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FDA issues new guidelines on antibiotic usage The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on April 13 released new guidelines for tightening human-use antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals. Specifically targeted in the documents are antibiotic drugs used for feed efficiency and growth promotion in livestock/poultry and producers using the antibiotics without the consultation of a veterinarian.
Resistance of gastrointestinal worms to anthelmintics
Often at cattleman seminars, a speaker will sound the alarm on gastrointestinal worm resistance to anthelmintics (dewormers). Is the alarm justified? Is there a resistance problem?
Cattle biosecurity critical for modern operations
Americans have always been on the go, and the same can be said of the country’s cattle herds lately. Unfortunately, the movement of cattle back and forth across the country can also increase biosecurity risks, experts say.
Stock density as a grazing management tool
In my nine years of range management graduate studies at three major universities in the West, never did I encounter the term “stock density.” That’s pretty amazing considering that we now acknowledge stock density as one of the most important tools in grazing management.
Beef industry responds to ‘pink slime’ concerns
Consumer response from news reports about lean finely textured beef (LFTB) trimmings, dubbed “pink slime” by food critics, pushed the beef industry and its allies, including the USDA, into a high gear public information response. But those campaigns may have started too late, as meat production plants using LFTB were forced to cut jobs and close some operations due to the public’s response.
Creep-feeding considerations
With spring rapidly approaching and the calving season well under way for most, it’s never too early to make decisions to maximize the value of your calf crop. Feeder calf prices are currently at all-time highs and, consequently, the value of your calves’ gain is worth more than ever.
Beef Cattle Browsing: Coverage from BIF 2012 PDF Print E-mail

This month's edition includes summaries of some presentations at the Beef Improvement Federation National Meeting in Houston last month. More detailed information on presentations can be accessed at http://www.bifconference.com/bif2012/newsroom.html. The next BIF meeting will be in Oklahoma City on June 12-15, 2013.

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Pork exports post strong first quarter growth; beef results mixed PDF Print E-mail


U.S. pork exports finished the first quarter 8 percent higher in volume (598,058 metric tons) and 20 percent higher in value ($1.66 billion) than last year’s record pace, according to statistics released by the USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

At the same time, the value of beef exports for the quarter rose 4 percent (to $1.25 billion) on 10 percent lower volumes (266,388 metric tons).

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Angus producers “Come Home to Kansas” this fall PDF Print E-mail


American Angus Association members and supporters have a chance to “Come Home to Kansas” during the 2012 National Angus Conference & Tour (NAC&T).

Held October 3-5 in Wichita, Kansas, the event includes trips to both the Flint Hills and the western region of the state.

“This year’s NAC&T is full of informative speakers, inventive cattle operations, and most of all, beautiful Kansas scenery,” says Bryce Schumann, the Association’s chief executive officer.

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BPI to close three plants permanently after LFTB losses PDF Print E-mail

Beef Products Inc. said Monday it will close permanently the three plants, including one in Waterloo, that made lean textured beef trimmings that became a media sensation in March.

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Corbitt Wall feeder cattle report for May 4 PDF Print E-mail

Livestock Grain and Market News report for May 4.

 
Safety measures lessen market impact of recent mad cow disease case PDF Print E-mail


Mad cow disease is much less scary to beef consumers than it was when the first case in the U.S. was found almost a decade ago.

New regulations and time have dulled the market impact of the disease as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on April 24 confirmed a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) at a California dairy farm, said Ron Plain, a University of Missouri Extension economist.

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