Health
Antimicrobials || BQA || Diseases || Toxicities || Value Added Health
Understanding the FDA’s animal implant and antibiotic regulations
Medicated Feed Additives for Beef Cattle and Calves
Veterinary Feed Directive: What Producers Should Know about Antimicrobial Use in Feed
Veterinary Feed Directive
An understanding of the changes in the use of feed additive medications is important for livestock producers and veterinarians. All feed-grade medications used for disease prevention and therapy will require veterinary oversight and an accompanying veterinary feed directive.
You can find all of these brochures and other FDA Veterinary Feed Directive resources at:
http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/ucm071807.htm
Veterinary Feed Directive Requirements for:
FDA site outlining marketing status and label changes:
Beef Cattle Institute VFD Modules
Beef Cattle Production
FDA-Approved Injectable Beef Cattle Antimicrobials
Proper Cattle Health Product Handling and Administration
Anaplasmosis
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
Bovine Virus Diarrhea
Coccidiosis
Johne's Disease
Pinkeye: Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis
Anaplasmosis in Kansas
- Map of Kansas counties with disease reports - Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
- Beef Tips - November 2015
- Anaplasmosis webinar recording, Gregg Hanzlicek, DVM Jan. 10, 2023
Download presentations and watch videos from the May 11 symposium focused on Anaplasmosis.
- Anaplasomosis in Cattle: Facts and Fiction — Dr. Gregg Hanzlicek, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Kansas State University Dr. Mike Apley, Frick Professor, Clinical Sciences, Kansas State University
PowerPoint Slides - Diagnostic Considerations and Strategies — Dr. Gregg Hanzlicek, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Kansas State University
PowerPoint Slides || Watch Video - Keeping Anaplasmosis out of your Cow Herd — Dr. Dave Rethorst, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Kansas State University Dr. KC Olson, Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University
PowerPoint Slides || Watch Video || KC Olson Video - Flies, Ticks, and Anaplasmosis in Kansas — Dr. Ram Raghavan, Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, Kansas State University
PowerPoint Slides || Watch Video - Can I Vaccinate for Anaplasmosis? — Dr. Gene Luther, AgCenter; Department of Veterinary Science, Louisiana State University
PowerPoint Slides || Watch Video - Treating Individual Cows and Herds for Anaplasmosis — Dr. Mike Apley, Clinical Sciences, Kansas State University
PowerPoint Slides || Watch Video - The VFD and Anaplasmosis Infection — Dr. Mike Murphy, Food and Drug Administration
Watch Video
Grazing Management: Toxic Plants
Hairy Vetch Toxicity
Kochia Toxicity
Sweetclover Toxicity
Other Beef Health Information
All files in pdf format.
- Trichomoniasis Affected Counties in Kansas 2012-2015
- New Trichomoniasis Regulations - effective October 4, 2013, Kansas Department of Agriculture
- Trichomoniasis - Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Health
- Abortions (in Cattle) - 1991
- Anaplasmosis - 2000
- Biological Fly Control for Kansas Feedlots - 1998
- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) - 2000
- Bovine Virus Diarrhea - 2000
- Coccidiosis - 1996
- FDA-Approved Injectable Beef Cattle Antimicrobials - 2008
- Grass Tetany - 1991
- Managing Insect Pests on Beef Cattle - 1997
- Medicated Feed Additives for Beef Cattle and Calves - 2002
- Pinkeye: Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis - 2000
- Preventive Herd Health Program- 1998
- Proper Cattle Health Product Handling and Administration - 2003
- Winter Feeding Sites and Calf Scours - 2006
Tips On Livestock Fly Control
Ask the Experts
Contact information for KSU Beef extension team
K-State Newsletters
KSU ASI Facilities
Quick Links
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