Animal agriculture is under attack from many directions which impacts consumers every day in our 24/7 news frenzy. Situations like the current Salmonella in eggs... more

Hike In BSE Testing Age Limit For Beef Exports To Russia
The Clare Herald   August 2010

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, today welcomed the decision by the Russian authorities, to raise the... more

Bovine Genome Mapped
Currency Trading   August 2009

The unravelling of the Hereford Cow’s genome and the publication of its gene sequence could lead to serious transformation in future farming practices, scientists... more

Japan Culling Livestock to Contain FMD
Ag Web   August 2010

A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Japan is forcing the govenment to cull hogs and cattle in an effort to keep the disease... more

US denies it's illegally sending beef to Australia
ABC Rural   August 2010

Export figures on a United States Government website suggest that country has illegally exported its beef here, despite trade bans due to mad cow... more

Manila to lift ban on Canadian meat, bone-meal products
by Jennifer A. Ng   August 2010

MANILA has lifted a seven-year ban on meat and bone meal (MBM) and other processed animal protein from Canada after ascertaining that risk of importing the products is already... more

Researchers look at genes
Newswise   August 2010

South Dakota State University livestock research is trying to determine whether the genes cattle inherit help determine the way they respond to... more

Fugitve Ahwatukee cow has the law on her side
by Cathryn Creno   August 2010

The hired hand thought there was something unusual about the muscular heifer he helped haul from a cattle auction to a farm in southwest Phoenix.... more

World body backs BSE technology
Edmonton Journal   August 2010

A new Alberta biorefining technology has been adopted by the World Organization for Animal Health as a recommended process for the destruction of all transmissible spongiform encephalopathy.... more

Farmers call for re-think on BSE rules
by Barry Alston   August 2010

SOME 14 years down the line since BSE hit the headlines, farmers in Wales believe the time is right for the EU to re-evaluate the restrictions still constraining beef and lamb... more

How can you eradicate BSE when the cause is not known
Meat Trade Daily   July 2010

Mad cow disease is on the verge of being eradicated in Europe, the EU's executive arm said on Friday as it proposed an end to the systematic killing of entire herds when a sick cow is... more

Confined Livestock Better For the Planet
Bovine Veterinarian   July 2010

Stanford University recently startled the world with its conclusion that conventional high-yield farming is far better for the planet than low-yield... more

EU proposes to relax BSE rules on British beef
Meat info.co.uk   July 2010

Beef industry bodies are welcoming a unwinding of mad cow disease restrictions across Europe to help secure consumer confidence in the safety of British red... more

Trying to Stop Cattle Burps From Heating Up Planet
the Gatton Journal   July 2010

To hear Athol Klieve tell it, a key to reducing Australia’s enormous carbon emissions is to make a cow more like this country’s iconic animal — the kangaroo.... more

Community welcomes new bovine TB advisory initiative
This is Devon   July 2010

With the escalation of bovine tuberculosis in the Westcountry, the livestock community in the region has welcomed the establishment of the South West TB Farm Advisory Service, which went into action this... more

China reopens border to Canadian beef
By Philip Ling , Canwest News Service   June 2010

China will resume importing Canadian beef in a "staged approach," Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Thursday night following bilateral discussions with Chinese President Hu... more

Canadian industry continues to bounce back after BSE
by Jennifer Bremer   June 2010

The reality of having to deal with a serious disease outbreak is that the industry really doesn't know what to do until it... more

Biosecurity Queensland protecting the state's beef
Australia news   June 2010

The Goondiwindi Magistrates Court has handed down fines totalling $114,000 to five parties accused of illegally bringing cattle into Queensland from NSW. The court made its ruling on June 7 for breaches of the Stock Act 1915.... more

Study Shows Ground Beef From Grain-Fed Cattle Healthier Than Grass-Fed
by Cattlenetwork   June 2010

Grass-fed beef may not have as many healthful traits as some perceive, according to results from a recent Texas AgriLife Research... more

Bovine TB Detected In 2 Kentucky Cows
by Cattlenetwork   June 2010

Two beef cattle in Kentucky have tested positive for bovine tuberculosis, and state veterinarian Robert Stout says results are pending on a third... more