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Feedyard Emergency Preparedness: Are You Ready?

The NAHMS Feedlot 2011 survey found only 34% of feedyards are ready for a natural or manmade disaster. Is your operation one of them?

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  • Apr. 28, 2013
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    Beef

    What You Need To Know About Foot & Mouth Disease

    The U.S. has robust safeguards against the incursion of foreign animal diseases and they have been very effective. Annette Jones, California state veterinarian, explains why foot and mouth disease needs to be on your radar....More
  • Feb. 20, 2013
    Article

    OIE Recommends U.S. BSE Risk Status Be Upgraded

    USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement about notification received today from the Scientific Commission for the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) recommending that the U.S. risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) be upgraded to negligible risk:...More
  • Jan. 22, 2013
    Article

    Foot And Mouth Disease Symposium To Be Held April 17-18 In Lousville, KY

    Although the last outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the United States occurred in 1929, the next outbreak could occur at any moment. After all, FMD in livestock is in more than 100 countries. FMD experts maintain that it’s not a matter of “if” FMD will occur in the United States; it’s a matter of “when” it will occur....More
  • Jan. 13, 2013
    Article

    Brazil Announces Audit To Curb BSE Fears

    Brazil's agriculture ministry has announced a top-to-bottom "audit" of its cattle industry as the world's top beef exporter tries to stave off a growing crisis over a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)....More
  • USDA traceability rule
    Jan. 11, 2013
    Article

    Animal Disease Traceability Rule Nearly Locked In

    With its publication in the Jan. 9 Federal Register, it’s simply a matter of counting the days until USDA’s revamped and repurposed animal disease traceability rule becomes final. Now that it has been published, the rule becomes effective March 11, 2013....More
  • Sep. 20, 2012
    Article

    Feedyard Emergency Preparedness: Are You Ready? 1

    The NAHMS Feedlot 2011 survey found only 34% of feedyards are ready for a natural or manmade disaster. Is your operation one of them?...More
  • Sep. 6, 2012
    Article

    Biosecurity Essential For Cattle Feeders

    Minimizing the risk of disease introduction is a huge challenge for cattle feeders, but there are a number of tactics that can help tip the odds in your favor. However, the term “biosecurity” evokes images of people in Hazmat suits and armed guards at the gate. While that makes for good television, day-to-day practical biosecurity on a feedyard is much simpler....More
  • Aug. 16, 2012
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    Watch Out For Toxic Algae Blooms In Stock Ponds 2

    Your veterinarian can help you find more resources on this potential threat to your herd, including getting in touch with a toxicologist to aid in evaluating blooms....More
  • Aug. 7, 2012
    Article

    California BSE Case Study Completed

    A California Holstein discovered to have bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in April was an isolated case and didn’t pose a threat to the food supply, a report issued by USDA says....More
  • Jun. 28, 2012
    Article

    Livestock Producers Need To Be Vigilant For Anthrax

    Now is the time of year for livestock producers to be vigilant for anthrax. "The hot summer months of July and August are when we see most of our anthrax cases in the upper Great Plains," says Charlie Stoltenow, North Dakota State University Extension Service veterinarian. "Cattle should have been vaccinated before they were turned out into the pasture." Vaccination is especially important for livestock in areas with a history of anthrax, he adds....More
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