Hello all,I was reading Feedstuffs and came across this article. Thus the following information is taken from their site." The mandatory country-of-origin labeling rule for meat has yet to provide observed demand increases, but has resulted in increased costs which have had an adverse economic...
Phil Griebel, DVM, PhD, presented research results suggesting vaccinating newborn calves, using a modified live, intranasal vaccine, can provide protection against pathogens causing bovine respiratory disease later in life.Griebel is a research fellow at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease...
Pastures and small grain fields are finally green, and livestock producers have already put their livestock out on pasture. However, keep in mind the risk of grass tetany. Grass tetany is caused by low blood magnesium (Mg) level. Magnesium is one of the macro minerals required by animals and...
Last week Travis and I presented to the Monroe County Cattlemen's Association. It was a great meeting. Part of the program included safely handling cattle and designs of cattle handling facilities. Although many may feel that right now is not the time to spend money on facilities, I would differ...
Sometimes I find articles that potentially have broad application; human, livestock, etc. This appears promising, but is still many years away from practical use. For years, pathogens' resistance to antibiotics has put them one step ahead of researchers, which is causing a public health crisis...
There has been many articles published on antibiotic resistance. I usually try to read all of them, but this one really caught my eye. I have NOT read the journal article, thus I have NOT seen how the analyses were performed. Nevertheless, if what is in the article is...
IN an era when consumers have a wealth of information at their fingertips, where do they turn for recommendations on meat purchasing? That's the question assistant professor of consumer economics Kuo-Liang "Matt" Chang and a team of South Dakota State University researchers sought to answer...
Weed control is important for everyone involved in farming. The Weed Control Guide for Ohio, Indiana and Illinois had been published on-line and is available as a PDF download. There is some...
Last week, the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed a series of amendments to its Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) regulations. Specifically, the proposal would modify how the agency approves livestock marketing facilities that receive animals in interstate...
