{"id":979,"date":"2018-05-21T13:55:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T17:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/?page_id=979"},"modified":"2025-05-28T17:12:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T21:12:18","slug":"dairy-beef-cattle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/dairy-beef-cattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Dairy and Beef Cattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Tests Offered<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/tests-pricing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-794\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/cow-nose-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Dairy Cow nose close up\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/cow-nose-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/cow-nose-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/cow-nose-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/cow-nose-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/cow-nose-317x212.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/cow-nose-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/cow-nose-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/cow-nose-846x565.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/cow-nose-951x635.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/cow-nose-1268x846.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>UMVDL Tests Offered<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/submitting-samples\/\">Submit a Sample<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/contact-us\/\">contact the lab<\/a> at 207.581.3874 before submitting any samples.<\/p>\n<h3>Issues on Your Farm<\/h3>\n<p>For help with a particular issue <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a> at 207.581.3874<\/p>\n<p>Please have the following information available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Number of animals affected<\/li>\n<li>Number of animals on site<\/li>\n<li>Age of affected animal(s)<\/li>\n<li>Symptoms<\/li>\n<li>Nutritional information<\/li>\n<li>Veterinarian information if available<\/li>\n<li>Vaccination and medication history<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><strong>If you are a livestock owner without a food animal veterinarian, we can accept diagnostic cases from you, but will encourage you to find a food animal veterinarian to help you interpret and apply the findings.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>More Information on Dairy and Beef Cattle<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/beef\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UMaine Extension Beef Cattle Links<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/dairy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UMaine Extension Dairy Links<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tests Offered UMVDL Tests Offered Submit a Sample Please contact the lab at 207.581.3874 before submitting any samples. 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