TheBeefSite Newsletter - 28 April 2010

Wednesday 28th April 2010

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Welcome to this week's newsletter

Editorial: Vigilant Animal Disease Methods

With the warmer weather arriving in some parts of the world, there is the increased risk that it brings with itÂ dormant diseases.

Although not able to control borders, individual producers should continue to be vigilant of biosecurity methods on farm.

Following three recent outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in Japan and South Korea, the Food and Agriculture Organisation is urging countries to increase international surveillance.

So far Japan has slaughtered 385 animals, and the Republic of Korea has slaughtered 3,500 animals.

â€œUnder the circumstances we consider that all countries are at risk and a review of preventive measures and response capacity would be welcome,â€ said FAOâ€™s Chief Veterinary Officer Juan Lubroth.

The Northern Irish Agricultural Minister, has warned farmers not to become complacent about bluetongue, when importing cattle.

Minister Gildernew urged those considering importing stock to reconsider, and think of the potential consequences that bluetongue could have on the industry.

Charlotte Johnston

This Week's Feature Articles

We have 4 new features this week:

Agriculture And Food Chain Needs Collaborative Approach
The meat and livestock industries will need to collaborate along the chain if they are to pull themselves out of the current recession caused by the banking crisis last year, writes TheCattleSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

US Beef and Dairy Outlook Report - April 2010
First-quarter 2010 commercial cow slaughter is expected to be the highest first-quarter slaughter since 1997, high prices are welcomed by producers. In the dairy sector, the rate of decline in the dairy herd has slowed down and production per cow is continuing to rise. However over-supply of milk may limit immediate price increases, according to the USDA Beef and Dairy Outlook Report.

A Guide To NSAIDS
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are, as a group, the most frequently consumed drugs worldwide. Dr Puneet Agrawal and Dr Amitraj Gupta from Montajat Veterinary Pharmaceuticals Ltd looks at how they work and different brands available.

Japan Livestock and Products Semi-Annual Report
Subtitled 2010 Japanese Beef and Pork Market Outlook, this report revises the 2009 livestock annual report, without fundamental changes. The deflationary trend that began last year is not expected to end soon, according to this GAIN report from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Company News

Put Your Deworming Dollars To Work
US - Spring deworming can help reduce future pasture contamination, according to Pfizer Animal Health.

Intervet/Schering-Plough Opens New Vaccine Plant
NETHERLANDS - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health announces that it will open today a state-of-the-art production center for veterinary vaccines against bacterial infections.

Boehringer Ingelheim Net Sales Grew 10 Per Cent
GERMANY - In 2009, Boehringer Ingelheim grew faster than the pharmaceutical market for the tenth time in succession. It also continued a high level of investment in R&D and the market launches of five innovative medicines are planned.

Global Beef Cattle Industry News