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26 August 2021
Global leaders call for food systems to significantly reduce antimicrobial useGlobal leaders and experts from the OIE are calling for a significant and urgent reduction in the amounts of antimicrobial drugs used in food systems, saying that it is critical in combatting rising levels of drug resistance....
23 August 2021
Whitepaper: PCR vs bacterial culture for mastitis – who wins?Bacterial culture has long been the standard method of pathogen identification for bovine mastitis. ...
20 August 2021
16 August 2021
Livestock interest group talks long-term resilience of EU beef sectorIn late June, Europe’s BovINE network hosted a public meeting to discuss the sustainability of European beef farming, writes Melanie Epp, who covered the event for The Cattle Site. ...
13 August 2021
Weekly beef and dairy digest: Beef exports fall back as the global milk production outlook improvesLatest research from the USDA shows improving milk production in the European Union and Oceania, while US beef sales disappoint market bulls. ...
09 August 2021
UN climate report finds that cutting methane is essential for the planet’s survivalIn four decades of climate negotiations, the world has focused intensely and exclusively on the most abundant climate-warming gas: carbon dioxide. But in the most recent UN climate report, researchers are urging a focus on another potent greenhouse gas...
06 August 2021
Research explains why cool cows can provide more milkWith increasing global temperatures, dairy cattle face heat stress more frequently throughout the year than in the past. Thanks to cooling technology, dairy cattle can enjoy a better quality of life, but farmers and consumers may wonder if cattle comfort...
Managing cattle grazing distribution: it’s not as simple as it soundsGrazing is an agricultural term to describe the natural behavior of cattle moving across pastures and rangelands as they consume different plants....
Weekly global protein digest: product bans, Prop 12, NMPF policyLivestock analyst Jim Wyckoff shares this week's protein highlights. ...
Positive reopening for restaurants but not back to pre-pandemic levelsWith lockdown restrictions easing, we are starting to see more people returning to the eating out market – delivering an increase in sales for the total foodservice sector (eating out, food to go, takeaways and deliveries). However, it’s important...
05 August 2021
Cow-calf contact in full bloom at the Danish Cattle Research Centre at AU-FoulumA new project at Aarhus University will promote organic and welfare-friendly veal and beef production based on a production system where two calves go together with a “suckler-aunt” until they are about six months old....
04 August 2021
Functional Feeds and Matters of Taste: Research Insights on Feed and Palatability for RuminantsSelko, the Feed Additive brand of Trouw Nutrition, Nutreco’s animal nutrition division, is sharing research on the role that the source of trace mineral plays in helping or harming feed palatability. Palatability research in swine and ruminants has...
New Smart Tags changing the way feedlot operators think about continuous monitoringGrowing attention to animal welfare, antibiotics stewardship, as well as pressure on availability of manpower and cost efficiency – all present multiple ongoing challenges to feedlot operators. ...
03 August 2021
New study identifies genomic pathway to healthier, more productive dairy cattleA study by Synomics, the biological insights business, has identified a pathway for improving the accuracy with which key economic production, health and fertility traits can be predicted in dairy cattle by using a completely new approach to analyzing...
30 July 2021
OIE: report says livestock antimicrobials intended use trending lowerThe World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) recently published its Fifth OIE Annual Report on Antimicrobial Agents Intended for Use in Animals. ...
Weekly protein digest: ASF in Dominican Republic, US beef exports down, USMCA concernsMarket analyst Jim Wyckoff shared protein market highlights from around the world, including USDA's latest dairy market report. ...
29 July 2021
Breeding Success: Tailoring Genetics to your Market and EnvironmentTom Gubbins, director of world-class seedstock and breeding data business, Te Mania Angus, based in New South Wales, Australia, and his family have been focusing on genetic improvement since 1928 in their Te Mania Angus herd, which originated in New Zealand....
28 July 2021
BovINE: Societal pact addresses sustainability of French livestock sector In recent years, the livestock sector’s social license to operate has been challenged by concerns that its impact on the environment is too great. In France, an inter-professional group, Interbev, proactively addresses societal concerns by bringing...
27 July 2021
ADM Accelerates Growth of Global Alternative Protein Platform with Acquisition of SojaproteinGlobal nutrition leader ADM announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Sojaprotein, a leading European provider of non-GMO soy ingredients....
Researchers discovered that Bluetongue virus can hijack the cellular machinery of its hostResearchers at INRA, ANSES, and ENVA have discovered that bluetongue virus can enhance its replication by exploiting one of its host's cellular pathways. ...
23 July 2021
Weekly dairy digest: USDA releases its annual dairy market and trade reportThe USDA predicts strong performance for the global dairy sector as China's import demand soars. ...
22 July 2021
Tyson Foods integrates the five domains of animal welfare across its global operationsOriginally announced in the company’s FY19 Sustainability Report, the transition enables a more robust approach to welfare assessment....
21 July 2021
Space, Exercise May Be Critical to Drylot Beef Heifer ReproductionSpace and exercise could be almost as important as food and water to the successful development of beef heifers raised in drylots, and quantifying that importance is the aim of a planned study by a Texas A&M University Department of Animal Science researcher...
Get the flock out: How farmers save livestock from natural disastersArticle taken from Heifer International; read more and or support their causes at Heifer.org...
19 July 2021
UN agencies report that spike in global hunger and malnutrition in 2020 was mostly due to COVID-19 World hunger and malnutrition levels worsened dramatically last year, with most of the increase likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a multi-agency United Nations (UN) report....
HealthyLife research grant awarded to heat stress dairy projectDr. Tom Chamberlain, veterinarian and owner of Chalcombe Consultancy, is recipient of a HealthyLife research grant awarded by Trouw Nutrition, the animal health division of Nutreco. Dr. Chamberlain’s grant of €10,000 was awarded for his project, “Raising...
16 July 2021
Weekly beef and dairy digest: global beef outlook is revised lower and Belarus emerges as a key dairy exporterGlobal beef production is expected to contract by 1% in 2021 as export markets are restricted and cattle herds grow smaller. ...
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