Animal Science

Q: Dr. Vogl, your last column was about tick season. I'm worried about my dog and Lyme Disease. Should I be? I wouldn’t say that I can come close to Carnac the Magnificent’s ability to predict events, but we certainly did pluck a lot of ticks...

Copper is an important mineral for cattle and one that is often deficient in forages. Copper absorption is negatively affected by other compounds in feed and water such as sulfur and molybdenum. Both of these antagonistic minerals can be found in high...

BRUNING, Neb. (AP) - The hallway leading into Siera Meyer's classroom at the high school here is covered with posters depicting different aspects of agronomy and animal anatomy. The posters represent the work that the seven Bruning-Davenport students...

Kayla Holtquist has been selected as the 2013-2014 Milbank FFA Chapter President at the Annual FFA Member-Parent Banquet on May 1. The other FFA Senior Chapter officers selected were: Vice Presidents, Kasey Schmidt; Secretary, Rebecca Stohr; Treasurer,...

A recent Environmental Working Group (EWG) report blames antibiotic use in food animals for the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. This report overlooks important data and the facts about food safety. Consumers can remain confident that strict...

Rebecca Whitlock received the Darwin and JoAnn Britzman Graduate Scholarship recently at SDSU in Brookings. Darwin Britzman graduated from Watertown High School and earned a B.S. degree in Poultry Science from SDSU in 1953, a M.S. degree in Poultry...

The annual Emmet County 4-H Spring Achievement Days took place on Friday and Saturday, April 26-27, at the community center on the Emmet County Fairgrounds in Petoskey. The event is designed as an opportunity for the county's 4-H members to exhibit...

The Milbank FFA Chapter attended the 85th South Dakota FFA Convention, April 14-16, FFA members were recognized for their achievements and the Food Science Career Development team, Natural Resources team, Floriculture team and Veterinary Science Team...

North Dakota State University and Riding on Angels' Wings (ROAW) are co-hosting a Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International workshop on June 20-22 at NDSU and a certification program June 22-23 at ROAW. The workshop is the first...

Members of the Florence FFA performed well in the State FFA Agriscience Fair held in conjunction with the 85th annual State FFA Convention. Florence FFA members won nine first place plaques out of 18 junior and senior division categories for their...

College junior Steve Moirano has no children of his own, but he played the proud parent Saturday as a pair of foals debuted to a crowd of onlookers at the University of Maryland campus farm. "What was it like?" Brandon Hurn, a sophomore chemical...

From emus and an eagle to red pandas and ring-tailed lemurs, a diverse menagerie of birds and beasts relies on Staten Island Zoo Veterinarian Dr. Marc Valitutto for its health and well-being. At The Parrot Club's monthly meeting in East Hartford on...