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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures extend losses ahead of USDA reports
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures extend losses ahead of USDA reports

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Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle stretched their losing streak to four days on Friday after investors tweaked positions before the government cattle reports due later in the afternoon, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report was due at 2 p.m. CDT (1900 GMT). At the same time, USDA will issue
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices sink CME live cattle for 3rd straight day

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Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slid for a third day in a row on Thursday, hitting 13-month lows in those sessions, following preliminary cash price weakness, traders said. August closed 1.150 cents per lb lower at 143.350 cents, and October was down 1.800 cents at 144.650 cents. On Thursday, market-ready, or cash,
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. Livestock: CME live cattle again sag to 13-month low as beef demand fades

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Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle sank to a 13-month low for a second straight session on Wednesday as wholesale beef demand continued to flounder seasonally, traders said. August closed 0.650 cent per lb lower at 144.500 cents, and October down 0.825 cent at 146.450 cents. Wednesday morning’s wholesale choice beef price, or cutout,
Beef 911: Rectal palpation versus ultrasound for pregnant cows
Beef cattle, Livestock

Beef 911: Rectal palpation versus ultrasound for pregnant cows

Both methods have advantages, but the key is having reproductive exams at least once a year

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Both rectal palpation and ultrasounding for pregnancy have advantages depending on their intended application, and both require a skilled veterinarian performing the pregnancy exam to get accurate results. I will outline the pros and cons of each method so you can see how to best fit them into your farming operation, and dispel some myths
Widespread antibiotic use reduced disease levels in herds but also sent resistance levels soaring.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Antimicrobial resistance in cattle means big changes coming

An alarming rise in resistance even has drug companies calling for producers to change their ways


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Multi-drug resistance to disease-causing bacteria is quickly becoming a complete “game changer” that could cripple the cattle industry’s ability to manage common bovine diseases. “We are really slamming into the end of the antibiotic era,” said Dr. Trisha Dowling, a professor of veterinary pharmacology at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. “I’ve got 24 different
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures finish mostly weak; hogs lower

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Chicago / Reuters – Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts ended weak on Monday after investors sold deferred months and bought August because of its discount to last week’s cash prices, traders said. August closed up 0.100 cent per lb at 146.750 cents, October 0.100 cent lower at 149.025 cents and December down 0.075
France’s Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll says “nearly 10 per cent” of the country’s livestock operations “are on the verge of going bankrupt.” (Agriculture.gouv.fr)
Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

France says livestock crisis putting thousands of farms at risk

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Paris | Reuters –– A downturn in France’s livestock sector has put thousands of farms close to bankruptcy, the government said Friday, as it seeks to contain a crisis that has undermined a flagship pledge to improve the livelihood of livestock producers. Farmers say a deteriorating international market, marked by a Russian food embargo, slowing

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