Bovine Abortion – Send us all the samples

About this episode

This episode discusses the causes and testing options for bovine abortions with experts from TVMDL.

Bovine abortions can lead to significant repercussions. From a herd health perspective, abortions may be indicative of an infectious pathogen. From a financial aspect, every aborted calf is hit to a producer's pocketbook. There are countless reasons why bovine abortions are feared by producers and just as many reasons as to the causes of abortions. Because of this, labs like TVMDL need multiple sample types so ensure we can perform a full slate of tests to try and narrow down the cause of abortions. In this episode, Dr. Brandon Dominguez and Dr. Alexis Thompson discuss testing options and possible causes with TVMDL's pathologist in Canyon, Dr. Katie Kleinhenz.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Brandon Dominguez

Guest: Dr. Alexis Thompson

Topics covered

• bovine abortion
• infectious pathogens
• herd health
• financial impact
• testing options
• causes of abortion

Keywords

• bovine abortion
• infectious pathogens
• herd health
• financial impact
• testing options
• Dr. Katie Kleinhenz

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

Places: Canyon

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