TheDairySite Newsletter - 12 March 2010
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Welcome to this week's newsletter
Editorial: Eradicating Infectious Diseases The Australian dairy herd has officially been declared free of Enzootic Bovine Leukosis (EBL). 
We have 5 new features this week: Welfare Issues Associated With Calving Speaking at the recent British Cattle Veterinary Association conference John Fishwick from the Royal Veterinary College discusses welfare issues associated with calving and how the veterinarian can help reduce potential problems. Charlotte Johnston TheCattleSite junior editor reports. Vaccines And Microbials To Control E.Coli Since E.Coli 0157 was recognised as a serious food safety issue in the 1980's following a poisoning outbreak in the US in hamburgers, there have been numerous attempts to institute controls, writes TheCattleSite senior Editor, Chris Harris. Nutritional Impacts On Health At a recent Virignia Livestock extension web seminar, Dr John Currin, DVM said that without proper nutrition even the best herd health programme will fail. Summarised by Charlotte Johnston, TheCattleSite junior editor. Cold Stress And Newborn Calves Calf survival in northern climates can be a challenge, according to Lanette Butler Extension Educator, Russ Daly Extension Veterinarian, and Cody Wright Extension Beef Specialist. Australian Commodities Dairy Report World dairy product prices recovered strongly in the first half of 2009-10 before partially retreating in early 2010, according to the Australian Commodities report from ABARE. 
EU Licence For Bluetongue Vaccine EU - With effect from 15 January 2010, Fort Dodge Animal Health has been awarded an EU Licence and marketing authorisation for its range of Zulvac® vaccines against serotype 8 Bluetongue (BTV). Merial To Merge With Intervet/Schering-Plough GLOBAL - A global leader in animal health will be created as Merial announces it will merge with Intervet/Schering-Plough.
 » Processors Don't Understand Importance Of Price  » Cow Tracks: Improving Health And Pasture  » FSA Offers Guidance on Feed Hygiene Regulations  » Global Food Security Programme Launched  » Dairy UK Enhances Green Initiative  » Get The Upper Crust With Slurry
 » Canadian Government Invests In Organic Sector 
 » DFA Reaffirms Commitment To Animal Well-Being  » NALF Hires Commercial Marketing Director  » Weekly Outlook: Value of the US Dollar and Corn Prices  » Continue Bovine TB Prevention As Status Improves  » Interest In Milk Pricing Could Help Dairy Industry  » Spring Thaw Threatens Producers  » Vilsack Outlines Strategy To Increase Exports  » Antibiotic Breakdown In Manure  » Keep An Eye On Stored Grain This Spring  » Weekly Roberts Report  » Foreign Workers Account For Over One Third Of Workforce  » Trade Dispute Could Cause Jobs To Be Lost  » PSA: Poor Harvest Year May Have Altered Corn Quality  » CME: US Beef Production Lower Than February  » Livestock Feeding for Managing Phosphorus 
 » EBL Eradicated From Australian Dairy Herd  » Pressure to Rebuild Productive Capacity
 » Breeding Technologies To Increase Farm Profit 
 » Food Safety Reforms Proposed
 » Threat of Land Intensification and Abandonment 
That's all for this week! Ed. |
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