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Coccidiosis is a common gut infection that typically affects calves less than 6 months old. Veterinarian and Nebraska Extension Beef Educator Lyndsay Waechter-Mead discusses how the disease is contracted by cattle and some of the symptoms it causes.

Recent developments in the H5N1 or avian flu is a virus appears to mainly be affecting older lactating dairy cattle. University of Nebraska Veterinary Pathologist Matt Hille talks about the outbreak and what producers in Nebraska need to know.

Many consumers are concerned about the H5N1 virus in milk. University of Nebraska Veterinary Pathologist Matt Hille talks about the USDA and FDA’s efforts to insure a safe milk in the U.S.

Reducing stress during pregnancy is one of the best ways to prevent embryonic deaths in heifers. Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist Rick Funston talks about this and other management strategies to help cows give birth to healthy calves.

Several communities in Nebraska were affected by recent severe weather damage. University of Nebraska - Lincoln Director of Landscape Services Jeff Culbertson talks about safe management practices for damaged trees.

Warmer weather means insects are going to start bothering us as we head out for outdoor activities. Nebraska Extension Urban Entomologist Jody Green talks about how to keep mosquitos and ticks away from you this spring.