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Agriculture plays vital role in keeping worrisome diseases from spreading
Veterinarian Thomas Gill pressed his torso into the side of a dairy cow waiting for a checkup. The 1,200- to 1,400-pound Holstein moved over a step, giving the Auburn vet room to place a stethoscope to her side.
The 11 cows waiting for a checkup at the Oakwood Dairy were packed in a tight row, their heads secured in place in a yellow stanchion. They had been pulled from the herd of 1,500 active milkers at the Aurelius farm for Gill's weekly visit to the farm.
One cow was running a 103-degree temperature, a degree and a half above normal. Others had reproductive issues requiring Gill to complete rectal exams of them with his arm encased in a fresh orange, arm-length plastic glove.
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