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Beef industry animal welfare is under the microscopeJan 1, 2010 12:00 PM Good animal welfare is no longer assumed. Back in the day, we (veterinarians, farmers and ranchers) were taken at our word that we had the best interests... |
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Biosecurity
Divide & Conquer
Wes Ishmael, Contributing Editor
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) no longer poses the significant cattle and human health risks it did in 1917 when the nation's TB eradication program was developed....
When, Not If, Disaster Strikes
By Wes Ishmael
Finding dead cattle from time to time isn't exactly uncommon. Finding a bunch of them all at once is another heartbreaking matter. An Arizona rancher...
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BSE
BSE Sanctions Costing U.S. Billions
Source: Rod Smith, Feedstuffs
The sanctions that countries around the world placed on U.S. beef following the discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the cattle herd in 2003 -- despite being inconsistent with international standards -- cost U.S. cattle ranchers and beef processors billions of dollars in export losses. ...
Experts Note Progress Against BSE Disease
Source: Angus e-List
Overreliance on meaningless testing and a lack of focus on documenting the effectiveness of steps that are making significant inroads against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) are hindering a hungry world’s access to protein, driving up food costs and harming local economies as well as the U.S. beef industry...
BVD
Eliminating PI Animals Makes Economic Sense
Montana cattle ranchers still have time to screen their herds for animals persistently infected (PI) with the bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) virus. And the managers of the Montana BVD-PI Herd Screening Project...
Persistently Infected Calves Cost
In a recent study of cattle herds in southern Oklahoma, nearly 17% of the ranches had at least one BVD persistently infected (PI) calf in the 2006 calf crop...
Calving
Preconditioning & Calving Studies Provide Cost Efficient Tips for Ranchers
Scott Laudert
Summer-calving cows require less supplemental feed, and calves are weaned older and heavier say University of Nebraska researchers ...
Tweaking calving season
Scott Laudert
Shortening the calving season is among the most effective practices a cow-calf producer can implement. Improving early calving frequency increases weaning...
Parasites
Busting pinkeye in cattle
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Growing up in Missouri, I saw firsthand the wonderful benefits that heat, humidity and high rainfall provide a fly population...
Outsmarting Flies On the Ranch
By Heather Smith Thomas
The battle against flies is constant, but a combination of tactics can keep them at bay. Beyond chemical options, there are also biological methods to add to the mix; and being familiar with the various habits and behaviors of different flies can provide the most effective combination of tactics...
Vaccination
Rating BVD vaccination programs
By Clint Peck
Relatively new resources for bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) control programs are within reach of nearly every cattle producer in the U.S. Successful and...
Spoiled Potential
By Wes Ishmael, Contributing Editor
Those cattle pharmaceuticals you stick in the ice box, just like the label says, may still be compromised or rendered useless if you're not monitoring...
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Growing up in Missouri, I saw firsthand the wonderful benefits that heat, humidity and high rainfall provide a fly population...
Antibiotics Point & Counterpoint
A recent opinion column in the February issue of BEEF discusses antibiotic use in food-animal production. Included was an attack on the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production ...
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Weaning
Weaning management
by Clint Peck contributing editor
Weaning time is harvest time in cow-calf country. This can be a stressful time for the cow, the calf and the rancher. Probably the most critical weaning...
Late Calving, Early Weaning Nets Higher Return
Kansas Livestock Association
Calving in April and weaning during August may produce a lighter calf, but with feed costs at record levels, cow-calf producers will see better returns under this production system...
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"Dumb luck can overwhelm knowledge and rational strategy in the short term. For the long haul, though, there is no substitute for...
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Since the current biofuels era has negated the long-run effect of the traditional cattle cycle, ranch-management decisions have become more difficult...
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