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Beef 911: What you need to know about anthrax

There are outbreaks every few years, especially during drought, but there are ways to deal with this scary killer

By Roy Lewis September 23, 2015

Anthrax puts fear into cattle producers and with good reason. Cattle are very susceptible along with a long list of other species, including bison and horses. It is also considered a zoonosis which means humans can contract it. Fortunately, it is generally the cutaneous (skin) form in humans and responds well to antibiotics. Unfortunately, terrorist

Livestock

USDA moves to build vaccine stockpile for bird flu return

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter August 19, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday it has put out a request for proposals to help the nation’s veterinarians have access to bird flu vaccines for poultry this fall, in preparation for the potential return of the fast-spreading avian influenza virus. The agency’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

Livestock

USDA refuses farmers’ requests on avian flu vaccine

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 3, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it would not allow commercial release of a poultry vaccine to fight the worst outbreak of bird flu in U.S. history because it was not effective enough. The agency said in a notice that additional criteria must be met before a vaccine can be

Livestock, Markets

U.S. bird flu causes egg shortage, emergency measures

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter May 25, 2015

Chicago/New York | Reuters — As a virulent avian influenza outbreak continues to spread across the Midwestern U.S., some egg-dependent companies are contemplating drastic steps — importing eggs from overseas or looking to egg alternatives. A spokeswoman for Archer Daniels Midland said that as egg supplies tighten and prices rise, the food processing and commodities

Beef cattle, Livestock

Beef 911: How can you improve your calf processing?

There are always ways to improve and it’s worthwhile reviewing how things went this year

By Roy Lewis May 25, 2015

Since the traditional time for getting calves ready for grass is close to over, it is good to review your protocols, methods, and any issues you had this year and introduce ways to improve next year. There are two main ways ranchers process calves. The first is the traditional way we call ‘branding,’ where calves

Livestock, Markets

U.S. could use vaccines being developed to fight bird flu in poultry

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek April 22, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Faced with a deadly bird flu outbreak that has infected millions of chickens and turkeys, the U.S. Agriculture Department could turn to what it has always seen as a last resort: readying and deploying a vaccine to fight the disease. Up to now, USDA has said it would prefer not to

Livestock

Antimicrobial use in feedlots could be slashed, say experts

Simple management changes, like pre-weaning vaccinations, can greatly increase immunity in cattle

By Alexis Kienlen April 21, 2015

The livestock sector could significantly reduce and in some cases, eliminate, antimicrobial use with simple changes in management practices, say veterinarians. And that would reduce the threat of antimicrobial resistance and boost consumer confidence in the cattle industry. “The key is to have animals that are properly vaccinated,” said Craig Dorin of Veterinary Agri-Health Services.

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock

U.S. developing bird flu vaccine, no distribution plans yet

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek March 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. government is developing a vaccine to protect poultry from new strains of avian flu that have recently killed birds from Arkansas to Washington state. Within two months, scientists at a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research lab in Georgia will test the vaccine on chickens to see how well

Livestock, News, Other livestock

FAO raises alarm over new foot-and-mouth disease strain

March 29, 2012

reuters / A new strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has hit Egypt and threatens to spread throughout North Africa and the Middle East, jeopardizing food security in the region, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said March 22. There have been 40,222 suspected cases of the disease in Egypt and 4,658 animals, mostly

Livestock, News

Colostrum boosts the health of cattle throughout their lifetime

By Shannon VanRaes February 15, 2012

An ounce of prevention is still worth a pound of cure, provincial extension vet Dr. Wayne Tomlinson told producers during a Beef and Forage Week seminar in Teulon. Vaccinations and proper colostrum uptake don’t just give calves a good start, but also keep them healthy into adulthood and the feedlot as well, he said. “Without

Daily Network News

Bird flu virus could risk pandemic worse than COVID if it mutates, France’s Institut Pasteur says

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Tag Archives Vaccine

Beef 911: What you need to know about anthrax

USDA moves to build vaccine stockpile for bird flu return

USDA refuses farmers’ requests on avian flu vaccine

U.S. bird flu causes egg shortage, emergency measures

Beef 911: How can you improve your calf processing?

U.S. could use vaccines being developed to fight bird flu in poultry

Antimicrobial use in feedlots could be slashed, say experts

U.S. developing bird flu vaccine, no distribution plans yet

FAO raises alarm over new foot-and-mouth disease strain

Colostrum boosts the health of cattle throughout their lifetime

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