Herd Health

Controlling Flies on Pastured Cattle

(May 2012)  With record setting temperatures this spring insects are making an earlier appearance this year. Horn flies, face flies and even stable flies have been observed on grazing animals recently.

Normally we do not think about livestock pest control this early in spring, but this year appears to be different. As livestock producers ponder when to send cattle to pasture another consideration is what livestock pest control options are available for this summer. Livestock pest control should be viewed as having a positive economic impact on your livestock operation.  Learn more

Previous Articles

• Bloat in Beef Cattle (March 2012)
• Water, an Important Nutrient (June 2011)
• Help Baby Calves Start Breathing (February 2011)
• Effects of Calving Difficulty and Confined Calving on Calf Sickness (January 2011)
• Planning for a Good Calving Season (December 2010)
• Follow BQA Guidelines When Culling Cows (October 2010)
• Pinkeye in Cattle (June 2010)
• Grass Tetany Management for Cattle Grazing Lush, Cool-Season Pastures (March 2010)
• Care of the Newborn Immediately After Calving (Febuary 2010)
• Trichomoniasis, a New Challenge (February 2010)
• Start Now to avoid Calf Scours Next Spring (January 2010)
• FASS Shares AVMa's Concerns Regarding Pew Report on Industrial Farm Animal Production (January 2010)
• Mycotoxins in Grain for Feedlot Cattle (December 2009)
• Coccidosis in the Fall (October 2009)
• Prudent Use of antibiotics in Beef Production (September2009)
• Tuberculosis in Cattle (June 2009)
• Proper Injection Sites to Remember at Calf-working Time (May 2009)
• Reporting abnormal Calves – Hydrocephalus (February 2009)
• Reporting abnormal Calves - Fawn Calf Syndrome (February 2009)
• Passive Immune Status within 24 Hours of Birth and Long-term Health and Performance of Calves (January 2009)
• Profit Tip: Cattle Health Management Mistakes to Avoid (September 2008)
• Ten Tips to Better Handling and Administering of Vaccines (August 2008)
• Manage for Grass Tetany (March 2008)
• Helping the Newborn Calf Breathe (February 2008)
• What is Bovine Trichomoniasis? (January 2008)
• Prepare for Calving Season (January 2008)
• Effects of Foot Rot on Performance of Feedlot Steers (September 2007)
• Grazing Winter Small Grain Pastures (April 2007)