Dr. Lew StricklandAssociate Professor and Extension Livestock VeterinarianDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-3150 Spring calving season should be in full swing, or even over by the time you read this article!…
Livestock Health: Set Your Replacement Heifers Up for Success!
Livestock Health: mRNA Vaccine vs Conventional Vaccines
Dr. Lew StricklandAssociate Professor and Extension Livestock VeterinarianDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-3150 A couple of months ago a video was posted on social media that messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine technology…
Livestock Health: Regulations Concerning Over the Counter Medications
Dr. Lew StricklandAssociate Professor and Extension Livestock VeterinarianDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-3150 On January 1, 2017, new regulations were enacted concerning over the counter (OTC) feed additive antibiotics (currently known…
Livestock Health: Interstate Livestock Movement Requirements
Dr. Lew StricklandAssociate Professor and Extension Livestock VeterinarianDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-3150 The Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Animal Health Division works to protect animal health through import requirements, movement restrictions,…
Livestock Health: ALERT: Theileria orientalis Ikeda in Tennessee
Dr. Lew StricklandAssociate Professor and Extension Livestock VeterinarianDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-3150 Co-author: Pierre-Yves Mulon DVM DACVSAssistant Professor Large Animal Clinical SciencesThe University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine With…
Livestock Health: Foot Rot- Prevention and Treatment
Dr. Lew StricklandAssociate Professor and Extension Livestock VeterinarianDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-3150 Adapted from OSU ANSI 3355 Anywhere there is moist wet abrasive environmental conditions; there is a problem with…
Livestock Health: Limb Fractures in Calves: Repairs and Outcomes
Dr. Lew StricklandAssociate Professor and Extension Livestock VeterinarianDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-3150 Co-author: Pierre-Yves Mulon DVM DACVSAssistant Professor Large Animal Clinical SciencesThe University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Considering…
Livestock Health: Ivermectin Unproven as Treatment for COVID-19
Dr. Lew StricklandAssociate Professor and Extension Livestock VeterinarianDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-3150 Social media outlets have been chattering about a recent in vitro study conducted in Australia regarding the antiviral effects of…
