The new MSU CVM Population Medicine rotation is off to a great start! This week, students had a great opportunity to learn about proper cattle management and Beef Quality Assurance from one of our biggest advocates this week. Want to … Continue reading
“…between animal and human medicine there are no dividing lines – nor should there be”- Rudolf Virchow (1821–1902). In an effort to integrate One Health principles into the veterinary medical science curriculum, veterinary and graduate students from the Mississippi State … Continue reading
The final ruling from the FDA on Veterinary Feed Directives was published in the Federal Register on June 3, 2015. The objective of this ruling is to promote the judicious use of medically important antimicrobial drugs in food animals. Specifically, guidelines … Continue reading
While I was scanning the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) last month, these photographs “caught my eye” (pun intended). But they reminded me of an important zoonotic disease. Do you know what it is ? From NEJM (Apr 16, … Continue reading
Join us next week for animal health updates at two county cattlemen’s meetings. We will discuss anaplasmosis, new trichomoniasis regulations, new drug laws, and other pertinent animal health topics. Contact the County Extension office for more details! May 5, 2015 Monroe … Continue reading
The extremely wet weather we’ve had in March and April have proven to be good for the insect populations in the southeastern US. Flies and ticks are already established in many herds, but it’s not too late to get an … Continue reading
Welcome to The Risk Project blog site. The Risk Project at Mississippi State University is an affiliation of faculty interested in applying risk-based strategies to solve everyday problems in animal agriculture. We will use this blog site to provide up … Continue reading
This Excel spreadsheet provides the upper and lower bounds for confidence intervals surrounding a proportion. This is useful for determining the precision of an estimate of a proportion from a given sample size. For example, the true population proportion is … Continue reading
Here is a calculator for estimating the number of individuals to test in a population to determine if a disease/infection is present. The premise is that, if the disease is present in the population, then a certain percentage or more … Continue reading
From a recent JAVMA (Apr 1, 2015) : World Veterinary Day will be celebrated on April 25, 2015. This celebration is lead by World Vet Association (http://www.worldvet.org/). The focus of this years “Day” is on vector-borne zoonoses. While most of … Continue reading
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