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The Cattle Blog 2015

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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USDA proposes modifications to ADT rules

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...
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AABP bovine practice drug use guidelines available

The American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) has created Drug Use Guidelines for Bovine Practice to assist beef and dairy veterinarians in guiding appropriate, effective and legal drugs use on cattle operations. A special AABP task force, comprised of veterinary and...
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Grass tetany prevention

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...
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Growth Hormones and the Environment

I consider myself a scientist first then an educator.  It can be "entertaining" to read what the latest research is.  Most is nothing to be excited about but those with headlines that pertain to animal agriculture usually will receive more than a cursory look.  The most recent...
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Ear tag units may detect sick beef cattle

Technology can be a wonderful thing...especially when it works!  One technology is accelerometers.  They measure acceleration such as when a smartphone switches orientation from portrait to landscape, depending on how it's tilted, or a car's airbag inflates when it senses collision forces...
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Calfhood vaccination to prevent post-weaning BRD

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...
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Cattle Handling Facilites

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...
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COOL report shows producer, consumer losses

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...
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USDA predicts net farm cash and income will drop in 2015

The nation's farms should prepare to see lower net cash and net income for 2015 if projections from USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) prove true. ERS is forecasting that net cash income for U.S. farms is expected to fall by 27.7 percent in 2015 while net farm income is expected to drop by...
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How much can I pay for a bred heifer?

Hello all,It's a new year and I hope you had a wonderful holiday season.  Due to the hectic holiday season and breeding schedule at DSAC I haven't posted much since December, but that doesn't mean there aren't many issues for cattlemen.  I came across this article from...
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