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Dairy Newsletter - 25th July 2008

Friday 25th July 2008

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Events / Promotions Dairy Cattle Industry Showcase Why not showcase your products here. Click for more information.   Welcome to this week's newsletter This Week's Feature Articles We have 4 new features this week: Milking with Robots By Marcia Endres, Extension Dairy Scientist, University of Minnesota, Dairy Extension. There is increasing interest in automatic milking systems (AMS) in the U.S. even though the cost:benefit ratio is not yet as good here as it is in some of the European countries. Some Feeding Tips For Tough Times By Janette Richards, Acting Beef Feedlot Specialist, OMAFRA. - Cattle feeding costs are high. Since feed costs can account for 80% of the variable cost of production (about 60% of the total costs), any changes to ration cost can have a huge impact on profitability. Feeding Management to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Dairy Farms By Robert E. James, Department of Dairy Science, and Beverly Cox, Virginia Cooperative Extension. Published in the University of Florida IFAS, 45th Dairy Conference Production proceedings. Probably no region of the U.S. has experienced greater attention to impact of agriculture on our environment than Florida. Dairy: World Markets and Trade - July 2008 This report published by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service summarises the global market trade and trends in milk and dairy products. Company News Pfizer Revenues Rise GLOBAL - Pharmaceutical and animal health company Pfizer has reported revenues of $12.1 billion, for the second quarter of the year, an increase of nine per cent compared with $11.1 billion in the quarter a year ago. Global Dairy Cattle Industry News (link to all this weeks news)    General     BSE NEWS: EFSA Publishes Opinions    United States     Weekly Roberts Report     Weekly US Cattle Outlook - Beef Exports for May Up     In The Cattle Markets     Weekly Outlook - Corn and Soybean Prices - Now What?     Amendment to Block Argentine Meat Moves On     June Milk Production up 3.4 Percent     Welfare Deal: an American Dream for Veal     Schwarzenegger Joins Fight on Downer Cattle     Mass Slaughter as TB Runs Wild California     Friend-of-the-Court Briefs Filed by Ag Groups     CWT Accepts Herd Retirement Bids     AFBF: Conversations on Animal Care Initiative     Cows Power Stations Could Generate 3% of Electricity     Decision Gives Conservation Land to Graziers    Argentina     Argentinean Slaughter Down But Cow Kills High    United Kingdom     Possible Change in Bluetongue Policy     Government Extends Nitrate Vulnerable Zones     Livestock Transport Legislation Grinding to a Halt     Industry Unites Against Bovine TB     Dairy Products – Innovations That Pack a Punch     Incidence of TB in Cattle     Defra: Opening the Box on UK Animal Imports    New Zealand     Increased Dairy Farm Profit Using Manufactured Feed    European Union     Raising BSE Age Limit a Step Closer     Bluetongue Spreads Despite Vaccinations     A Final Opinion on Animal Cloning     EU Members Urged to Analyse Bluetongue Vectors     EFSA Publishes Opinions on BSE Tests    Australia     Boomerang Cattle     CSIRO Opens Rapid Response Animal Disease Centre     Weekly Australian Cattle Summary    Brazil     Milk from Brazil to the World    Philippines     Buffalo Imports Threaten Philippine Livestock    Spain     Wild TB Poses Danger on Spanish Cattle    China     Calls for Livestock Waste Control That's all for this week! Ed.