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Evaluation of the Treatment Efficacy of Generic Enrofloxacin Compared to Pioneer Enrofloxacin for First Treatment of Naturally Occurring Bovine Respiratory Disease in a Commercial Feedlot -- Sponsored by Virbac Jan 15, 2024

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AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Miles Theurer from Veterinary Research and Consulting Services. Theurer was the lead author of the paper “Evaluation of the treatment efficacy of generic enrofloxacin compared to pioneer enrofloxacin for first treatment of naturally occurring bovine respiratory disease in a commercial feedlot” published in The Bovine Practitioner Volume 57 Number 2. This episode is sponsored by Virbac. After more than 50 years of helping animals around the world, Virbac wants to emphasize that they are here for you, committed to your growth and that of your customers for the long haul. For more information on Virbac or their products, visit https://vet-us.virbac.com/cattle.

Theurer discusses the reasons that a large clinical trial comparing a generic product to the pioneer product in a field setting can assist veterinarians in making treatment decisions when recommending animal health products to their clients. Theurer walks us through the objectives and methods of the paper. Results of this paper did not find any significant differences in health outcomes evaluated for first treatment of BRD with the two products. He also discusses some of the differences identified between traditional beef breeds enrolled in the study and dairy-beef crosses which is an opportunity for future research.

Theurer discusses his role as an associate editor for The Bovine Practitioner and encourages researchers to submit clinically relevant research to the journal. The journal is intended to provide research relevant to the practicing cattle veterinarian and is available open-access with no publication fees. The submission and review process is managed online. Find the journal at this link.
Theurer, M. E., Fox, T., Newberry, J. R., & Payot, F. (2023). Evaluation of the treatment efficacy of generic enrofloxacin compared to pioneer enrofloxacin for first treatment of naturally occurring bovine respiratory disease in a commercial feedlot. The Bovine Practitioner, 57(2), 29–35. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol27no2p29-35

Product label and safety information for Tenotryl located on this page.

CATTLE IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Tenotryl™ (enrofloxacin) 100 mg/ml Antimicrobial Injectable Solution: Animals intended for human consumption must not be slaughtered within 28 days from the last treatment. This product is not approved for use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older, including dry dairy cows. Use in these cattle may cause drug residues in milk and/or in the calves born to these cows. A withdrawal period has not been established for this product in pre-ruminating calves. Do not exceed a 20 mL dose per injection site. Federal (USA) law prohibits the extra-label use of this drug in food producing animals.

Botanical Medicines for Cattle Practice Jan 08, 2024

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AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Hubert Karreman. This podcast is brought to you by the AABP Committee on Pharmaceutical and Biologic Issues. Dr. Karreman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995 and has many years of experience working with organic production systems as a veterinarian. Karreman discusses what types of botanicals are available and some history of how they have been used. We also discuss what cases may be amenable to treatment with botanical medications in both organic and conventional systems.

Karreman provides some information on the regulatory aspects of botanical medicines and how they do not fit into the AMDUCA algorithm and pathways for possible approvals. He provides some references for efficacy studies of botanicals and suggests that there is opportunity for more research on their use in cattle.

Karreman developed a resource guide with links for veterinarians interested in botanical medicine which can be found here.

Vaccination in the Face of Maternal Antibodies Jan 01, 2024

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AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Joe Gillespie, Senior Professional Services Veterinarian with Boehringer Ingelheim, and Dr. Chris Chase, professor at South Dakota State University, to discuss vaccination of calves for bovine respiratory disease in the face of maternal antibodies. This podcast is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, sponsor of the Welcome Reception at the AABP Annual Conference.

Our guests review maternal antibody protection for the calf and how it protects calves versus how vaccination protects calves. Vaccinating calves early in life for bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is important, but it is important to understand the challenges with maternal antibody interference. Chase reviews the types of vaccines and the advantages and disadvantages of each type (intranasal, modified live and killed) as well as reviewing some new information about the efficacy of injectable modified live virus vaccines in calves. Gillespie also reviews the importance of adjuvants and why they make a difference for calf vaccine programs. Gillespie also discusses the importance of the herd veterinarian in working with farms to develop vaccine protocols for prevention of disease.
Links:

https://aabp.org/resources/2023_Pyramid_Dual_Challenge_Research_Brief.pdf

https://aabp.org/resources/BRD_Battle_Plan.pdf

https://aabp.org/resources/Protecting_Calves_from_BRD.pdf

AABP End-of-Year Updates with Dr. Fred Gingrich Dec 25, 2023

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AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich provides an end-of-year update for AABP members. If you need your CE certificates to submit for your license renewal, go to https://aabp.org then hover over your name in the upper right corner and select "My CE Certificates" to view, print or save your CE certificates to your files. You can also find your dues receipts and your donation receipts for tax purposes by hovering over your name and selecting the appropriate option. To donate to the AABP Foundation, go to this link.

