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Beef Newsletter - 15th October 2008

Wednesday 15th October 2008

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Events / Promotions To advertise your event: Click here! Beef Cattle Industry Showcase Want to showcase your products? Click here for more information. Welcome to this week's newsletter This week's Book Focus Lameness in Cattle Author(s): Chris Watson - Forward by David Logue Order Now Online Gut Efficiency: the Key Ingredient in Ruminant Production Author(s): Sylvie Andrieu and David Wilde Order Now Online Cattle: A Handbook to the Breeds of the World Author: Valerie Porter Order Now Online This Week's Feature Articles We have 5 new features this week: Greenhouse Gases and Environmental Impacts of the Livestock Industry The livestock sector is not only contributing to global warming, it is suffering from it as well, writes Chris Harris, Senior Editor, TheCattleSite. Country of Origin: What's in a Label? Country of Origin Labelling is the next step to an entirely open marketplace for the US. In an ideal supermarket, consumers can understand as well as see the product that they are purchasing and they can monitor the system of production which has brought it to their aisles, but what are the real issues that follow this dream, asks Adam Anson, reporting for TheCattleSite, and what implications does COOL bring back to the producer? “No Bull” Discussion on Genetic Markers Beef cattle production is a highly competitive activity and wise use of genetic resources and management options are required to ensure long-term profitability, say Dorian Garrick, Professor, Iowa State University - and Alison Van Eenennaam, Professor, University of California. Energy in Beef Cattle Diets For practical purposes of ration balancing and determining energy supplementation needs on forage-based diets, TDN is a key value to consider, writes Dr. Jane A. Parish, Associate Extension/ Research Professor, and Dr. Justin D. Rhinehart, Assistant Extension Professor, Animal and Dairy Sciences. Published by the Mississippi State University. World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates US red meat production is expected to continue to be strong in 2008 as higher broiler and turkey output offsets lower pork output according to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates from the USDA. Company News CID LINES Celebrates Its 20th Year at Eurotier HANOVER, GERMANY - This year CID LINES is celebrating its 20th anniversary at Eurotier. The company says that successful budget forecasts in the area of Research and Development has given the company a market edge for innovating new products. Global Beef Cattle Industry News    General  » BSE NEWS: EU Raises Cattle Testing Age  » BLUETONGUE: Window Opening for Vaccination  » Climate and Bioenergy Focus for World Food Day  » Financial Crash Could Deepen Food Crisis    European Union  » Europeans Show Scepticism about Animal Cloning    United States  » US Hay Supplies Are Up, but More is Needed  » US Cattle Beef Promotion Board Grows  » Cost of BSE: NCBA Respond to ITC Report  » 28 Days: Livestock Pollution on Infant Health  » Nanotechnology Detects Prions in Cattle  » Study Shows Myth of Niche-Marketed Beef Safety  » Prices Stumble, but Still on Their Feet  » USMEF Focuses on Red Meat Demand in S Korea  » August Strength: Meat Exports Up in Global Volatility  » US Grain Production Forecasts Up Across the Board  » Weekly Outlook: Where is the Bottom?  » In The Cattle Markets  » Weekly US Cattle Outlook - Fed Cattle Prices Fall  » Weekly Roberts Report    Canada  » Maple Leaf Explains Listeria Situation at its Plant    Australia  » CRC Estimating Breeding Values for Tender Beef  » Global Crunch Takes a Bite at Meat Demand  » Weekly Australian Cattle Summary  » Limousin Gene Discovery Pinpoints Trait Benefits  » New Beginning: Australian Marketing Levy Review    Brazil  » Big Business: Slaughterhouse Seeks Arab Partner  » Brazil – World Agriculture’s Last Frontier  » World Bank Loan Beefs-up Amazon Threat    United Kingdom  » Report Identifies a New Way for MHS Resources  » Scientists Gain Understanding of Salmonella  » Will Britain Back Relaxed EU ‘Mad Cow’ Testing Rules?  » Defra Publishes Zoonoses UK Report 2007  » McDonald's Wins Welfare Award  » 20,979: the Lost Cows of Britain  » English Cattle Number Down 2 Percent  » The Country Vet: a Dying Breed  » EBLEX Launches Manual on Cattle Housing  » OCDS Compensation: Sands of Time Slip Away  » Reverse Underspend for R&D, Says Science Campaign  » Why Processors Can't Pass the Buck to Farmers  » NFUS Echoes Call for Suspended Vet Charges  » VLA Publishes Annual Review 2007/08    Indonesia  » Indonesia Delay Plans to Import Brazilian Beef    Ireland  » Smith Seeks Brucellosis-Free Status for Ireland  » Wet Ground Makes a Mess of Slurry in Ireland That's all for this week! Ed.