By GAIA PIANIGIANI Published in the European Edition of the New York Times.: July 4, 2011 ALBERESE, Italy — On a recent dewy morning on this flat stretch near the Tuscan coast, a man rode his horse with the reins in one hand and a long, hooked, wooden stick in…
by: Heather Smith Thomas First appeared on the CattleToday website. Weather can be very hard on cattle, especially when humidity is high (which makes it more difficult for the animal to dissipate body heat), or when cattle exert and overheat. Moving or working cattle in hot weather can become life-threatening…
My friend Bob Kinford was discussing feed recently and asked the obvious question – why process feed? As industry we look first to processed feed to solve problems when maybe we just need to get more creative first. These drought conditions are when a person really needs to start herding…
By George Luker First published on Livestock-ID The USDA Animal Disease Traceability system is about to be released shortly. The new Animal ID Plan will then be reviewed, funded by congress, go through a question period, will be implemented and become mandatory to all livestock producers. Since the fall of…
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