Ontario Animal Health Network Veterinary Podcasts

This OAHN bovine podcast takes a look at highlights from surveillance in Ontario and activities of the OAHN bovine network in 2023. For more information, veterinarians can login to access full quarterly reports at www.oahn.ca

Dr. Jamie Imada, who recently completed his PhD at the Ontario Veterinary College joins the OAHN bovine network to discuss his thesis, A Holistic Investigation of Johne’s Disease Control on Ontario Dairy Farms through Quantitative and Qualitative Methods. Dr. Imada discusses the results of follow up risk assessment and management plans (RAMPs) on 180 Ontario dairy farms and the changes in management practices on study farms since the end of the Ontario Johne’s Education and Management Assistance Program in 2013, the current prevalence of Johne’s Disease (JD) in Ontario, and the motivations and barriers of producers with regards to JD control and farm biosecurity.

Dr. David Kelton and Dr. Diego Nobrega from the Ontario Veterinary College join the OAHN bovine network to discuss a disease surveillance project using bulk tank milk samples in Ontario dairy herds. The project funded jointly by Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) tested bulk tank milk samples for endemic (common in Ontario) and emerging diseases. Dr. Kelton and Dr. Nobrega discuss why the project was initiated, how to best interpret the results dairy producers have received, and what are some next steps veterinarians and dairy producers might take to continue efforts for disease management on farm.

Dr. David Renaud from the Ontario Veterinary College joins Dr. Cynthia Miltenburg to discuss our current understanding of Salmonella Dublin in Ontario. Learn more about how S. Dublin is transmitted between and within cattle herds and how to detect it, and hear some preliminary research findings from Dr. Renaud’s current projects.

The OAHN bovine quarterly podcast report covers several issues discussed at our recent expert meeting including summer cases of Blackleg, a Bovine herpesvirus 1 abortion outbreak, and a new, more severe strain of Winter Dysentery. It also gives a quick update on laboratory data from Q2.  For more information, veterinarians can login to access full quarterly reports at www.oahn.ca

The OAHN bovine quarterly podcast report gives a quick update on laboratory data from Q1, an update on Theileria orientalis Ikeda detected in Tennessee, and a global surveillance update on Foot and Mouth Disease reported in Indonesia.  For more information, veterinarians can login to access full quarterly reports at www.oahn.ca

The OAHN bovine quarterly podcast report gives a quick update on laboratory data from Q4, an overview on cases of Salmonella Dublin in 2021,  and an update on how Ontario bovine veterinarians can report unusual cases to the OAHN bovine network.  For more information, veterinarians can login to access full quarterly reports at www.oahn.ca

The OAHN bovine quarterly podcast report gives a quick update on laboratory data from Q3, an overview on epizootic hemorrhagic disease in deer and cattle,  and a global surveillance update focusing on Schmallenberg virus.  For more information, veterinarians can login to access full quarterly reports at www.oahn.ca

The OAHN bovine quarterly podcast report gives a quick update on laboratory data from Q2 with Dr. Rebecca Egan (AHL), and Dr. Cynthia Miltenburg (OMAFRA) and Dr. David Renaud (OVC) discuss disease test results from of cattle purchased into Ontario beef and dairy herds.  For more information, veterinarians can login to access full quarterly reports at www.oahn.ca.

Dr. Kathryn Reif, an assistant professor and researcher at Kansas State University joins the OAHN Bovine network to discuss how to recognize bovine anaplasmosis, how the disease is transmitted, and why the risk to cattle in Ontario might be changing.

For more information, visit our Anaplasmosis Fact Sheet.