Extension To Host Webinar April 16 To Address New World Screwworm And Other Spring Health Issues In Cattle
- Apr 15
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The program, Nebraska Cattle Health Outlook: New World screwworm update, scours prevention and diagnostics, and UNL research on bovine pinkeye, will be held April 16 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Mountain Time (7 to 8:30 p.m. Central Time) via Zoom.
The webinar is designed for Nebraska beef producers and allied industry professionals seeking timely, research-based information on late-spring herd health risks.
Dr. Matt Hille, assistant professor and diagnostic pathologist at the Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center, will lead the session. Hille earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University and spent five years in feedlot and cow-calf practice in South Dakota before returning to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to complete a doctorate and residency in anatomic pathology. His work focuses on infectious diseases and immunology in beef cattle.
Topics will include:
An update on New World screwworm
Prevention and diagnostic strategies for calf scours
University of Nebraska–Lincoln research on bovine pinkeye
The webinar will provide practical guidance to help producers make informed herd health decisions heading into the late spring and summer months.
Registration is available at: https://pears.io/events/nebraskaextension/5109/
For more information, contact Brock Ortner at 308-327-2312 or bortner2@nebraska.edu.
