By Barry Whitworth, DVM With all the rain that has been occurring, sheep and goat producers should be observing their flocks for signs of lameness. Lame...
By Barry Whitworth In 1917, Congress appropriated the money to begin the State-Federal Cooperative Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Program. The program was started to reduce the number...
By Barry Whitworth On March 5, 2017, the United States Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) announced that a commercial chicken breeder flock...
By Barry Whitworth Raising backyard chickens has become very popular in Oklahoma. Some people desire a better understanding of how their food is produced. Others like...
By Barry Whitworth Urolithiasis, commonly called urinary calculi, is a condition familiar to most small ruminant producers. Urolithiasis is the formation of calculi or stones in...
By Barry Whitworth As of Jan. 1, 2017, producers will need a prescription or a Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) order to use many of the previously...
By Barry Whitworth Seneca Valley Virus or Senecavirus A was first identified in the United States in 1988. The virus appears sporadically with a few cases...
By Barry Whitworth Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV) is a retrovirus capable of causing cancer in cattle. The disease that is caused by the virus may be...
By Barry Whitworth The sexually transmitted cattle disease Trichomoniasis or Trich continues to be a problem in Oklahoma. The disease, which is known to cause infertility...
By Barry Whitworth Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL) is a common disease found in sheep and goats. It is recognized when abscesses form in the external lymph nodes....
