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Hong Kong -- A 15-year-old gelding sustains a hairline fracture and requires surgery.

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In this week's blog, Dr. Fitzgerald advises keeping thorough medical records.

Nebraska Beef Ltd is recalling 1.2 million pounds of beef because the products may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.

It should be a common philosophy among dairy veterinarians that it is far preferable to get off to a good start and assure/maintain health than to make up for deficiencies later and treat disease.

National survey data concerning dairy calf health and survival have shown very substantial death rates over the last 10 to 15 years.

The neonatal development can be divide into specific time periods; the neonatal period (birth - 2 weeks); the transitional period (2-4 weeks); the socialization period (4 -12 weeks), and the juvenile period (12 weeks - puberty).

Approximately 20 years ago, studies centered on the ability of bull sperm to fertilize eggs in vitro.

The testis can be affected with several types of tumors.

Vaccine types, delivery methods and adjuvants in use in veterinary medicine have been relatively static for many years and limited to modified live organism and killed organism (KV) vaccines, needle injection and alum-type and water –in-oil emulsion adjuvants.

Indications for Karyotyping include possible testicular hypoplasia/aplasia, abnormal external phenotype (e.g. small penis, ambiguous genitalia), and suspected congenital lesions associated with infertility.

Fertility-associated antigen (FAA) is a non-glycosylated protein produced in all of the accessory sex glands of bulls; seminal vesicles, prostate and Cowper's glands.

Gastrointestinal (GI) cytology offers many advantages to the small animal practitioner in the assessment of patients with gastrointestinal tract disease.

Unlike bacterial infections, parasites are much easier to prevent.

An ulcer is defined as a loss of epithelium from the mucosal surface of the abomasum.

The Michigan Johne's Disease Control Demonstration Project is a cooperative program between Michigan State University (MSU), Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Four specific proteins have been identified in bovine semen related to fertility.

The infertile animal is commonly presented with historic evidence of an unsuccessful breeding.

"Downer" animal: Animal with prolonged recumbency (>12 hrs) that is persistent and intractable