I could tell by the look on his face that he didn’t remember. “Do you remember when I gave that demonstration speech in your class about how to remove warts from cattle?” I asked. He smiled and nodded ...

Now that school is out for the summer, many rural teenagers can be found in the barn working with their livestock projects, and taking them to summer shows and county fairs. When cattle are co-mingled ...

Speaking on a Beef Cattle Institute Cattle Chat podcast, Larson said: “Ringworm and warts are two of the most common conditions that would keep a calf from being able to go to the show.” Many fairs ...

Digital dermatitis, also known as Bovine Digital Dermatitis (BDD) or hairy heel warts, is a contagious infectious disease causing painful lesions and lameness in cattle. The disease is multifactorial, ...

Growing up in my village as a boy, we were brought up to believe it was a taboo to come into contact with another person’s saliva for fear of contracting a skin infection. We referred to this disease ...