. dairy farms preliminary results

K. Patel, S. M. Godden, E. E. Royster, J. A. Timmerman, B. A. Crooker, L. K. Fox

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Investigation of the relationship between bedding materials, bedding characteristics, and intramammary infection in late lactation dairy cows Interim findings

S. M. Rowe, S. M. Godden, E. E. Royster, J. A. Timmerman, B. A. Crooker, M. Boyle

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Investigation of the relationship between udder towel hygiene, udder towel management and intramammary infection in late lactation dairy cows Interim findings

S. M. Rowe, S. M. Godden, E. E. Royster, J. A. Timmerman, M. Boyle

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Incidence risk of clinical mastitis in eight commercial dairy herds in central New York

Valeria Alanis, Paula Ospina, Tiago Tomazi, Paolo Moroni, Daryl Nydam

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The microbiome of Escherichia coli and culture-negative nonsevere clinical mastitis Characterization and associations with linear score and milk production

A. K. Vasquez, E. K. Ganda, D. V. Nydam, M. B. Capel, S. Eicker, P. D. Virkler, R. C. Bicalho

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Promoting prudent use of antimicrobials on moderate-sized dairies use of pathogen-based protocols for the treatment of nonsevere clinical mastitis in 8 New York herds

A. K. Vasquez, D. V. Nydam, S. Eicker, P. D. Virkler

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Conventional culture, MALDI-TOF and 165 rRNA compared for agreement in diagnosis of bovine mastitis pathogens

David J. Wilson, John Middleton, Pamela Adkins, Gregory M. Goodell

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Use of an ultrafiltration device in gland cistern for continuous sampling in healthy and mastitic quarters of lactating cattle

D. A. Mzyk, C. M. Bublitz, H. Sylvester, G. D. Hobgood, R. E. Baynes, D. M. Foster

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Assessment of a commercial borescope to evaluate the presence of lesions of digital dermatitis in dairy cows

S. Ferraro, M. Rousseau, S. Dufour, J. Dubuc, J-P. Roy, A. Desrochers

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Association between hoof lesions and fertility of lactating dairy cows

B. O. Omontese, R. Bellet-Elias, A. Molinero, G. D. Catandi, R. Casagrande, Z. Rodriguez, R. S. Bisinotto, G. Cramer

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An evaluation of the relationship between hyperketonemia and pre- and post-calving hoof lesions in dairy cattle

E. M. Wynands, G. Cramer

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Cumulative effects of early lactation diseases on fertility and survival in a multi-state population of Holstein cows

P. Pinedo, J. E. P. Santos, G. Schuenemann, S. Rodrigez-Zas, G. Rosa, C. Seabury, R. Gilbert, W. Thatcher

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Epidemiology of subclinical hypocalcemia in early-lactation Holstein cows

R. C. Neves, B. M. Leno, K. D. Bach, J. A. A. McArt

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Association of mid-infrared predicted milk and blood constituents with early lactation disease and herd removal in Holstein cows

K. D. Bach, D. M. Barbano, J. A. A. McArt

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Randomized clinical trial of ceftiofur hydrochloride treatment to prevent acute puerperal metritis in dairy cows having Escherichia coli in their uterus at day 1 postpartum

Jocelyn Dubuc, Marjolaine Rousseau, Jean-Philippe Roy, Sébastien Buczinski

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Diagnosis of Johne's disease A new tool for MAP serology

Joanna Rzepka, Siddra Hines

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Use of environmental testing to identify high risk areas for Johne's disease transmission on cow-calf operations

R. M. Breuer, C. M. Garoutte, A. C. Krull, A. J. Kreuder

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Herd-level prevalence of Johne's disease and BVD, management practices and farm characteristics for positive dairy herds in Utah and Idaho

David J. Wilson, Kerry A. Rood, Chelsea Whitehouse, Jennifer Bunnell, Gregory M. Goodell, Todd M. Byrem

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Progesterone supplementation improves fertility of lactating Holstein cows without a corpus luteum at initiation of the timed AI protocol

B. O. Omontese, M. Diefenbach, K. McSweeney

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Cow-calf pregnancy distribution information from records collected at the time of pregnancy diagnosis

T. H. Fountain, R. L. Larson, B. J. White

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Bulls as a source of bovine leukemia virus during natural breeding

O. J. Benitez, J. Roberts, B. Norby, P. Bartlett, J. E. Maeroff, D. L. Grooms

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Comparison of ante-mortem and post-mortem diagnosis of ovarian follicular dysplasia in Florida beef herds

H. Nobre, J. Gard, J. Roberts, J. Wenzel, M. Edmondson, T. Braden

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A shorter on-farm dairy welfare assessment protocol that can provide useful feedback to producers

M. T. Jewell, M. Cameron, J. Spears, S. McKenna, M. S. Cockram, J. Sanchez, G. P. Keefe

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Pharmacokinetics of tulathromycin following administration with remote delivery devices

J. D. Rivera, A. R. Woolums, S. Giguere, J. T. Johnson, A. G. Lutz, P. N. Tipton, W. Crosby, I. Hice

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Effects of local anesthetic or systemic analgesia on pain associated with cautery disbudding in calves A systematic review and meta-analysis

C. B. Winder, C. L. Miltenburg, J. M. Sargeant, S. J. LeBlanc, D. B. Haley, K. D. Lissemore, M. A. Godkin, T. F. Duffield

