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| |  | EYE ON THE INDUSTRY | | | |  | 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.
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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." |
| | More Health News >> | | | | | TOP STORIES | |  U.S. Group Sees February Court Date to Expand Canada Cattle Trade
FWN Select, February 01, 2005
A group representing U.S. meat packers and processors said Tuesday it expects to argue its case in court later this month for a preliminary injunction to force the U.S. to open its border to Canadian cattle of all ages, not just the younger ones it already plans to lift a ban on. Lawmakers: Farm Bill Won't Be Written Until 2007
Grand Forks Herald, January 31, 2005
Senate and House Agriculture Committee leaders indicated last week that the committees intend to do the bulk of the work on the next farm bill during 2006, but do not expect to finish writing the farm bill until 2007. U.S. Ranchers say Canada Appears to be Complying with BSE Feed Safeguards
Canadian Press, January 27, 2005
A group of American ranchers say Canada appears to be complying with a key safeguard against the spread of BSE. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) released some initial findings Thursday based on a tour some of its members took of Alberta feedlots and a slaughter facility last week. More Top Stories >> | | | NATIONAL | | Pilot Animal ID Program Tracks Cattle
The News and Observer, February 01, 2005 | | On any given day on the remote roads of Kansas, hundreds of tractor-trailers are hauling cattle across the state's vast rangelands, headed for feedlots and slaughterhouses. |
| Tyson Meat Processing Facility is Expected to Bring 1,600 Jobs
The Dallas Morning News, February 01, 2005 | | Tyson Foods Inc. announced plans Monday to renovate and reopen a meat processing plant in Sherman that will employ up to 1,600 people by the end of 2009. |
| BSE Defenses Called into Question
Kansas City Star, January 30, 2005 | | If the Bush administration gets its way, beef prices will drop this spring, right about the time America's carnivores fire up their barbecue grills. That is when the U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to lift a ban on importing live Canadian cattle that was sparked by a single case of BSE in 2003. |
| More National News >> | | | MARKET NEWS | | DJ CME Cattle Review: Firm To 2-Wk Highs Late; Cash, Spreads
FWN Financial News, February 01, 2005 | | Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled firm Tuesday after cash optimism, short covering and forward spreading pushed actively traded February and April to two-week highs. |
| BSE Costs Hurt Tyson Earnings
The News and Observer, January 31, 2005 | | Tyson Foods Inc., hurt by costs associated with BSE, reported lower profits Monday for its first quarter. Tyson earned $48 million, or 14 cents per share, for the three months ending Jan. 1. That's compared to 16 cents per share in the period a year ago when the world's largest meat company earned $57 million, or 16 cents per share. |
| DJ US Cash Cattle Pre-Open: Steady Showlists Expected
FWN Financial News, January 31, 2005 | | Rain, freezing rain and snow that moved across the central and southern Plains late last week left several inches of snow in spots and wet feedlots in most areas, prompting feedlot managers and market analysts on Monday to say they expected little change in the number of cattle offered to packer buyers this week. |
| More Market News >> | | | REGULATORY | | U.S. Group Sees Feb Court Date to Expand Canada Cattle Trade
FWN Select, February 01, 2005 | | A group representing U.S. meat packers and processors said Tuesday it expects to argue its case in court later this month for a preliminary injunction to force the U.S. to open its border to Canadian cattle of all ages, not just the younger ones it already plans to lift a ban on. |
| Lawmakers: Farm Bill Won't be Written Until 2007
Grand Forks Herald, January 31, 2005 | | Senate and House Agriculture Committee leaders indicated last week that the committees intend to do the bulk of the work on the next farm bill during 2006, but do not expect to finish writing the farm bill until 2007. |
| Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns
Aberdeen American News, January 28, 2005 | | Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns (CCC) is a weekly report from Washington D.C. giving an up-to-date summary of top policy initiatives concerning the cattle industry; direct from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA). |
| More Regulatory News >> | | | INTERNATIONAL | | UK: Sudden Death in Cattle Likely as Black Disease on the Increase
Western Mail, February 01, 2005 | | A disease which causes sudden death in cattle is expected to be more common than normal this winter because of its association with another condition affecting Welsh herds. The National Animal Disease Information Service says black disease is a condition of the liver caused by a bacteria. |
| Canada Proposes New Regulations to Allow U.S. Cattle Imports
Resource News International, January 31, 2005 | | New regulations have been proposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that will remove import restrictions on a range of currently prohibited U.S. commodities, a release from the CFIA said Monday. |
| America's Veterinarians to Fund Noah's Ark for Tsunami Victims
PR Newswire, January 28, 2005 | | With more than 3 million people affected by the recent tsunami, how can any one entity make a significant impact on the long-term recovery of these shattered nations? The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) believes it has found a way. But rather than stocking them two by two, this time the ark will arrive loaded with cattle, sheep, rabbits, goats or other farm animals to help the victims become self-reliant again. |
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