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China’s beef imports jump almost 80%, beating pork purchases. Beef imports this year are on course for a record amount
USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach was welcomed to Kansas, on Monday, November 19, by beef industry leaders participating in the CattleTrace pilot project for disease traceability.
Long before humans understood the biology of genetic inheritance, they selected their domestic animals with the most desirable traits for breeding.
During its recent annual conference, the U.S. Animal Health Association (USAHA) discussed the need for improved traceability across the U.S. cattle marketing chain.
In 2011, researchers isolated an unknown virus, later categorized as influenza D virus (IDV), in a diseased pig. Since then, some of the same group identified influenza D antibodies in cattle, goats, sheep and horses.
A two-day workshop focused on unit cost of production for cow-calf operations will be offered at the Red Will County 4-H Building in McCook on November 5th and 6th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
This necropsy image from a feedlot steer, was supplied by Dr. Dee Griffin at West Texas A&M University.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to two feed mills that mixed horse feed containing monensin.
These days, long-term viability in animal agriculture requires identifying and capitalizing on efficiencies, while also conserving resources, protecting animal welfare and ensuring food safety and public health.
In March 2017, the Starbuck Fire cause catastrophic damage across western Kansas. It could not, however, harm the spirit, generosity and resilience of the agricultural and rural community.
Depending on how you perceive it, animal disease traceability is either an idea that’s too important to abandon in spite of all the complications, or a nuisance that just refuses to die.
A U.S. judge ordered federal protections restored for grizzly bears in the Northern Rocky Mountains on Monday, a move that blocks the first grizzly hunts planned in the Lower 48 states in almost three decades.
Veterinarians will, over the next five years, become more involved in overseeing the use of all forms of medically important antimicrobials used in livestock.
Studies show RDD can deliver an appropriate treatment dose, but inconsistencies raise concerns.
CattleTrace names Board of Directors and focuses recruitment efforts on cow-calf producers.
Over the past year, the invasive longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) has spread to at least nine states after first appearing in New Jersey.
On August 29, the USDA’s National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) received a Regional Partnership Award for its role in the development of bird and mammal repellents to protect agricultural crops and property.
Based on past history and international agreements, this atypical case should not affect beef exports or our negligible-risk status with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
What if we could not only reduce carbon emissions from cattle production, but also redirect that carbon toward animal growth, and more beef production per unit of input?
While many ranchers prioritize calving ease in their genetic selection, differences in measurement and prediction tools can cause some confusion.
Much of the western U.S. is also experiencing drought. But Missouri is the only Midwestern state with such severe conditions with suffering corn crops and hay in short supply for cattle.
Winter feeding in wild elk herds in Wyoming generally provides economic benefits, but if chronic wasting disease (CWD) enters the picture, those benefits could dry up, according to a University of Wyoming study.
No one is sure how the Longhorned tick, native to East Asia, arrived in the country, nor how it made its way to the middle of the continent. It was recently discovered in northwest Arkansas.
The issue of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and other cervids continues to worry stakeholders including hunters, deer farmers and businesses that generate revenue from deer hunting and related activities.
Even in human health, use of dietary supplements requires somewhat of a leap of faith.
Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) would like to remind Texas veterinarians to be vigilant and proactive as they observe and collect ticks on small and large animals.
IHOP, a breakfast joint known for its pancakes, is now going into the burger battle, rebranding its iconic logo to IHOB.
America’s illegal lemonade stand industry operates under-the-radar of local authorities, popping up one day and gone the next. Prices are unregulated and authorities have mostly given up trying to collect sales taxes.
For only the second time in more than a century, Montana’s LF Ranch is up for sale. Bozeman’s Swan Land Company announced the listing of the 42,400-acre ranch, offered at $52.5 million.
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is publishing a final environmental impact statement (EIS) that discusses how to continue to protect U.S. livestock from cattle fever ticks.