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EYE ON THE INDUSTRY
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Crunch the Numbers
Drovers
Profits in retaining ownership depend on production costs.
North of the Border
Drovers
Following a couple of tours in Vietnam as a Green Beret medic, Robert Heilig spent much of his career in government intelligence work. When he retired, Heilig, who holds a law degree and a master’s degree in education, taught college in Nevada before coming back to Arizona four years ago to raise cattle.
A Timely Trait
Drovers
Braunvieh breed focuses on feed efficiency.
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THIS MONTH'S TOPIC:
Vaccination
Worried about disease striking your herd? You're not alone. The uncertainty of when and where disease might strike has made vaccination increasingly important. Learn more in this month's Health Focus about why, when and how cattle should be vaccinated.
FEATURE STORY:
Immunizing Beef Calves: A Preconditioning Immunization Concept
Infectious diseases cause sickness and death in calves, before or after they are born. Unborn and nursing calves are at high risk to fatal diseases during the time of year when a beef rancher is calving cows, moving and mixing these cows, and bringing in bulls to them.
DAILY HEALTH NEWS:
First UK Animals are Vaccinated Against Bluetongue
NewsRx.com
May 08, 2008
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Cattle at Bixley Farms in Norfolk were the first animals in the country to be vaccinated against Bluetongue.
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Wales Triples Vaccine Order for Bluetongue
Daily Post
May 08, 2008
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Clamor by Welsh farmers for bluetongue vaccine yesterday prompted the Assembly Government to treble its existing order for supplies.
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Cattle Deaths Due to Poison
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
April 16, 2008
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Tests have confirmed that an insecticide caused the death of a herd of South Georgia cattle last week, but authorities are still trying to determine if the deaths were accidental or caused by criminal wrongdoing.
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TOP STORIES |
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Humane Society Releases New Video of Mistreated Livestock
AFX News Limited, May 08, 2008
The Humane Society of the United States released video footage Wednesday of sick and injured livestock the group says were mistreated at auction sites and stockyards where cattle are sold for slaughter.
Russia to Import U.S. Livestock
Southeast Farm Press, May 08, 2008
The U.S.D.A. has announced the United States will begin exporting breeding cattle, bovine embryos; breeding, fattening and slaughter swine; and breeding and sport horses to Russia.
Woman's Death Not Related to BSE, Testing Shows
The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA, May 07, 2008
Preliminary test results indicate that a 22-year- old woman who died in April did not have an illness that has been associated with eating contaminated beef.
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NATIONAL NEWS
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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REGULATORY & GOVERNMENT
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MARKET NEWS
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