EFSA: Final Opinion on Animal Cloning
EU - EFSA has today published its final scientific opinion on the implications of animal cloning on food safety, animal health and welfare and the environment.

AFBF Lend an Attentive Ear to Animal Care
US - To address consumer concerns about the care provided to farm animals in the production of meat, milk and eggs, the American Farm Bureau Federation has launched the Conversations on Animal Care initiative.

COOL Workshops to be Hosted
US - The American Meat Institute, in partnership with the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and the United Fresh Produce Association, will present a series of workshops in August to explain how to comply with new country-of-origin labeling (COOL) laws, set...

Decision Gives Conservation Land to Graziers
WASHINGTON, D.C., US - American farmers have been allowed to graze their animals on the Conservation Reserve Program acreage, after the decision went to a courtroom in Seattle. The provisions were part of the Critical Feed Use program originally announced...

Weekly Australian Cattle Summary
AUSTRALIA - This report is a collection of weekly cattle price summaries from each Australian state by the Meat & Livestock Australia.

In The Cattle Markets
US - A weekly review of the cattle market by Darrell R. Mark, Ph.D., Assoc. Professor; Rebecca M. Small, Graduate Research Assistant Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

BLUETONGUE: Spreading Despite Vaccinations

Irish Beef Hangs on A Government Veto
IRELAND - IFA President Padraig Walshe told Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith in Geneva this morning that the Government must veto the tariff concessions offered by Peter Mandelson, or the Irish beef industry will be sold out to the Brazilians and the...

Livestock Transport Legislation Grinding to a Halt
SCOTLAND, UK - Scotland’s traditional livestock production is once again under threat from impractical and costly transport legislation.

Wild TB Pose Danger on Spanish Cattle
SPAIN - In an epidemiological survey of Spain's Dońana National Park, the findings of which are published on July 23 in the journal PLoS ONE, Christian Gortázar and colleagues studied the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) infection among...

K-State Eyes Beef Output Cuts
MANHATTAN, US - Soaring grain, oilseed and land prices helped bolster some rural Americans´ incomes over the past year, but livestock producers have not reaped such gains.

Industry Unites Against Bovine TB
UK - Eradicate bovine TB – this is the call to Government from an industry-wide stakeholder group that has joined forces and vowed to do everything in its power to stamp out the disease which is seeing upwards of 28,000 cattle a year culled.

Buffalo Imports Threaten Philippine Livestock
PHILIPPINES - A decision made by the Philippines Department of Agriculture to open the market to buffalo meat importation may adversely effect the rest of the livestock industry, whilst also posing a serious threat of disease.

Milk from Brazil to the World
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - This year, Brazil is going to have record-high exports of dairy products.

AFBF: Conversations on Animal Care Initiative
WASHINGTON, D.C. - To address consumer concerns about the care provided to farm animals in the production of meat, milk and eggs, the American Farm Bureau Federation has launched the Conversations on Animal Care initiative.

MARFRIG Buys ConAgra's Beef Jerky
BRAZIL - Marfrig Group, one of the largest producers of beef and beef by-products in Latin America, has acquired the Pemmican beef jerky brand and related production equipment from ConAgra Foods, Inc. through its subsidiary Mirab USA Inc.

Pfizer Revenues Rise
GLOBAL - Pharmaceutical and animal health company Pfizer has reported revenues of $12.1 billion, for the second quarter of the year, an increase of nine per cent compared with $11.1 billion in the quarter a year ago.

CME: Cattle Placed on Feed
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 23^nd July 2008.

BSE NEWS: Raising BSE Age Limit a Step Closer
BSE News Summary Page - Catch up on all the latest news on BSE from the US, Canada, Japan and across the globe. This page provides an overview and links to all the latest BSE news and information and the impact it is having on the global livestock business....

UK Gov Down Plays Seriousness of Cattle TB
UK - The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is disappointed with the Government’s response to its report: Badgers and cattle TB: the final report of the Independent Scientific Group on cattle TB, which was published on 27 February.