Animal Welfare
In this I Am Angus segment, Dr. Bernie Rollin talks about the ancient contract between people and the animals they care for.
It is important to have resources positioned to help make management decisions that will influence the profitability of an operation for years to come.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will be holding additional public meetings on the animal disease traceability framework approach.
On June 22, USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration will publish a proposed rule, as required by the 2008 farm bill and through existing authority under the Packers and Stockyards Act
Muddy feedlot conditions common in 2019 lead to poor animal performance, some health issues, and increased odors as temperatures warm.
Just about every cattle producer with a pickup truck also has a stock trailer to connect to it, but many don’t give their trailer a lot of thought.
Aaron Ogren, 30, of Exeter, Nebraska, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty after more than 200 cattle died on a feedlot.
What are your initial thoughts on the potential for using Cannabis products such as CBD or THC for production or therapeutic applications in beef or dairy cattle?
NCBA Producer Education program to host up to six regional events in 2019.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced this week it has worked with Pfizer Inc. to help alleviate a shortage of certain injectable opioids available to treat pain in animals.
We’ve learned a lot about animal welfare over the past 20 years, but opportunities for continued improvement remain, according to a new report from the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST).
A new stable fly trap, now on the market, catches more flies than the standard trap, according to a recent Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study.
Boehringer Ingelheim supports NCBA on enhancement of cattle training events.
While it seems intuitive that gentle handling will lead to calmer cattle, we need objective measurements to evaluate progress.
Healthy animals perform best, but the emerging field of animal-welfare science suggests their mental health plays a key role that might be measured.
Summer often brings a few infectious ailments to beef cows. Common problems include eye infections and foot rot. Treatment of affected cows will often involve the use of antibiotics, so remember VFD rules.
Cattle producers are invited to attend a field day at the Mingo Farm in St. James, Mo., to learn how to use natural shade to improve their beef operation.
“We have no idea what it is,” Bruce Auchly, information manager for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said. “And we won’t until we get the DNA tests back.”
A cow in Colorado was recused by animal control officers, firefighters and oil field workers after getting stuck in a cattle guard.
Aaron Ogren, 30, of Exeter, Nebraska, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty after more than 200 cattle died on a feedlot.
After more than 200 cattle died on a feedlot in Nebraska, the cattle feeder who was responsible for the animals’ care has pleaded not guilty to 40 charges he faces in the alleged livestock neglect case.
A feedlot operator in Nebraska who has been linked to more than 200 cattle dying from neglect has been charged with more crimes in the case.
A northwest Washington farmer charged in April with starving his animals to death has avoided felony convictions and will get several surviving cows back.
Company will increase the use of gas stunning in plants.
More than 100 dairy cows and calves are believed to have been killed after a fire broke out in a large barn on a farm near the Canadian border in northern New York.
Tyson Foods has installed video cameras in key areas of its poultry operations and will test new ways to slaughter birds — not in response to previous “gotcha” moments but under a corporate philosophy that notes its role as a steward for millions of chickens, the company said.
Animal rights activists don’t want a new meat research facility to be built at Colorado State University.
Ohio farmers are sending hay, fencing materials and other supplies to Kansas to help ranches that were devastated by wildfires this month.
A small packing plant in Oregon has been cited for inhumane slaughter practices.