AABP members can comment on guidelines and position statements which are now open by going to the "About" menu of the AABP website. These documents are developed by volunteer experts on AABP committees and task forces, then ultimately approved by the AABP Board of Directors. Submit your comments by going to this page by January 31 at 5 pm Eastern.

Gingrich also encourages AABP members to cast their vote for the 2024 AABP Vice President Election. Candidates are Dr. Brandon Triechler and Dr. Mark Hilton. Candidate information including biographies, video presentations, question and answer document and a link to a podcast with the candidates can be found on the ballot page. The deadline to cast your vote is December 29 at 5 pm Eastern.

AABP Vice President Dr. Callie Willingham serves as the Preconference Seminar coordinator for the 2024 AABP Conference in Columbus, Ohio. We are currently accepting proposals for preconference seminars and the portal will close on January 31 at 5 pm Eastern. To submit your proposal, please visit this link.

The American Association of Bovine Practitioners Foundation announces the call for proposals for research grants for funding in 2024. Each grant will be funded for up to $25,000 and the AABP Foundation will fund up to two grants for 2024. Proposals may address clinically relevant research topics in beef cattle, dairy cattle or both, and can include topics such as disease treatment or prevention, production medicine or cattle welfare. For more information and to submit your proposal, go to this page. The deadline to submit your proposal is December 29 at 5 pm Eastern.

Gingrich discusses the many CE opportunities for AABP members. The board has authorized funding many more CE opportunities for members. Historically, AABP has conducted an annual conference as its main CE event. AABP now offers the annual conference, recent graduate conference, practice management workshops, online CE of all webinars and conferences, and RACE approval for all CE, webinars and seminars outside of conferences. If you are not an AABP member, we encourage you to join us so that you can take advantage of the CE opportunities this organization has to offer.

Gingrich closes by addressing some of the advocacy work from 2023, including xylazine legislation and protecting the VCPR from changes that may negatively impact cattle veterinarians. He encourages veterinarians who are AABP members to donate to the AVMA PAC to support this work.

Side of Chute and Handedness does not Affect the Sensitivity of Tritrichomonas foetus Sample Collection in Bulls Dec 18, 2023

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AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Jennifer Koziol, a board certified theriogenologist from Texas Tech University, to discuss the publication in The Bovine Practitioner on sample collection for Tritrichomonas foetus. This project was funded by the AABP Foundation Competitive Research Grant. The AABP Foundation funds clinical research for beef and dairy cattle projects that may not be eligible for funding elsewhere and provide evidenced based medicine for practicing veterinarians. These projects are funded entirely by donations and if you would like to support projects such as this, please go to this link to donate today.

This project evaluated whether the side of the chute and right or left handedness influenced the sensitivity of detecting Tritrichomonas foetus. We discuss the importance of this venereal pathogen in the beef industry and the challenges for controlling its spread. Koziol walks us through the appropriate way to collect these samples and the new methods of detection that increase the sensitivity of the test versus previous diagnostic testing methods. She discusses the objectives and designs of the study. The results of the study indicate that the side of the chute and collector’s handedness do not influence the sensitivity of detecting the organism. This can have implications on ergonomics and long-term physical health of veterinarians. Physical health and injury prevention were identified as important aspects of retention of recent graduates in bovine practice, based on a study Koziol co-authored. These results can be utilized by cattle veterinarians performing this diagnostic test to allow them to appropriately implement control measures for their clients.

To view all the projects funded by the AABP Foundation, visit this page.

