High Sperm Numbers - Detrimental Effects on Bull Sperm During Liquid Storage
Research from the University of Limerick looks at whether high sperm numbers have a detrimental effect on bull sperm during liquid storage.

Methane Digester Helps Farmer Convert Manure into Money
The anaerobic digester that Steve Reinford installed on his Pennsylvania dairy farm three years ago cost a million dollars, but he can already count the ways it pays for itself. Energy from the digester, which turns cow manure into methane, powers about...

Linking Expressed Genome to Environment: Epigenetics
An overview of the importance of epigenetics in animal breeding and research to characterise epigentics from the final scientific report from the EU group, Sustainable Animal Breeding (SABRE) subtitled 'Cutting Edge Genomics for Sustainable Animal Br...

Lameness in Newly Arrived Feedlot Calves
Lameness affects performance, animal welfare (in the feedlot and in transport) and economics. The incidence of lameness varies, and different types of lameness have different causes (e.g. genetic predisposition, frostbitten feet, footrot, nutrition, mycoplasma,...

Managing Dairy with Regard to Milk Quota
The reality of the Milk Quota situation in Ireland is that many producers will have to adjust how they feed their cows this spring to minimise your exposure to superlevy (28 cent/litre), not only for this quota year, but the next quota year too,...

The World of Genetic Marketing
Cattle marketing is challenging, writes North Dakota Beef Specialist, Kris Ringwall.

Nutrient Data for the New Year
Federal rules published in 2010 require specific meat and poultry products to carry new nutrition information starting from the beginning of this year according to the USDA ARS.

Iowa Dairy Outlook Overview
Record high milk prices in 2011 look promising for producers this year, but input costs are still high, which means producers must focus on margin management and good production levels in 2012, writes Kristen Schulte, Extension Farm & Agribusiness Management...

It Takes a Satellite To Feed the World
It’s ironic that just when Earth-monitoring satellites are needed more than ever to address the food and freshwater demands of a burgeoning global human population, we face an impending gap in coverage by the Landsat program.

Preventing Metabolic Diseases During Transition
Speaking at the second European Board of Bovine Experts (EBBE) meeting, James Husband explains why negative energy balance should be avoided pre and post calving to prevent metabolic disorders.

Scientists Rally ’Round the Range
Rangelands in the western United States provide essential grazingland for hundreds of thousands of cattle and other livestock as well as a home for a vast array of native plants and animals. With this in mind Agricultural Research Service scientists across...

Antibiotic Use in Food Animals
Broad concern and confusion about antibiotic use on farms have been expressed by the general public and policymakers, according to a white paper published from the 2011 National Institute for Animal Agriculture Symposium Proceedings on Antibiotic Use...

Japan – Livestock and Products Annual 2011
SNIPPET, according to Kakuyu Obara, in the latest GAIN Report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Venezuela – Livestock and Products Annual 2011
SNIPPET, according to Clara Nuñez in the latest GAIN Report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Canada – Livestock and Products Annual 2011
Cattle and hog herds are expected to stabilise in 2012, according to Mihai Lupescu in the latest GAIN Report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.