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Biosecurity
Anthrax Information:
- Anthrax fact sheet from USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- Frequently asked questions about anthrax -- compiled by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
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Divide & Conquer
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
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
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. ...
CWD Found In Minnesota Farmed Elk
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health (MBAH – www.bah.state.mn.us) says a farmed elk, a seven-year-old female, from an Olmsted County herd tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). ...
KSU Wins Plum Island Replacement Facility
The Kansas State University campus has been officially named as the home of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced. ...
Biosecurity Basics
Biosecurity, biocontainment, biological risk management. To the beef producer, these new buzzwords essentially mean the same thing addressing the possibility...
Eight biosecurity tips
Ask a swine producer about the role of biosecurity and herd health on the average hog farm, and a protocol and 20-minute lecture are surely to follow....
STOP, Thief!
Mention livestock identification nowadays and you're likely to get a wide range of reactions. Mention it to a rustler, however, and the reaction is likely...
From Our Columnists
Advocate or Perish
"While the affluent nations can certainly afford to adopt ultra low-risk positions toward new advances in agricultural science and technology, and pay...
Don't Market Like 2008
Many ranchers' first inclination in marketing their 2009 calves is to base it on their 2008 calf crop experiences. That could be a serious mistake...
No Silver Bullet
I was so impressed with Richard Roth's letter to the editor that I thought it deserved some follow-up...
