BLUETONGUE: Spreading Despite Vaccinations

Livestock Transport Legislation Grinding to a Halt
SCOTLAND, UK - Scotland’s traditional livestock production is once again under threat from impractical and costly transport legislation.

Wild TB Pose Danger on Spanish Cattle
SPAIN - In an epidemiological survey of Spain's Doñana National Park, the findings of which are published on July 23 in the journal PLoS ONE, Christian Gortázar and colleagues studied the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) infection among...

Industry Unites Against Bovine TB
UK - Eradicate bovine TB – this is the call to Government from an industry-wide stakeholder group that has joined forces and vowed to do everything in its power to stamp out the disease which is seeing upwards of 28,000 cattle a year culled.

Buffalo Imports Threaten Philippine Livestock
PHILIPPINES - A decision made by the Philippines Department of Agriculture to open the market to buffalo meat importation may adversely effect the rest of the livestock industry, whilst also posing a serious threat of disease.

Milk from Brazil to the World
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - This year, Brazil is going to have record-high exports of dairy products.

AFBF: Conversations on Animal Care Initiative
WASHINGTON, D.C. - To address consumer concerns about the care provided to farm animals in the production of meat, milk and eggs, the American Farm Bureau Federation has launched the Conversations on Animal Care initiative.

CME: Cattle Placed on Feed
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 23^nd July 2008.

BSE NEWS: Raising BSE Age Limit a Step Closer
BSE News Summary Page - Catch up on all the latest news on BSE from the US, Canada, Japan and across the globe. This page provides an overview and links to all the latest BSE news and information and the impact it is having on the global livestock business....

UK Gov Down Plays Seriousness of Cattle TB
UK - The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is disappointed with the Government’s response to its report: Badgers and cattle TB: the final report of the Independent Scientific Group on cattle TB, which was published on 27 February.

Welfare Deal: an American Dream for Veal
NEW ORLEANS, US - The American Veterinary Medical Association House of Delegates (AVMA-HOD) voted today to pass a groundbreaking policy on veal calf housing that promotes both animal health and welfare. The resolution passed by a landslide 88.7 percent...

CWT Accepts Herd Retirement Bids
US – Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it has tentatively accepted 209 bids in its herd retirement program, representing 25,474 cows and 440 million pounds of milk.

CSIRO Opens Rapid Response Animal Disease Centre
AUSTRALIA - The Federal Minister for Industry, Innovation, Science and Research, Senator the Hon Kim Carr, officially opened CSIRO Livestock Industries’ Diagnostic Emergency Response Laboratory (DERL) at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL)...

Friend-of-the-Court Briefs Filed by Ag Groups
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Court documents filed by the American Farm Bureau Federation on behalf of its members, in conjunction with two other agriculture groups, proved vital in communicating the concerns of farmers and ranchers in a lawsuit challenging an...

Mass Slaughter as TB Runs Wild California
US - More than 4,800 dairy cows at risk of carrying tuberculosis were being slaughtered this month in central California, where nearly 16,000 cattle in the country's largest milk-producing region have been quarantined, federal officials said.

Schwarzenegger Joins Fight on Downer Cattle
US - The Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has signed legislation Tuesday to crack down on the sale of downed cattle for human consumption. The move comes in response to the largest beef recall in U.S. history.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

FMD NEWS: Amendment to Block Argentine Meat Moves On
GLOBAL - Keep up-to-date with Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreaks across the world.

CME: Improvement in Corn and Soybean Conditions
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 21^st July, 2008.

Amendment to Block Argentine Meat Moves On
US - A move to close US borders to the threat of foot and mouth disease from meat and livestock imports from Argentina has taken a step closer.