Koziol, J. H., Gibbons, P. M., Fritzler, J. M., & Boggan, S. (2023). Side of chute and handedness does not affect the sensitivity of Tritrichomonas foetus sample collection in bulls. The Bovine Practitioner, 57(2), 25–28. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol27no2p25-28

Gibbons, P. M. S., Koziol, J. H., Schmidt, M., Cummings, D. B., Sacquitne, C., & Hake, M. (2023). Should I stay or should I go – a qualitative assessment of experiences of recent veterinary graduates in bovine practice. The Bovine Practitioner, 57(1), 35–40. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol57no1p35-40

Assessment of Time to Death, Brain Tissue Damage and Clinical Signs of Consciousness in Mature Jersey x Holstein Cattle Receiving a Secondary Penetrating Captive Bolt Gunshot at the Poll or Frontal Sinus Locations Dec 11, 2023

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AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Jesse Robbins and Dr. Brett Boyum to discuss this recent publication in the AABP peer-reviewed journal The Bovine Practitioner. This is a follow-up publication that evaluated a secondary method for euthanasia using a penetrating captive bolt (PCB) in youngstock to validate this procedure in adult animals. The primary method of euthanasia using a PCB in the frontal sinus location was the same for both groups of animals. This paper evaluated time to death, loss of consciousness and brain tissue damage between a second frontal sinus shot versus the other group of animals who received a second poll shot with the PCB. Our guests discuss the importance of the veterinarian reviewing humane euthanasia protocols with caregivers and owners on beef and dairy farms, ensure that these protocols are in compliance with AVMA and/or AABP guidelines, provide training and follow-up monitoring. Robbins discusses some of the advantages of PCB euthanasia versus gunshot or chemical methods.

This investigation found no significant differences in time to loss of consciousness or death (defined as lack of rhythmic respirations and no auscultable heartbeat) between the frontal-frontal group and the frontal-poll group. The average time to death was 7-8 minutes with a range of 2-12 minutes for all cattle enrolled in the study.

The authors recommend that veterinarians develop a checklist for ensuring appropriate euthanasia using a PCB is being performed on your client’s farms. This includes correct landmarks, training, checking for consciousness, maintaining proper functioning of equipment, and confirming death. The authors remind listeners that it can take up to 12 minutes for unconscious animals to lack a heartbeat after appropriate PCB euthanasia and caregivers should monitor animals until confirmation of death as part of a humane euthanasia protocol.

Links:

Robbins, J. A., Sanchez, H., Spangler, C., Vazquez, S., Spatz, N., & Boyum, B. (2023). Assessment of time to death, brain tissue damage and clinical signs of consciousness in mature Jersey x Holstein cattle receiving a secondary penetrating captive bolt gunshot at the poll or frontal sinus locations. The Bovine Practitioner, 57(2), 67–73. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol27no2p67-73

Robbins, J. A. ., Williams, R., Derscheid, R. J. ., Boyum, B., & Spangler, C. (2021). Comparison of frontal-sinus and poll shot locations as secondary methods for euthanizing dairy cattle with a penetrating captive bolt gun. The Bovine Practitioner, 55(2), 115–119. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol55no2p115-119

AABP Guidelines for the Humane Euthanasia of Cattle

7th AABP Recent Graduate Conference Dec 04, 2023

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AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by the program committee for the 2024 AABP Recent Graduate Conference. The chair of the committee is Dr. Nicholas Shen and he is joined by the other beef coordinator Dr. Andy Harding and dairy session coordinators Dr. Rachel O’Leary and Dr. Ryan Wood. The conference CE sessions and preconference seminars are planned by recent graduates to ensure that these sessions are relevant to the attendees. The conference will be held in Knoxville, Tenn., February 9-10, 2024 with preconference seminars on Feb. 8.

This conference includes a keynote presentation titled “Good Husbandry of the Cow Vet” by Dr. Marissa Hake, plus clinical skills sessions, practice management, beef and dairy sessions. Sessions will also include talks about non-bovine species such as camelids and pigs since many rural veterinarians are mixed animal veterinarians providing services to a variety of animals in their communities. The conference will close with a talk about handling disasters with Dr. Tera Barnhardt, practice tips presentations from the program committee, and a closing talk from Dr. Blaine Melody about “What is on Dr. Melody’s Mind?”