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Posters

Characterization of cell mediated immune responses in stressed and unstressed beef calves

Veronica Buhler, Kaycee Cash, David Hurley, Brent Credille

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Epidemiology and treatment of spinose ear ticks on a California dairy

G. H. Jardon, F. M. Ray, R. W. Peyton, M. W. Overton, P. W. Jardon

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Relationship between serum diamine oxidase activity and severity of diarrhea in calves

T. Fukuda, K. Tsukano, M. Otsuka, Y. Nishi, K. Suzuki

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Genomic comparison of Histophilus somni strains shows genetic drift

Brittanny Wiener, Paulraj Lawrence

316
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Using prostaglandin F2α and gonadotropin-releasing hormone simultaneously 7 d prior to Ovsynch increased first-service pregnancies per artificial insemination compared to Presynch-14/Ovsynch

J. P. N. Martins, W. Martinez, J. S. Schmitt, P. J. Ross

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Survey of Iowa beef veterinarians on Johne's disease in cow-calf operations

R. M. Breuer, A. C. Krull, A. J. Kreuder

318
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Effects of postpartum oral calcium supplementation on productive and reproductive outcomes in multiparous Jersey cows

A. Valldecabres, N. Silva-del-Río

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Validation of a handheld somatic cell count device

Tonie Domino, Daryl Nydam, Rick Watters

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Ionized calcium and glucose changes in refrigerated heparinized blood samples from dairy cows

A. Valldecabres, N. Silva-del-Río

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A comparison of three feedlot vaccination programs on the health, growth performance, and carcass characteristics of high-risk heifers procured from auction markets

J. A. Hagenmaier, B. L. Terhaar, K. Blue, B. W. Hoffman; J. T. Fox; M. E. Theurer

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Variation of liver mineral concentrations in Florida beef cattle diagnosed with ovarian follicular dysplasia

J. A. Gard, J. Roberts, H. Nobre, J. Wenzel, M. Edmondson, C. Gaskill

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Effect of purulent vaginal discharge on ovarian cyclicity, pregnancy, pregnancy loss, and cow survival in a large multi-farm population of Holstein cows

P. Pinedo, J. E. P. Santos, G. Schuenemann, S. Rodrigez-Zas, G. Rosa, C. Seabury

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Effect of lameness during early lactation on subsequent fertility and survival of Holstein cows across multiple geographic areas in the US

P. Pinedo, J. E. P. Santos, G. Schuenemann, S. Rodrigez-Zas, G. Rosa, R. Chebel

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Changes in milk yield in the proximity of AI as predictors of conception risk

P. Pinedo, J. E. P. Santos, G. Schuenemann, R. Bicalho, K. Galvao, R. Chebel

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Effect of season on fertility of dairy cows in four US regions

P. Pinedo, J. E. P. Santos, G. Schuenemann, R. Gilbert, K. Galvao, G. Rosa

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Development of a multivariable reproductive index to assess fertility of dairy cows

J. E. P. Santos, P. Pinedo, G. Schuenemann, R. Bicalho, S. Rodrigez-Zas, G. Rosa

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The 15-membered ring macrolide tulathromycin inhibits plasma endotoxin activity in endotoxemic calves

M. Otsuka, Y. Nishi, K. Tsukano, T. Fukuda, M. Tsuchiya, K. Suzuki

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Sequential changes in NF-kB and STAT-3 mRNA in polymorphonuclear leukocytes and liver samples in endotoxin-challenged calves

Y. Nishi, M. Otsuka, K. Tsukano, T. Fukada, M. Tsuchiya, K. Suzuki

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Sporadic juvenile thymic lymphoma in a 3-month old Angus bull calf

D. Alexander, J. Robertson, P. Gibbons, S. Chapman, C. Pfent, L. Miller

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Implications of allopregnanolone in weak calf syndrome

P. Riedel, J. Dascanio, J. Johnson, L. Miller

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AASRP Research Summaries

Comparing the efficacy of copper oxide wire particles, copper sulfate and levamisole on Haemonchus contortus in goats

Beth Johnson, James Mackey, Wiliam DeWees, Barbie Papajeski

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Diarrhea outbreak associated with corona virus in adult goats

Fauna Leah Smith, Nicola Pusterla, Beate M. Crossley, Kristin A. Clothier, Mark L. Anderson, Samantha S. Barnum, Meera C. Heller, Joan Dean Rowe

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Inhibition of biofilm formation and antibacterial potentiation by 2-aminoimidazole compounds evaluated using coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS) isolated from goat mastitis

R. S. Healey, D. Zeng, K. L. Anderson

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Comparative plasma and urine concentrations of flunixin and meloxicam in show goats

C. M. Bublitz, D. A. Mzyk, T. Mays, V. R. Fajt, T. B. Hairgrove, R. E. Baynes

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Correlation of carbohydrate larval antigen (CarLA®) antibody response with parasitism in Ontario sheep

Emma A. Borkowski, Niel A. Karrow, Paula I. Menzies, Jacob Avula, Brandon N. Lillie, Andrew S. Peregrine

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Diagnosed primary causes of death in domestic sheep of all ages in the Intermountain West

David J. Wilson, Thomas J. Baldwin, E. Jane Kelly

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