“Summertime brings factors that lead to anaplasmosis in cattle operations,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist. Anaplasmosis can affect cattle operation ...

Anaplasmosis is caused by the bacterium Anaplasma marginale, which attacks red blood cells. The disease is primarily spread ...

When hiking, many know to check their bodies for ticks to avoid getting Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Many of these tick diseases are region-specific. In the same way, ticks can also ...

University of Missouri researchers are working to develop the first-ever vaccine proven to protect cattle from a devastating tick-borne cattle disease known as bovine anaplasmosis. The research is ...

After working for over 30 years on tick-borne diseases, Roman Ganta, a University of Missouri McKee endowed professor of veterinary pathobiology, and his team have created the first vaccine against ...

Cattle health this summer is a mix of old familiar challenges and new concerns. In the summer heat, farmers are still focused on heat stress and related issues, but they are also facing new threats ...

Researchers at the University of Missouri say they’ve created a new vaccine to protect cattle from bovine anaplasmosis. The disease is estimated to cost U.S. ranchers millions each year. Researchers ...

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent developments in bovine anaplasmosis research have sparked excitement among cattle producers, but also confusion surrounding the current state of ...

COLUMBIA -Some mid-Missouri beef producers have lost cattle to a disease spread by ticks and now an MU research team will be looking into how to prevent it. "It can be very severe, sometimes even ...

Scientists conducting research on tick-transmitted cattle diseases in Arkansas have turned up new samples of the invasive Asian longhorned tick. The Asian longhorned tick, also known as a bush tick, ...

Asian longhorned tick transmits a parasite, Theileria oreintalis Ikeda, which destroys red blood cells. Cattle health this summer is a mix of old familiar challenges and new concerns. In the summer ...