Latest News From Beef Cattle

The wet spring has certainly provided favorable breeding conditions for flies. As we progress into the summer it is evident that fly pressure is and will be heavy.

Worms, flies, ticks and lice are all costly to beef producers.

A fuller picture is emerging of the environmental footprint of beef in the United States.

The internet has fallen in love with Lil’ Bill, a 7.9-lb. premature calf under the care of the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine (MSU-CVM).

The internet has fallen in love with Lil’ Bill, a 7.9-lb. premature calf under the care of the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine (MSU-CVM).

Increasing levels of dietary fumonisin do not adversely affect feedlot cattle performance, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist in Amarillo.

Feedyard Veterinary Consultant Del Miles combines rigorous science with good-old hard work.

Feedyard Veterinary Consultant Del Miles combines rigorous science with good-old hard work.

Cattle producers in Texas can now use hand-held sprayers to control Cattle Fever Ticks, in addition to spray boxes according to a temporary rule change by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.

Cattle producers in Texas can now use hand-held sprayers to control Cattle Fever Ticks, in addition to spray boxes according to a temporary rule change by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.

Develop good herd health and vaccination strategies to minimize losses.

Colorado State University hosted a BQA Stockmanship and Stewardship workshop, which ncluded classroom sessions, practical hands-on applications, demonstrations and a keynote address Temple Grandin, PhD.

Update includes standardization for collection of BRD-susceptibility data.

AVC: Focus on education and advocacy for 2017.

Student's questions reflect consumer concerns over beef production systems. Question 2: In your professional opinion, who is responsible for the trend to feed cattle corn?

Student's questions reflect consumer concerns over beef production systems.

Student's questions reflect consumer concerns over beef production systems. Question 8: Can feeding cattle corn be a sustainable process?

While cattle do produce greenhouse gasses, good management of pastures and grazing systems can return carbon to the soil, improve soil health and productivity and make ranching more profitable.

Dr. Dan Thomson, College of Veterinary Medicine at K-State University, says now is the time for beef and dairy producers to get their FREE Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification.

Advancing zero deforestation in beef production, assessing the overall sustainability of the beef value chain and connecting consumers and sustainability were just a few of the topics discussed at the 2016 Global Confer

Corporations want to tell their customers that their businesses, including their supply chains, are verifiably sustainable. McDonald's, for example, announced in 2014 its commitment to begin sourcing at least some

Music starts and the dark screen transitions to a salt-and-pepper-haired man in a purple button-down shirt sitting in front of a tin-barn studio backdrop.

The annual "Update for Veterinarians" program organized by Iowa State University's Iowa Beef Center features a full day of education and demonstrations focused on beef cattle.

The USDA's Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) regularly conducts major studies of livestock-production segments to track animal-health related trends and practices. During 2017, NAHMS will focus on the cow-ca

The two universities will conduct beef cattle production medicine research and training to address feedyard health challenges.

Over the past two weeks, we've been running a series of questions and answers regarding the practice of feeding grain to cattle. The series developed after a college student, conducting research for a public-healt

Cattle are being blamed for 59% of agriculture's greenhouse gas emissions, and now European scientists want consumers to eat less beef and dairy. In a recent paper, researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in

Vets and producers both lean on each other everyday for their work, as we were reminded by large animal vet Kelly Barratt (@kellybarrattdvm)from Heartland Veterinary Services in Ontario, Canada. How do you use teamwork

In the aftermath of Winter Storm Goliath, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) continues to work with industry and state agency partners in response and recovery efforts in the northwest part of the Texas Panhandle

Winter storm Goliath left a wave of dead and stray beef cattle in its wake as the blizzard pushed across the Panhandle region of Texas last week.