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The Cattle Blog 2015

Antibiotic kills pathogens without resistance

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...
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Looking for beef info online

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...
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Analyst dissects latest world beef trade data

By Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University extension livestock marketing specialist Among top global beef exporters, the 2016 market situation is quite variable according to the latest USDA World Markets and Trade report for livestock and poultry. India passed Brazil in 2014 to become the No. 1...
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New app features reproduction management info, BEEF news

As they say there's an app for that.  I was reading and found this article and if you have a smart phone and use apps, then maybe consider downloading this one.University of Tennessee (UT) Extension IT Specialist Brad Greenfield and UT Extension Beef Cattle Specialist Justin Rhinehart have...
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Beef industry roadmap presented

I enjoy reading Feedstuffs articles and came across this one that you might be interested in.  It was originally published on line here. DURING the recent Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Denver,...
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