Conference registration is limited to current AABP member veterinarians and credentialed veterinary technicians who graduated from 2016-2023. All AABP conferences are recorded and the recordings are available at no charge to all AABP members.

Early bird discounted registration closes at 5 pm Eastern time on January 17. Online registration closes on January 31. Register at this link before the conference sells out! View the schedule here , and preconference seminar descriptions on this page. To book your hotel reservation at the AABP discounted rate, go to this page.
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2024 AABP Vice President Candidates – Dr. Brandon Treichler and Dr. Mark Hilton Nov 27, 2023

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AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by the 2024 candidates, Dr. Mark Hilton and Dr. Brandon Treichler, for the office of AABP Vice President. The ballot is now open and will close on December 29, 2023 at 5 pm Eastern. All AABP members who are veterinarians, honor roll, graduate students and veterinary technicians are eligible to vote for this elected position. The candidate with the greatest number of votes will be seated as the AABP vice president at the 2024 Annual Business Lunch in Columbus, Ohio, on September 14, 2024. The vice president serves for four years and ascends through each office of the Executive Committee. There are numerous get-to-know your candidate resources on the ballot page, including candidate biographies, video presentations from the 2023 Milwaukee conference, and a question-and-answer series from the November AABP newsletter. We encourage everyone to vote for the next AABP vice president.

Find the ballot and other information at this link.

AABP Building Excellence in Rural Veterinary Practices Workshops Nov 20, 2023

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AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by AABP treasurer and member of the Veterinary Practice Sustainability Committee, Dr. Brian Reed to discuss the practice management workshops that AABP will offer over the next three years. The workshops are funded by a USDA NIFA grant and attendance is free for those applicants selected to attend. Qualifications to apply for the grant-funded workshops are being a U.S. citizen who graduated from 2014-2023 and have at least 10% of revenues from food animal. We discuss the history of the workshops and why AABP is devoting resources to teach practice management to improve sustainability in rural veterinary practices.

Reed discusses the modules that will be taught by the faculty of Reed, David McCormick, Dr. Richard Stup and Dr. Lesley Moser. The workshops will include two virtual sessions before the in-person meeting, followed by four additional virtual sessions. The in-person meeting will be a three-day course taught at the AABP office in Ashland, Ohio. Attendees will also have the opportunity to develop a project with one of the faculty members for additional one-on-one mentoring. Attendees will also receive resources to reach out to young people in their communities to provide information and encourage them to pursue a career in rural food animal or mixed animal practice.

The workshops will provide training on business management principles, financial management, marketing, practice valuation, practice transition, human resources management, and many other topics to help early career veterinarians develop the skills to successfully manage a veterinary business.

The deadline to apply to attend the workshops is December 22, 2023 at 5 pm Eastern. To find out more information and apply for the workshop, visit this link. For questions, email fred@aabp.org.

Improving Belonging and Retention in Bovine Practice Through Cultural Competency – Sponsored by Merck Animal Health Nov 13, 2023

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AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Maurice Cottman, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine. This episode of Have You Herd is sponsored by Merck Animal Health. Visit this link to find out more about the BRD solutions available from Merck Animal Health.

Cottman presented at the 56th AABP Annual Conference in Milwaukee, Wis. in the Veterinary Practice Sustainability session, chaired by Dr. Lauren Mack. AABP members can view presentations from all AABP conferences by clicking on the purple cow head logo at the bottom of any AABP webpage or downloading the free “BCI Mobile Conference” app from your device’s store. Cottman discusses his experiences at the conference, including his surprise at the amount of milk AABP members drink!

We discuss culture and cultural competency and how it relates to bovine practice, both in understanding caregivers who work on beef and dairy farms as well as associates and staff in veterinary practices. Cottman discusses initiatives at universities to increase diversity, as well as recognizing barriers that some students have in applying for and attending veterinary school. He offers some advice for having difficult conversations about identity and how to not be adversarial or hostile when a mistake is made so that we can improve understanding between all of us. He also asks each of us to give our fellow humans grace when it comes to these conversations so we can continue to understand and accept our differences. Finally, he shares some of the adversity he has faced in his new position and how he faced those challenges.

Books that discuss these issues:

White Fragility – Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin Diangelo

White Like Me – Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son by Tim Wise

How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi

Say the Right Thing – How to talk about Identity, Diversity and Justice by Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow