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Donald C Sockett

Epidemiologist, Microbiologist / Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

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Mycoplasma bovis: Answers to common questions and tips for treating it

Mycoplasma bovis can be a highly detrimental disease affecting a large number of calves, especially when commingled. Treating calves with chlorine dioxide can be highly effective.

July 12, 2023

Donald C Sockett, Kathryn Palmes, and Ben Shelton

Mycoplasma bovis is a bacterium lacking a cell wall, which causes it to be resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics (penicillin, ampicillin, cephalosporins). Its unique metabolism also makes it resistant to sulpha drugs.

Nasal-pharyngeal swabs for bovine respiratory disease tests

January 18, 2016

Donald C Sockett, Kathy Toohey-Kurth, Ogi E Okwumabua, and Jennifer Godhardt-Cooper

In 2008, the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (WVDL) validated a simple non-invasive technique to sample calves and cows for bovine respiratory disease (BRD).

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