It is the number one cause of systemic antibiotic use, which floods the whole body with antibiotics rather than just a specific region, said Rodrigo Bicalho, assistant professor of
dairy production medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Rodrigo Bicalho, assistant professor of
dairy production medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine, created three vaccines in his lab that lower metritis incidence and symptoms in cows, showing promise for alternatives to antibiotics in addressing the disease.
«Economic pressures, technological innovations, demographic shifts, consumer expectations, and an evolving regulatory framework have all contributed to the impetus for changes in the global
dairy industry,» explained lead investigator Herman Barkema, DVM, PhD, Professor, Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases and NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Infectious Diseases of Dairy Cattle, Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, at the University of Calgary, Ca
dairy industry,» explained lead investigator Herman Barkema, DVM, PhD, Professor, Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases and NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Infectious Diseases of
Dairy Cattle, Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, at the University of Calgary, Ca
Dairy Cattle, Department of
Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine,
at the University of Calgary, Canada.
ARTIFICAL HORMONES: A study in the International Journal of Obesity from researchers
at 10 different universities, including Yale University School of
Medicine and Johns Hopkins Unversity, found that the use of steroid hormones in meat
production and on conventional
dairy farms could be a possible contributor to the obesity epidemic.