Livestock
Efficiency is key when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the beef sector said Sarah Klopatek at the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference on January 29 in Saskatoon, Sask.
Livestock
Efficiency called key to reducing beef industry carbon footprint
Focus on improving production efficiency around the world, not eating less meat says JBS scientist
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures correct off highs
Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange backed away from their contract highs on Wednesday, as chart-based positioning weighed on values.
EU agencies track bird flu virus variants on increasing threat to humans
Two European regulators said on Wednesday they were tracking variants of the bird flu virus due to the threat of the pathogen adapting to spread between humans and triggering future pandemics.
Larger cattle need more water
Animal Health: Long-term trends in the beef sector continue to evolve
The only constant is change and I have seen a lot of changes in beef production; this article will outline some of them. With lots of evidence of warmer summers, water access is paramount in most of our eyes. There’s more capacity for access by all classes of cattle, including from newly designed water troughs […] Read more
Dear Dairy Diary: SARA in lactating dairy cows
Dairy Corner: Changing the effective forage fibre resulted in subtle but important improvements
Dear Dairy Diary, June 24, 2024: I received a call from a dairy producer who milks about 200 dairy cows. Several of his lactating cows were lethargic, quit eating and milking and had severe diarrhea. The producer moved a bubbly loose pile with his boot and noticed a lot of undigested corn and what seemed […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle rally continues
Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit fresh contract highs once again on Tuesday, with expectations for declining U.S. inventories behind some of the buying interest.
Klassen: Western Canadian feeder market holds value on Ontario demand
For the week ending January 25, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $$3-$6/cwt on either side of unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Higher quality genetics and lower flesh replacements were slightly firmer; however, feedlot operators incorporated the appropriate discounts on fleshier types and lower efficiency, smaller frame animals.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Monday
Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit fresh contract highs on Monday, while feeder cattle ran into resistance and backed away from their own highs to settle with small losses.
US reports first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry
The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue to surge as U.S. cattle on feed inventory declines
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures rose across the board on Friday with cattle continuing a run of record-setting prices.
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