Chicago | Reuters - The total number of U.S. cattle fell to its lowest level since 1951 as of Jan. 1, in the herd's fifth consecutive year of decline, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Wednesday.
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Total US cattle herd drops to lowest level since 1951 – USDA
Easing dryness could encourage ranchers to begin rebuilding beef herds
First-of-its-kind cattle methane limiter approved for Canada
Enteric methane emissions from cattle contributes 3.3 per cent of Canada’s total GHG emissions
A feed ingredient designed to reduce methane emissions in beef and dairy cattle has received market authorization in Canada.
Western Milk Pool marks concentration plant progress
The plant will be in Alberta, but Manitoba sector says a rising tide lifts them too
It’s unlikely any Manitoba product will pass through the milk concentration plant being built in central Alberta through the efforts of the Western Milk Pool, but the pool’s chair still counts it a win for the sector. Henry Holtmann, who is both WMP chair and heads the board of the Dairy Farmers of Manitoba, said
Taking the bite out of cold-weather livestock care
Strategies for keeping calves warm and healthy
Glacier FarmMedia – The youngest calves on the farm are the most sensitive to temperature changes and, in the case of a turn toward colder weather, producers can have problems managing morbidity, mortality and suboptimal growth rates, said Sarah Morrison. She is a research scientist with the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute in Chazy,
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Lactanet embarks on LPI modernization process
Predictive production index has become cumbersome, complicated
Glacier FarmMedia – A long-standing tool for predicting the milk production performance of dairy cattle daughters will be “modernized” to make it more user-friendly and reflective of contemporary knowledge about feed efficiency. During Lactanet’s open industry session earlier this fall, chief services officer Brian Van Doormaal gave a presentation entitled “Modernizing LPI (Lifetime Performance Index)”
The effects of mycotoxin exposure in cattle
Dairy cattle are often affected by multiple mycotoxins when levels reach a damaging threshold in feed
Mycotoxin concern in cattle tends to focus on deoxynivalenol (DON) but there’s a realm of other dangerous mycotoxins that can have an effect. Why it matters: In dairy cows, too much mycotoxin exposure has serious impacts on feeding and gestation. In poultry and pigs, the effects can be fatal. Dr. Gustavo Scheunemann of Ohio State
New additive touted for feed efficiency, SNF control
Strong results seen in Mexico trial for biocatalyst
Glacier FarmMedia – Calgary-based feed additive maker CBS Bio Platforms is trumpeting the feed efficiency benefits of its new Optimax E enzyme-based biocatalyst, at the same time as the dairy industry is looking for tools to reach its stated goals on carbon neutrality. The product has also garnered interest for its potential impact on solids-not-fat
Opinion: Keep balance in research funding
Many ingredients went into the mix that resulted in the extraordinary success of agriculture in feeding a growing population. There’s the ability of farmers to constantly learn and increase their management skills. There are also vast improvements in technology – mechanical, digital and biological – that have come from researchers in both private companies and
Bridging the gap for livestock data
Face of Ag: New professor says data science can provide significant value to animal science
A new professor at the University of Manitoba aims to turn data into dollars for Manitoba livestock producers. Gabriel Dallago has joined the Department of Animal Science as an assistant professor in digital livestock production. Dallago describes his research as being somewhere between animal and computer sciences. “What I do fits within that whole idea
Calf housing, stocking rate changes likely to affect Manitoba dairy farms
Producers, animal welfare groups praised a new NFACC dairy cattle code of conduct, though some drawbacks were noted
A phase-out of tie-stalls in dairy barns may have minimal impact on Manitoba farms, but other portions of a new code of practice may require farmers to make changes. “My own farm, I would experience very few changes here, but it ranges from farm to farm depending on the kind of facilities they have,” said
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