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Beef Newsletter - 6th August 2008

Wednesday 6th August 2008

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  Events / Promotions Beef 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 6 new features this week: Record Keeping “It’s the COOL thing to do!” By Lori Schott, University of Minnesota Extension Beef Team. There are many reasons why beef producers should keep good records and animal ID. Protein in Beef Cattle Diets By Dr. Jane A. Parish, Associate Extension/Research Professor, Animal and Dairy Sciences; and Dr. Justin D. Rhinehart, Assistant Extension Professor, Animal and Dairy Sciences Implanting Calves Still Pays Dividends Dr. Mark Wahlberg, Extension Livestock Specialist, VA Tech. Ohio State University Extension Beef Team. Growth-promoting implants are a well-established technology in the beef business. Cow Size - Effects of Cow Size on Pasture Management By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, North Dakota State University Extension Service. The effect of cow size and expected production from pasture management directly impacts expected outcomes that translate into income. This relationship was discussed in recent BeefTalk articles. Updating Phosphorus Supplementation in Ruminants to Meet the Animal’s Requirement, Reduce Excess Cost, and Reduce Environmental Concerns By Francis L. Fluharty, Ph.D., Department of Animal Sciences, Ohio State University. Phosphorus has been called the "master mineral" because it is involved in most metabolic pathways, is a key component of Adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) which transports chemical energy within cells for energy metabolism, and it is a component of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). TSE Surveillance Sally Spence, Technical Specialist, Field Veterinary services and Product Integrity and Sarah Aitken, Veterinary Intern, at the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries looks at the Australian surveillance system for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, including BSE. Company News Beefing Up the Sunday Roast UK - The Sunday roast on our dinner tables has the potential to be packed with bags more natural flavour, say scientists at The University of Nottingham in research part funded by Pfizer. Global Beef Cattle Industry News    General     BLUETONGUE: Extension of Bluetongue Protection Zone to Allow Further Vaccination    Australia     Cattle Calender Cuts Costs     Imported US Beef Market Downturn     Price Expectations Affect Korean Wholesale Market     Imported US Beef Prices Turn Down     Limited Cattle Yardings Lift Prices     Weekly Australian Cattle Summary    Korea, South     Prosecutors say MBC's U.S. Beef Report Was Distorted     Free Trade and Beef on Summit Agenda    United States     Weekly Roberts Report     Optimism in New Cattle Parasite Vaccine     AMI, Ag Groups, Send Letter in Support of Imported Ethanol Parity Act     Weekly Outlook: Cattle Numbers Keep Dropping     USDA Release Interim Final Country-of-Origin Rule     JBS Swift Biogas Plant Receives Financing     CME: US Pork and Beef Imports in 2007     GenVec Receives Continued Funding For Vaccine Program     Conservations Reserve Program Land not to be Released     CME: Livestock Producers Face Prospects of $8 Corn     New COOL Website Launched     Weekly US Cattle Outlook - Number on Feed Down     Department of Agriculture extends Beef Tax Credit deadline     Backgrounding Calves on Cornstalk Residue Possible     Liquidation Continues for US Cattle Herd     Weekly Outlook: August Crop Production Report     In The Cattle Markets     CME: Meat Cutout Values     Consumers Find Grass-fed Beef Acceptable     Refrigeration in the Meat Industry Workshop Offered     CME: Livestock and Broiler Products     Charolais Genetic Viewpoint: Creating the Ideal Cow     Weekly Roberts Report     Cattle Producers Learn How to Maintain Profitability     Identifying DNA Markers and Traits    Brazil     More Brazilian Export Farms Approved     US Sector Bolsters JBS's Results    United Kingdom     UFU: NI Farmers Relief as WTO Talks Collapse     Fife Looks Locally for Red Meat Supply     Coping with Climate Change     New National Beef Association Chairman Appointed     Get More Go From Your Grass     Resist Lower Beef Prices     WTO Doha Talks Collapse     Get More From Your Grass     NADIS Veterinary Report and Forecast - July 2008     Extension of Bluetongue Protection Zone to Allow Further Vaccination     Minister Visits Linden Foods     NFUS Shetland Public Meeting To Tackle Bluetongue Back    New Zealand     New Integrated Supply Chain in NZ Meat Sector     Strong Dairy Sector Underpins Agriculture's Economic Importance    Viet Nam     Culled Animal Households Can Defer Debt Payments     Feed Companies in Trouble    European Union     EU Approves Acquisition of Grampian by VION    Pakistan     New Diagnostic Services Announced    Canada     Alberta Comes Up with Animal Protection Act     Premium Export Markets to be Center of Focus    Ireland     Prices to Rise through Beef Shortage     Philippines Reopens Market for Irish Beef That's all for this week! Ed.