 | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 01 |  | | |  | HEALTH FOCUS | | | THIS MONTH'S TOPIC: Growth Implants Implanting is a major issue within the cattle producing industry today, and informed decisions are more important than ever. What are the effects of implanting? When is the best time to start an implantation program? MyCattle gathers resources to help you make your decision.
FEATURE STORY:
Implant Integration
Looking at a young calf, beef producers often look at its lifetime performance potential much like they look at a freshly baked pie.
DAILY HEALTH NEWS:
Postmortem Test for BSE
Medinews.com
February 01, 2005 | | A new rapid postmortem test is designed to dectect bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cows. Called HerdChek, the test detects the presence of the abnormal proteins believed to cause BSE. |
| Researcher: To Stop the Disease, Removal of Risky Material is Needed
Grand Forks Herald
January 31, 2005 | | Failure to remove the brain and spinal cords of cattle from all animal food including pet food would prolong the existence of the disease in North America, a key researcher on bovine spongiform encephalopathy said Jan. 27 at a Washington meat industry briefing that was closed to the news media. |
| Fort Collins Company's Technology Lets Farmers Predetermine Gender of Animals
Rocky Mountain News
January 24, 2005 | | Since humans were hunter-gatherers, they've dreamed of picking their offspring's sex. Modern scientists were skeptical 10 years ago when an Australian doctor claimed he could fulfill that dream with lasers, dye and artificial insemination. "In science, never say never," said Dr. Mervyn Jacobson. "All you can say is, up until now, we've never been able to do it." |
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