Tuesday, September 27, 2011

State vet urges Trichomoniasis scrutiny

Missouri’s new state veterinarian already faces a tall order. When asked what the state’s biggest animal disease challenge is, Dr. Linda Hickam answers without hesitation.
“We’re looking at probably one of the most financially devastating disease to livestock producers since maybe brucellosis,” said Hickman, referring to trichomoniasis, a venereal disease caused by a parasite in breeding bulls, which then infect cows and cause infertility.
“Cattle producers can have a diminishment

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