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Susan McCormick, DVM, is a large animal veterinarian at a livestock practice in Bellevue, Nebraska. Her rounds take her to area farms for calving emergencies, lameness assessments, and herd health visits across cattle, sheep, and swine operations. She spent her early career working from a rural mobile veterinary unit after receiving her veterinary degree from Western University of Health Sciences. McCormick contributes pieces on livestock care to Biology Insights.

How to Treat Horse Ulcers: Meds, Diet, and Prevention
How to Tell If a Horse Has a Fever: Signs to Watch
Can a Horse Lay on Its Side? Normal vs. Emergency
Can Chickens Eat Moldy Food? Risks and Symptoms
Is Vesicular Stomatitis Zoonotic?
How to Get Rid of Dingleberries and Prevent Them
What Does the Liver Do in a Chicken?
How Long to Keep Horses Off Pasture After Spraying for Weeds
Ractopamine’s Impact on Cattle Physiology and Metabolism
What Is Lameness? Signs, Causes, and Diagnosis
Is Pig Pneumonia Contagious to Humans?
What Are the Symptoms of Coccidiosis?
Are Dairy Cows Good Mothers? Instinct vs. Industry
Can Turkeys Suffer From Heart Attacks?
Can You Get Pinworms From Chickens?
EOTRH in Horses: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Why Don’t Pigs Eat Teeth? The Science Explained
Ovine Progressive Pneumonia: Pathogenesis and Diagnostic Insights
Is Newcastle Disease Zoonotic? Can Humans Get It?
Why Are Agricultural Animals More Vulnerable to Disease?
Is Ketamine for Horses? A Veterinary Explanation
How Does a Cow Get Pregnant? Natural Mating & AI
How Do Cows Biologically Produce Their Milk?
What Is the Function of the Abomasum?
Residual Feed Intake: A Key to Livestock Efficiency
Cancer in Chickens: Signs, Causes, and Prevention
West Nile Virus in Horses: Symptoms and Prevention
What Is Prototheca Mastitis and How Is It Controlled?
Pregnancy Test for Horses: Methods, Timing, and Accuracy
What Is a Double Muscle Pig and Is It Ethical?