Antimicrobial Usage And Bacterial Resistance In The UK: 2007
The amount of antimicrobials sold per tonne of live weight of animal slaughtered for food in the UK fell from 80g in 2004 to 60g in 2007. This is one of the findings in Overview of Antimicrobial Usage and Bacterial Resistance in Selected Human and...

Raising Dairy Heifers On Pasture
Heifers are the foundation of a dairy enterprise and replacements represent a significant investment, according to Anne Fanatico, NCAT Agriculture Specialist.

Controlled Grazing
Interest in controlled grazing is increasing throughout the United States. Controlled grazing systems are economically feasible and are now more easily managed because of developments in fencing and water technology, according to the National Sustainable...

Match Cow Size To Forage Resources
Commercial cow-calf operators must become more cost-efficient to maintain or improve profit margins, making matching animals to forage resources more important than ever.

Rabobank Dairy Quarterly
Rabobank's quarterly report highlights that the market is capable of correcting itself, after the dairy industry saw prices stabilise in March. It is expected prices will remain similar to what they are now, however there is a risk that oversupply of...

Livestock And Products Semi-Annual Reports 2010
Consumption of beef is expected to rise, more moderately in some countries than others following the recession, according to the latest reports for Canada, China, Mexico and Korea by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Attitudes Towards The Downer Cow
Recent research by The University of Nottingham, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, carried out an expert review to assess the attitudes of a group of respondents to the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of recumbency in cattle. Professor Jon...

Include Clover In 2010 Forage Plans
An important tool that is available to supply nitrogen to cool season pastures is the addition of clovers, according to Dr Mark A. McCann, Extension Animal Scientist, Virginia Tech.

US Beef and Dairy Outlook Report - March 2010
There is a more positive outlook in both the beef and dairy sector in the US for 2010 according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) March 2010 Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook.

Feeding Flood-Damaged Or Sprouted Crops To Livestock
A guide to feeding damaged and/or sprouted maize, sorghum, soybeans and cottonseed to cattle and pigs from Mississippi State University. The article advises caution and a full analysis.

Prevention Of Mastitis With Good Milking Procedures
Dr Syed Hasan Raza, an animal nutrition expert from Punjab, Pakistan dicusses how good milking procedures can reduce and prevent incidences of mastitis.

Mixed Crop-Livestock Farming A Help in Africa
According to new research, African farms with both crops and livestock could be more resilient to climate change than farms that only grow crops.

China - Livestock and Products Semi-Annual Report 2010
Chinese pork imports will rebound from sharply lower levels inspite of higher domestic production and beef production in 2010 will fall due to a continued fall in the country's cattle herd, according to Michael Woolsey and Jianping Zhang in the latest...

Are We Pushing Dairy Cows Too Far?
At the recent British Cattle Veterinary Association winter meeting, Karen Lancaster, Dairy Co Extension Officer discussed dairy cow welfare and asked whether we had pushed the modern UK dairy cow too far. Charlotte Johnston, TheCattleSite junior editor...

Getting The Dry Cow Fit For Purpose
Professor David Beever from Keenan addressed a seminar at the National All Breeds Show on dry cow nutrition, reports Charlotte Johnston, TheCattleSite junior editor.