2003

Cover image of the 36th Conference Proceedings: Holstein cows standing in a row at a fence. One cow has put her head through the fence and is curiously inspecting a pile of hay. Yellow background.

Proceedings of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Conference. American Association of Bovine Practitioners. September 18-20, 2003. Columbus, Ohio.

Editor: Robert A. Smith
Executive Vice President: James A. Jarrett
Advertising Representative: J. T. O'Brien & Assoc.
Publisher: Frontier Printers, Inc.

Published: 2003-09-18

Front / Back Matter

General Sessions

  • Forages, Fiber and the Rumen

    Mike Allen
    1-8
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20034990

  • Dairy Cattle Behavior Cows Interacting with Their Workplace

    Neil Anderson
    10-22
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20034991

  • Improving the Quality of Veterinary Practice Using Your Skills to do a Better Job for Your Patients and Clients

    Sheila M. McGuirk
    24-29
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20034992

  • Immunology of the Bovine Neonate

    Dusty W. Nagy, Jeff W. Tyler
    30-32
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20034993

  • Physiology and Pathophysiology of Pain

    W. W. Muir
    33-35
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20034994

Beef Sessions

  • Immunology of the "Early Weaned" Beef Calf

    John A. Ellis
    37-38
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20034995

  • Early Weaning A Management Alternative for Improving Heifer and Young Cow Productivity

    John D. Arthington
    39-43
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035088

  • Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Testing Options

    Barrett D. Slenning
    45-51
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035089

  • BVDV Impact on Feedlot Mortality and Morbidity

    Guy H. Loneragan
    52-54
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035090

  • Beef Cowherd BVDV Management A Practitioner's Perspective

    Kevan Albertson
    56-60
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035091

  • An Update on Feedlot AIP

    Amelia R. Woolums
    62-67
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035092

  • Using the Veterinary Antimicrobial Decision Support (VADS) System to Evaluate Therapeutic Regimens

    Mike Apley
    68-72
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035093

  • Veterinary Consulting Opportunities Utilizing the Beef PEP Approach

    Steven E. Wikse, Patricia S. Holland
    73-75
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035094

  • Nutritional Management Opportunities for Veterinarians

    D. B. Herd
    76-78
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035095

  • Improving Profitability in East Texas Beef Herds Practitioner's Perspective

    Dan Posey
    79-88
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035096

Dairy Sessions

  • U.S. Dairy Replacement Strategy Macroeconomics, Microeconomics or Biology?

    Mike Lormore, Roger Cady
    90-95
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035097

  • General Concepts in Transition Cow Management

    Steven Stewart, Paul Rapnicki, John Fetrow, James Lewis, Sandra Godden
    96-99
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035098

  • Characterization of Early Embryonic Death and Prevention of Pregnancy Wastage

    W. W. Thatcher, J. E. P. Santos
    100-108
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035099

  • Selection and Management of Natural Service Sires in Dairy Herds

    Michael W. Overton, Carlos Risco, Joseph C. Dalton
    109-117
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035100

  • Implementing and Managing Reproduction Programs

    John D. Day, Jannell Kral
    120-123
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035101

Veterinary Technician Session

  • Zoonotic Diseases the Human - Animal Connection

    Phil Prater
    125-130
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035104

  • Fluid Administration to Dehydrated Calves

    Sheila M. McGuirk
    131-134
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035105

  • Sharpening a Knife Information & Tips for a Veterinarian Whose Wife & Meat Cutting Put Him Through College

    Dee Griffin
    135-142
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035106

  • No Loose Parts Necropsy Procedure for the Feedyard

    Dee Griffin
    143-146
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035107

  • Field Microbiology for Feedlot Cattle

    Dee Griffin, Karan Shuck
    147-148
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035108

Research Summaries - Beef

  • Economic Value of Beef Heifer Reproductive Tract Scoring

    Mel Pence, Jerry Baker, Tim Wilson, Johnny Rossi, Rhonda Vann
    149
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035109

  • Prevalence and Risk Factors of Pathogenic E. coli, including 0157:H7, in Western Canadian Cow-Calf Herds

    Sheryl Gow, Cheryl Waldner, Musangu Ngeleka
    150
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035287

  • BVD and Neospora Infection and Reproductive Performance in Beef Cows

    Cheryl Waldner
    150-151
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035288

  • Geographical Difference in Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 in Finished Beef Cattle

    G. A. Dewell, J. R. Ransom, K. McCurdy, K. E. Belk, J. N. Sofos, G. C. Smith, M. D. Salman
    151
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035289

  • The Association Between Persistently Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus-Infected Calves and Pen Levels of Morbidity and Mortality in an Iowa Feedlot

