TheDairySite Newsletter - 10 February 2012
Welcome to this week's newsletterEditorial: The Controversial Issue of Raw Milk ![]()
We have 4 new features this week: Detecting Mycobacterium avium in Milk of Naturally Infected Cows Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the cause of Johne's Disease in cattle. Research by the University of Iowa looked at chemicals which can reduce the growth of non-specific microorganisms in milk while minimally affecting the recovery of MAP. Iowa Dairy Outlook Overview Record high milk prices in 2011 look promising for producers this year, but input costs are still high, which means producers must focus on margin management and good production levels in 2012, writes Kristen Schulte, Extension Farm & Agribusiness Management Specialist at Iowa University. A Dose of Selenium that Goes a Long Way In search of a more cost-effective and longer lasting supplement, scientists at the Agricultural Research Service’s U.S. Sheep Experiment Station (USSES) near Dubois, Idaho, and at North Dakota State University (NDSU), in Fargo, isolated a selenium-rich coproduct of milling highs-elenium wheat and studied its effects on ewes and lambs. It Takes a Satellite To Feed the World It’s ironic that just when Earth-monitoring satellites are needed more than ever to address the food and freshwater demands of a burgeoning global human population, we face an impending gap in coverage by the Landsat program. ![]()
Need for Calf Rearers to Focus on Boosting Colostrum Quality UK - Poor colostrum management and low vaccination rates are the two main reasons why so many UK dairy and beef units continue to struggle with costly and debilitating calf scour problems. Pfizer Partners with Customers to Contribute to FFA and AABP, AAEP Foundations in 2012 US - Pfizer Animal Health announces the return of the FFA and American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Foundation Support Programme and the addition of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation Support Programme. Since its inception in 2008, Pfizer and its customers have contributed more than $3.6 million to local FFA chapters and veterinary student scholarship funds. ADVOCIN Offers Treatment for BVD US - ADVOCIN™ (danofloxacin mesylate) is now available from Pfizer Animal Health — offering a cost-effective fluoroquinolone alternative for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Consider M. bovis in Cattle Pneumonia UK - Mycoplasma bovis (M.bovis) is identified in about 25 per cent of cattle pneumonia diagnoses, yet remains significantly under-recognised by cattle vets and farmers alike, according to Pfizer Animal Health vet Carolyn Hogan.
» FMD NEWS: Buffalo Sparks FMD Fears
» Likely Scenarios for Spread of Schmallenberg Virus » Veterinary Bodies on Alert over New Virus » New Report Reveals Use Of Irradiation In EU Foods » Midges Actively Spread Bluetongue Epidemic » Public Resistance Ousts GM Crops From EU
» Positive Future for Livestock Farmers » Livestock 2012 Stand Space Schedule Now On-Line » BVD Call Out to All Beef and Dairy Farmers » Schmallenberg Detected in Cattle in UK » Bill for Grocery Adjudicator Needed Urgently » Zero Carbon Dairy Building Underway » Badger Trust Announces Cull Legal Challenge » December 2011 Retail Animal Feed Production Down ![]()
» Govt Investments to Help Boost Dairy Exports » New CEO of Canadian Dairy Commission
» Nestle's Heifer Project Gathers Momemtum
» Milk Price Inquiry Response Fails WA Dairy Industry » Floods Cause Major Damage to Farming & Grazing » Keep Watch for Flood Related Animal Diseases
» 2011 Good Year for Milk Plants in South Bavaria
» Precautionary Measures for Schmallenberg Virus
» FMD Cases Discovered in Pigs in Kinmen
» AgroFarm 2012: 270 Exhibitors from 23 Countries » Cheese Market Continues to Grow in Russia » Schmallenberg: Russia Bans EU Cattle Imports
» CME: January Class III: $17.05 » US Ethanol and Feed Co-Product Agreement » Cattle Outlook: Lowest Cattle Inventory Since 1952 » CME: Job Growth Has Returned » Corn Markets Remain Unsettled » CME: Powder Prices Continue Steady Decline » CME: Markets Continue Weaker » CME: Forecasts Revised as Droughts Damage Crops » Weekly Roberts Market Report » Consumers Gain Access to Raw Milk Purchases » CME: Cheese Production Growth Slowed in 2011 » CME: Whey, NDM Prices Lower ![]()
» Tunisia Makes Progress on Feed Testing Laboratory
» Livestock Death by Manure Poisoning says Sagarpa » Mexico Seeks Link Between Cattle Deaths & Poultry Litter
» Dairy Sector Seeks Duty Cuts to Spur Growth » India Ups Imported Milk Requirements
» Schmallenberg Update in France
» NZ Industry Encourages Milk Price War
» Livestock Company Opens Feed Factory
» Reducing Greenhouse Gases From Cattle » Healthy Herbs for Healthy Cows
» Schmellenberg Update in Netherlands » Nutreco - Strong Results in 2011: CEO Steps Down
» Success in Sight in BSE Battle » FAO Food Price Index Rebounds in January That's all for this week! Ed. |
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