Livestock Health & Disease

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Livestock Health & Disease
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- Project
Texas 4-H Homes for Horses connects 4-H youth with the opportunity to work towards solving the at-risk horse problem through education, outreach and adoption.
- Project
The horse project is a great way to be able to gain valuable experience and skills through engaging activities like showing and horse judging. There are so many great skills learned through this program.
- Project
Discover secrets behind how your food is processed in the meat science project! You will learn how to identify various cuts of meats and determine the quality. As you discover science-based information about meat, you will be able to judge the quality and retail value of meat.
Become a nature watcher! Learn to tell the difference between different types of fish and animals by learning about animal species.
- Tools and Apps
The TickApp for Texas and the Southern Region has been developed to provide citizen consumers and professional practitioners with a convenient guide to the identification of ticks impacting humans, livestock, companion animals, and wildlife.
- Program
Livestock veterinary entomology is the evaluation and understanding of ectoparasites that bite and feed on livestock and companion animals, affecting animals’ thriftiness, behavior, and lifestyle.
- Service
In addition to providing training for certification for noncommercial pesticide applicators responsible for mosquito control in Texas, the program also provides recertification for licensed applicators.
- Service
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory offers three tests related to bovine respiratory disease testing.
- Service
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory offers 14 diagnostic tests for bovine viral diarrhea.
- Service
Select from eight syndrome specific diagnostic plans to assist in efficient diagnostic testing strategies based on clinical signs or gross necropsy findings.