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Vets support NAISMay 1, 2009 12:00 PM Making the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) mandatory would allow for the quick control of diseases entering the food supply, W. Ron DeHaven,... |
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Biosecurity
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...
Homeland Security Launches Educational Campaign
-- DHS release
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Ready Campaign, in partnership with The Advertising Council, is introducing a series of social media tools to further engage Americans in emergency preparedness. ...
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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
A few more calving tips
As a veterinarian with 40 years' experience, plus an instructor of veterinary obstetrics at Washington State University, I would add the following points...
Calving Tips
By Heather Smith Thomas
As calving season draws near, there's a myriad of situations ranchers find themselves in. Ron Skinner, DVM and seedstock breeder from Hall, MT, gives...
Parasites
Texas Awarded Federal Grant To Fight Fever Ticks
By Burt Rutherford
USDA Secretary Ed Schafer says Texas animal health officials will have an extra $4.9 million to help fight cattle fever ticks from spreading into the U.S. ...
A Lousy Deal
By Burt Rutherford Senior Editor
Now you see 'em. But mostly you don't. And that makes diagnosing a lice problem in your cattle a bit challenging. However, says Jack Lloyd, professor...
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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Vet's Opinion
Understanding PAMTA antibiotics in cattle production
Mike Apley
The Preservation of Antimicrobials for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA) was introduced in the U.S. House this spring (H.R. 1549). A companion bill was introduced...
When to castrate calves
W. Mark Hilton
The 2008 National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) data indicates 77% of bull calves in the U.S. are castrated before marketing and 75% of those...
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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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Costs & returns: Part V: managing the ranch
Given current economic pressures, it’s imperative that ranch managers work to increase profits from their beef cow-calf herds...
Understanding PAMTA antibiotics in cattle production
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