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Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico and Texas are participating in the voluntary pilot program. Additional testing for the virus is also underway in aged raw-milk cheese, cream cheese, butter and ice cream.
Gene editing is the use of modern molecular technology to precisely change the DNA sequence of an organism.
The Milk Production report showed a year-over-year decline of 0.7% across the 24 major States during May. According to Phil Plourd no real surprises came out of the report, but that better margins are on the horizon.
Optimal nutrient absorption in the gastrointestinal tracts of dairy cattle is especially imperative for achieving optimal herd health and performance.
Floodwaters breached levees in parts of Iowa on Tuesday, with more flooding anticipated for Wednesday. The damage to row-crop and livestock operations is likely significant, according to state officials.
Blackshirt Feeders: Closing the Loop
The largest feedyard north of the Rio Grande is under construction allowing Blackshirt Feeders to combine data, technology and innovation in a closed loop aligning dairies and semen providers with the feedyard.
Major pork and dairy exporter Denmark plans to introduce a tax on livestock carbon dioxide emissions. This would make Denmark the first to initiate a CO2 tax on agriculture and it hopes to inspire others to follow.
In parts of the Midwest, torrential rains have turned once-dry feedlots and pastures to mud, and accompanying hail may have bruised cattle.
Trace minerals play an important role in livestock health. Nutrient quality and availability may vary depending on the season, environment and access to supplementation.
Holstein Association USA has announced John M. Meyer, CEO, will retire at the end of the year.
Weigh your cows and your calves this fall. Those measurements can help to determine if excess mature cow weight is robbing profit potential from your operation.
The Klosterman Feedlot Innovation Center, a commercial-scale feedlot research facility, is set to open this summer at the University of Nebraska.
Michigan’s ag department will provide the grant money for to up to 20 farms from its emergency response funds.
The concept of measuring the flavor of food is extraordinarily more complex than simply measuring tenderness or juiciness and requires very specialized equipment.
Boehringer Ingelheim and Tuskegee University are expanding their partnership to foster diversity in the veterinary field. The College of Veterinary Medicine there has educated 70%-plus of African American veterinarians.
Cows still need to be handled during the hottest days of the year. Thus, taking the time to conduct a quick refresher on animal handling during hot weather is a necessary practice for you and your team.
Burnout, financial pressures and exhaustion are not just common issues for dairy and livestock producers, but also for the veterinarians who serve them and their animals.
Check out these practical ideas and recommendations offered by the four hard-working, dynamic bovine practitioners who made up the program committee for the 2024 AABP Recent Graduate Conference.
Rancher and four others consumed meat from a butchered lamb but only the rancher became ill, CDC says.
AngusLink’s Genetic Merit Scorecard adds a fourth score option to demonstrate the maternal weaned calf value to aid in the selection of replacement females.
The university’s Animal Health Diagnostic Center diagnosed several cases of blackleg in dairy heifers in 2023. Researchers there detailed how they believe the outbreaks were able to occur.
Jayme Souza-Neto at Kansas State University uses next-gen sequencing coupled with modern gene silencing/knockout technologies to learn more about the genes responsive to arboviruses and how each one functions.
When moisture and soil nutrients are readily available, sorghum-sudangrass and pearl millet can produce up to 6 tons of forage per acre during the growing season.
Having the right tools for the job can improve any management scenario. When it comes to raising calves, 5 helpful tools were emphasized at the recent Dairy Calf and Heifer Association Annual Conference.
Heat stress becomes a problem for cattle encountering hot temperatures, low wind speeds and other summer weather conditions. K-State beef extension Veterinarian AJ Tarpoff explains the remedies available to producers.
Research finds link between gestational nutrition from minerals and higher weaning weights.
CRISPR technology has many potential applications that facilitate sustainability, animal welfare and efficiency for the beef industry.
Is it early June or the middle of August? Because despite what the calendar might say, Mother Nature seems to be cranking up the thermostat earlier than normal this year.
Boehringer Ingelheim and the University of Minnesota launched the Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Eradication Roadmap to equip veterinarians and producers with a resource to inform, prepare and guide them through eradication.
New polling shows majority of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents support legislation mandating “lab-grown meat” labeling and other restrictions.