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Salmonella Infection in Calves

 D. E. Larsen, DVM Larry was waiting at the barn when I pulled off Old Holley Road. I parked in front of the barn, stepped out of the trunk, and shook Larry’s hand. “What do you have going on today, Larry?” I asked as I opened the back of the truck. “Doc, I have beenContinue reading “Salmonella Infection in Calves”

Rosebud’s Wire, from the Archives

D. E. Larsen, DVM Hardware disease results from the indiscriminate eating habits of the cow. It was frequently seen when hay was baled with wire. Any stray sharp metal, like a nail, could be involved. The hardware will fall into the reticulum, considered the second stomach. The cow’s heart lies just on the other sideContinue reading “Rosebud’s Wire, from the Archives”