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Dairy Newsletter - 8th August 2008

Friday 8th August 2008

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Events / Promotions Dairy Cattle Industry Showcase VIRKON S is the broad spectrum virucidal disinfectant independently proven effective against all major virus families affecting animals and man. 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: Dairying Vietnamese Style Traditionally milk has never featured to any great degree in Asian diets but this is now changing as the health benefits of having milk in the diet are now being appreciated, writes Stuart Lumb. 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. Feedstuff Comparisons Offer Interesting Results Replacing the starch in corn grain with equal amounts of other nonfiber carbohydrates (NFC) or digestible neutral detergent fiber (NDF) in byproduct feedstuffs does not change energy availability, despite differences in rumen degradation rates among carbohydrate fractions, writes J.W. Schroeder, Dairy Specialist from North Dakota State University Extension Service. Designing Vaccination Programs By Victor Cortese, D.V.M., Ph.D., Dip. ABVP Pfizer Animal Health - In order to scientifically choose a vaccine or design a particular vaccination program, it is necessary to consider many variables. Global Dairy Cattle Industry News (link to all this weeks news)    United Kingdom     Time Is Right For Vaccination Roll-Out Review     Organic Milk Becomes Casualty of the Credit Crunch     Cheese Makers' Concerns over Milk Supply     Extension of Bluetongue Protection Zone to Allow Further Vaccination     Extending Support to the Scottish Food Industry     NFUS Shetland Public Meeting To Tackle Bluetongue Back     NFU CYMRU Welcomes Intention to Declare Wales a Bluetongue Protection Zone    United States     Weekly US Cattle Outlook - Number on Feed Down     Liquidation Continues for US Cattle Herd     Weekly Outlook: August Crop Production Report     Dairy Lighting Workshop Announced     Weekly Roberts Report     Identifying DNA Markers and Traits     Texas Firm Recalls Cattle Heads     Cattle Pathogen Associated with Crohn's Disease    Australia     Imported US Beef Market Downturn     Australian Record Live Cattle Exports to Indonesia    Viet Nam     Feed Companies in Trouble    Pakistan     New Diagnostic Services Announced    Canada     Alberta Comes Up with Animal Protection Act     Tightening of Corn Supplies Expected    New Zealand     Strong Dairy Sector Underpins Agriculture's Economic Importance     New Rules for Raw Milk Products Considered    Ireland     New Team Approach to Improve Herd Health     Innovation on Irish Farms     Philippines Reopens Market for Irish Beef    Brazil     Boost to Brazil's FMD-Free Status    India     Vaccination for Cattle Begins    Tanzania     Quality and Quantity Needed in Tanzania    European Union     EC Foresees Success in Cereals Harvest That's all for this week! Ed.