    A. M. O'Connor, S. D. Sorden, M. D. Apley
    152
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035290

  • Efficacy of Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid Administered in the Posterior Aspect of the ear for Treatment of Bovine Respiratory Disease when a Retreatment Moratorium is Imposed

    B. Hibbard, E. J. Robb, J. A. Meyer, W. L. Bryson, K. J. Dame, M. J. Lucas, D. T. Bechtol, E. G. Johnson, M. I. Wray
    153-154
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035291

  • Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid Sterile Suspension (CCFA-SS) in Cattle Pharmacokinetics after Injection in the Middle Third of the Ear and Importance of Injection Technique

    Scott A. Brown, Fred Lehman, Merlyn J. Lucas, Joseph A. Robinson, Edward J. Robb
    154-155
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035292

  • Reproductive Performance Following Timed Artificial Insemination in Silage-fed Beef Cows the Effects of Synchronization Method and Postpartum Energy Intake

    Jeff Wichtel, Ed Charmley, Gavin Richardson, Rob Lofstedt
    155-156
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035293

  • Antimicrobial Resistance of Enteric E. coli in Beef Cattle Treated with Antibiotics

    Carla L. Huston, R. Hartford Bailey, Timothy F. Best, John E. Huston, Richard R. Evans
    156-157
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035294

  • Cryptosporidium and Giardia species Prevalence and Risk Factors in Western Canadian Cow-Calf herds. Are Cow-Calf Herds an Important Reservoir for These Parasites?

    Sheryl Gow, Cheryl Waldner, Brent Wagner
    157-158
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035295

  • Abstracts

    J. G. M. Whitehead, R. F. Smith, R. D. Murray, P. J. Cripps, T. J. Roper, B. T. Garnett, R. J. Delahay
    158
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035296

Research Summaries - Dairy I

  • Influences on Early Fetal Loss in Dairy Cattle

    Dale A. Moore, Michael W. Overton, Marla L. Truscott, Ricardo Chebel, Robert H. BonDurant
    159
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035297

  • Effects of Seropositivity for Bovine Leukemia Virus, Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, and Neospora caninum on Risk of Culling in Dairy Cattle

    Ashwani Tiwari, John A. VanLeeuwen, Ian R. Dohoo, Joao P. Haddad, Henrik Stryhn, Greg P. Keefe
    160
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035298

  • The Importance of Teat Canal Closure and Other Risk Factors On Dry Period Intramammary Infections

    R. T. Dingwell, K. E. Leslie, L. L. Timms, D. F. Kelton, Y. H. Schukken
    161
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035299

  • Likelihood Ratios for Multiple Levels of ELISA S/P Ratios in Dairy Herds Infected with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP)

    Larew Naugle, W. Saville, W. Shulaw, T. Wittum, I. Brownlee, B. Love, B. Byrum
    162
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035300

  • Comparison of Management Practices Between Ohio Dairy Herds Involved in Johne's Disease Testing Programs Versus Herds Not Involved in a Testing Program

    Larew Naugle, W. Saville, W. Shulaw, T. Wittum, B. Love, S. Dodaro, I. McPhail
    162-163
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035301

  • Evaluation of Dry Cow Vaccination with a Killed Viral Vaccine on Post-colostral Antibody Titers in Calves

    Jason B. Osterstock, Robert J. Callan, David C. Van Metre
    163-164
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035302

  • Luteal Function and Conception in Lactating Cows and Some Factors Affecting Luteal Function after Insemination

    A. Hommeida, T. Nakao, H. Kubota
    164-165
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035303

  • Impact of Two Coliform Mastitis Immunization Schedules on Immune Response, Milk Yield, Intramammary Infection and Dry Matter Feed Intake in Holstein Dairy Cattle

    Christina S. Petersson, Ken E. Leslie, David F. Kelton, Bonnie A. Mallard, Tera M. Osborne, Angela M. Fairfield
    165-166
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035304

  • Diagnosis of Subclinical Endometritis and its Effect on Reproductive Performance

    D. Raab, M. Drillich, W. Heuwieser
    166-167
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035305

  • J-5 Bacterin Protection Against Escherichia coli Intramammary Challenge and Association with Milk and Blood Levels of J-5- specific Antibodies

    David J. Wilson, Bonnie A. Mallard, Jeanne L. Burton, Ynte H. Schukken
    167-168
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035306

  • Long-term Persistence of Genetic Types of Mastitis-causing Staphylococcus aureus on Three Dairy Herds

    R. Lyman, C. George, W. Kloos, C. Spooner, K. Anderson
    168-169
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035307

