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Beef sector braces for bird flu
The strain of bird flu infecting U.S. dairy herds could become a problem for the beef sector, but it may not have the same effects as it did in the…
Read More Denmark bets on cow feed additive to reduce methane emissions
Denmark has agreed to help farmers finance a feed additive that is expected to reduce methane emissions from cattle by up to 30 per cent, as part of efforts to…
Read More The teenage years, beef cow edition
Anyone reading this column who has been a teenager or has raised one can appreciate how challenging and interesting those years can be. Even good teenagers can be expensive. In…
Read More Joining forces for new innovations
Alberta ranchers Austin and his father Larry Ruud came up with an idea for a new product, the way any farmer faced with making things work day in and day…
Read More NCBA: Tips to rebuild the cow herd
Dr. Dan Tracy, beef technical services veterinarian with Zoetis, recently spoke to The Cattle Site’s Sarah Mikesell at the NCBA Cattlemen’s Convention in Orlando, Florida, USA. Let’s talk about cow…
Read More Managing grazing through drought
I first met Dr. Alex Johnston, one of Canada’s leading range management scientists, at a 4-H camp that I was helping to lead in a wilderness area in the mountains…
Read More AI and beef production: When good isn’t enough anymore
You may run a good beef farm, maybe even a great one. Making yourself remarkable, however, is another matter in the age of explosive artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Shawn Kanungo, a globally…
Read More U.S. cattle vets rename bovine bird-flu
An organization representing American cattle veterinarians has opted to refer to bird flu in cattle as bovine influenza A virus, or BIAV, in hopes of distancing it from its avian counterpart. “We…
Read More Avian flu in dairy cows warrants close attention
The recent outbreak of avian influenza virus in cattle in the U.S. is one of the top animal health stories in North America. Here is some background information about the…
Read More Preventing and prepping for a foot-and-mouth outbreak
In 2001, foot-and-mouth disease decimated the U.K.’s beef industry. Millions of animals were culled after foot-and-mouth broke out in the country. According to the BBC, there were 2,000 cases of…
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