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New tick-borne disease challenges Virginia cattlemen
By CLINT SCHEMMER, The Culpeper Star-Exponent The Associated Press
February 22, 2020 09:00 AM
CULPEPPER, Va.
Many Virginia farmers may not realize it, but a new tick-borne disease is threatening their cattle and dairy animals, livestock experts say.
A hemoprotozoa, a single-celled microorganism, is infecting herds in at least 21 Virginia counties, including Madison, Fauquier, Orange, Greene and Louisa.
If Culpeper farmers spot its symptoms, one local expert — Dr. Amanda Weakley-Scott, a Madision veterinarian specializing in livestock — asks them to contact her.
The first case in Virginia was discovered in 2017 in Crozet, Albermarle County, and confirmed by Dr. Kevin Lahmers at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, said Weakley-Scott, a graduate of that school...
New tick-borne disease challenges Virginia cattlemen
By CLINT SCHEMMER, The Culpeper Star-Exponent The Associated Press
February 22, 2020 09:00 AM
CULPEPPER, Va.
Many Virginia farmers may not realize it, but a new tick-borne disease is threatening their cattle and dairy animals, livestock experts say.
A hemoprotozoa, a single-celled microorganism, is infecting herds in at least 21 Virginia counties, including Madison, Fauquier, Orange, Greene and Louisa.
If Culpeper farmers spot its symptoms, one local expert — Dr. Amanda Weakley-Scott, a Madision veterinarian specializing in livestock — asks them to contact her.
The first case in Virginia was discovered in 2017 in Crozet, Albermarle County, and confirmed by Dr. Kevin Lahmers at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, said Weakley-Scott, a graduate of that school...