  • Re-thinking Clinical Mastitis Therapy

    J. L. Hess, L. M. Neuder, P. M. Sears
    169-170
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035308

  • Persistent Coliform Mastitis

    C. E. Ackerman, C. T. Wehrman, P. A. Busman, L. M. Neuder, P. M. Sears
    170-171
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035309

  • Effects of Dystocia on Dam Health and Productivity

    J. E. Lombard, S. Tomlinson, F. B. Garry, L. P. Garber
    171
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035310

Research Summaries - Dairy II

  • Monitoring Subclinical Ketosis Using Milk Strip Test and Control Chart in Dairy Herds

    Luc DesCôteaux, Todd Duffield, Anne-Marie Bélanger, Émile Bouchard, Marcel Brodeur, Cécile Ferrouillet, Randal Bagg, Jean Baril
    172
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035311

  • Field Evaluation of a Mycoplasma bovis Bacterin in Young Dairy Calves

    Fiona Maunsell, Art Donovan, Carlos Risco, Mary Brown, Jorge Hernandez, Shelly Lanhart, David Bray
    173
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035312

  • Evaluation of a Milk Strip Test for Detection of Subclinical Ketosis at Cow Level

    Anne-Marie Bélanger, Luc DesCôteaux, Yvon Couture, Jean Baril, Randal Bagg
    174
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035313

  • Impact of Sealant Adherence on the Efficacy of a Dry Cow Teat Sealant in Reducing the Level of Intramammary Infection in Nonlactating Dairy Cows

    G. Lim, K. Leslie, D. Kelton, J. TenHag, T. Kerbler, K. Day
    175-176
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035314

  • Prognosis for Survival after an Open Abomasal Surgery Following an Unsuccessful Toggle-Pin Fixation in Dairy Cows

    G. A. Perkins, D. V. Nydam, S. A. Kimball, S. L. Fubini
    176-177
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035315

  • Risk Factors for Intramammary Infection at First Calving in Ontario Dairy Heifers

    L. Bassel, D. Kelton, A. Godkin, K. Leslie, K. Lissemore
    177-178
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035316

  • Use of a Cow-side Antibiotic Susceptibility Test to Predict Gram Staining Characteristics of Clinical Mastitis Pathogens of Dairy Cattle

    J. Wenz, R. Elia, S. Lawson, F. Garry
    178-179
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035317

  • Effect of Estradiol Cypionate in Postparturient Dairy Cattle at Increased Risk for Metritis

    Michael W. Overton, William M. Sischo, James P. Reynolds
    179-180
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035318

  • Effects of Sprinkler, Shade and Fan Cooling of Preparturient Holstein cows on Post-parturient Milk Performance during Summer Heat Stress

    J. Urdaz, M. Overton, D. Moore, J. E. Santos
    180
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035319

  • Evaluation of the Sensitivity of Three ELISA Tests for the Detection of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis Infection using Tissue Culture as a Gold Standard

    Shawn L. B. McKenna, Greg P. Keefe, Donald C. Sockett, John A. VanLeeuwen, J. McClure, Paul Hanna, E. Spangler, Herman W. Barkema
    181
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035320

  • A Relative Comparison of Diagnostic Tests for Johne's Disease

    S. Hendrick, T. Duffield, D. Kelton, K. Leslie, K. Lissemore, M. Archambault
    182
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035321

Research Summaries - General

  • Demonstration of the Efficacy of a New Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona Antigen in Combination with Campylobacter fetus - Leptospira serovars canicola, hardjo, icterohaemorrhagiae and grippotyphosa by Challenge in Young Cattle

    Jennifer Conlon, Guillermo Gallo, Daniel Penka, Carole Bolin
    183
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035323

  • Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations for Ceftiofur and Comparator Antimicrobial Agents against Bacterial Pathogens of Veterinary Importance to Cattle from 1997 to 2001

    S. A. Salmon, E. S. Portis, C. J. Lindeman
    184
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035324

  • Decreased Fecal Shedding of Salmonella Newport through Vaccination

    Daryll Emery, Darren Straub, James Sandstrom, Larry Slinden, Doug Burkhardt
    185
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035325

  • Validation of a Monoclonal Antibody Capture ELISA to Detect Antibodies to Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar hardjo

    O. V. Kavanagh, A. Skibinska, D. P. Mackie, J. M. Montgomery, E. F. Logan, W. A. Ellis
    186
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035326

  • Development of a Competitive ELISA for Detection of Leptospira borgspeterseni serovar hardjo in Vaccinated Cattle

    C. M. Frizzell, J. McCarroll, D. P. Mackie, W. A. Ellis, E. Breadon, J. M. Montgomery, O. V. Kavanagh, E. F. Logan
    187
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035327

  • Effect on in-vitro Cell Growth of Various Rehydrant Solutions

    Jaap Verschoor, Nicolai Agger
    187-188
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035328

  • New Paradigms for Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Understanding How BVDV Interacts with the Immune System

    C. C. L. Chase, G. Elmowalid, L. J. Braun, J. F. Ridpath
    189
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035329

  • Comparison of the γ-Interferon ELISA and the Skin Test for the Detection of Sub-clinical Johne's Disease in Cattle

    Suelee Robbe-Austerman, Judy Stabel, Annette O'Conner, Charles Thoen, Barb Martin
    190
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035330

  • Digital Expression of Isoforms of Cyclooxygenase in a Model of Bovine Laminitis

    E. B. Belknap, A. Cochran, E. Schwarzkopf, J. K. Belknap
    191
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035331

French Translations

  • Research Summaries - French Translations

    Louise Vinet, Micheline Barta, Hubert Brochard, Pierre-Paul Smith
    192-239
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035332

Posters

  • Preweaning Health and Performance of Minnesota Dairy Calves Fed Either Pasteurized Waste Milk or a Traditional Milk Replacer Feeding Program

    Sandra Godden, Joellen Feirtag, Lorissa Green, Scott Wells, John Fetrow
    240-241
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035333

  • Effectiveness of an Internal Teat Seal in the Prevention of New Intramammary Infections During the Dry and Early Lactation Periods in Dairy Cows When Used with an Intramammary Antibiotic

    S. Godden, P. Rapnicki, S. Stewart, J. Fetrow, A. Johnson, R. Bey, R. Farnsworth
    241
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035334

  • Comparison of Two Techniques for Laparoscopic Abomasopexy for Correction of Left Displaced Abomasum in Dairy Cows

    K. D. Newman, D. E. Anderson
    242
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035335

  • High Prevalence of Subclinical and Clinical Mastitis Caused by Environmental and Minor Pathogens in a Large Dairy Herd in Iran

    M. Bolourchi, R. Kasravi, P. Hovareshti, N. Farzaneh
    243
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035336

  • A Comparison of Cow and Bulk Tank Cultures for Streptococcus agalactiae in Two Herds in Iran

    M. Bolourchi, R. Kasravi
    244
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035337

  • The Effect of 'Blitz' Treatment of Streptococcus agalactiae with Ceftiofur Sodium on Bulk Tank Somatic Cell Count and Test-day Milk Yield in a Dairy Herd in Iran

    R. Kasravi, M. Bolourchi
    245
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035338

  • Variability of Water Composition and Potential Impact on Animal Performance

    D. J. Tomlinson, M. T. Socha, C. K. Swenson, L. M. Schugel
    246
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035339

  • Development of an Esophageal Tube Feeder for use in Calves

    Rikke Engelbrecht Pedersen, Jørgen S. Agerholm
    247
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035340

  • Demonstration of Protection Provided by a Single Dose Modified Live BRSV Vaccine against Virulent BRSV Challenge

    J. Ellis, K. H. West, W. C. Ohnesorge, C. L. Rinehart
    248
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035341

  • Monitoring Fetal and Neonatal Well-being in the Cow Review

    O. Szenci
    249-250
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035342

  • Epidemic of Mycoplasma Mastitis in a Colorado Dairy Herd Following Expansion from 350 to 2,500 Milking Cows

    H. Hirst, F. Garry, J. Wenz
    250-251
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035343

  • Growth of female dairy calves fed neomycin and oxytetracycline in milk replacer

    L. D. Warnick, J. Maul, M. Chan, A. Rosenbaum, K. Still, K. Reyher, C. L. Guard, M. C. Smith
    251-252
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035344

  • Performance of a Timed Artificial Insemination Program for First Service Followed by TAI Combined with Natural Heat Detection versus TAI with Natural Heat Detection for First Service and Subsequent Breedings in a Commercial Dairy

    Michael Capel, Daryl V. Nydam, Roger Saltman
    252-253
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035345

  • Milking Procedures and Udder Health Management on US Dairy Operations Results from NAHMS Dairy 2002 Study

    J. E. Lombard, B. J. McCluskey, L. P. Garber
    253
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035346

  • The Relationship between Milk Urea Nitrogen and Reproductive Performance in Dairy Cattle

    Pipat Arunvipas, John VanLeeuwen, Ian Dohoo, Greg Keefe
    254
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035347

  • The Distribution of Mycobacterium avium Paratuberculosis in the Environment Surrounding Minnesota Dairy Farms

    E. A. Raizman, S. J. Wells, D. C. Bentley, K. E. Olsen
    255
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20035348