Dairy & Ruminant
Thursday, July 11, 2024
New study highlights potential human adaptation of H5N1 virus in US dairy cattle
A study presents new evidence suggesting that the H5N1 virus currently causing an outbreak of bird flu in US dairy cattle may be more adapted to infecting humans than other circulating strains of the virus, sparking debate among leading flu ...
Thursday, July 11, 2024
UK meat production fell by 3.7% last year, according to government report
The UK government's annual Agriculture in the United Kingdom report has found that meat production declined by 3.7% in 2023, marking the first decrease in total production in over a decade.
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Northern Ireland, UK farm incomes nearly halved last year
Farm incomes in Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom, almost halved in 2023, new figures from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) show.
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
USDA awards grant for innovative bovine TB vaccine development
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a team of scientists led by Srinand Sreevatsan, associate dean for research and graduate studies at Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, to develop and test an innov ...
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Milk deliveries in Great Britain dropped 0.2% in June
Great Britain's milk deliveries totalled 1,043 million litres in June, a slight decrease of 0.2% compared to last year's figure, according to the United Kingdom's Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Kazakhstan's milk output expected to rise to 1.2 million tonnes over three years due to government programme
Kazakhstan's milk production has increased by almost 20% and exceeded 600 thousand tonnes, since 2021.
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Morrisons in partnership to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cattle
UK-based supermarket chain Morrisons has announced a partnership with Sea Forest, an environmental technology company, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from beef cattle.
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Vietnam's finance ministry seeks continued farming land tax exemption to drive investments for agriculture
Vietnam's Ministry of Finance has asked the country's government to extend farming land use tax exemption to attract more investments into the agricultural sector.
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Argentina's economic strain shifts meat consumption from beef to chicken
Argentina, renowned for its high beef consumption, is experiencing a significant shift as households turn to cheaper chicken to make their budgets last longer, Bloomberg reported.
Monday, July 8, 2024
Study reveals ineffectiveness of measures to curb Salmonella Dublin in Danish cattle farms
A recent study published in the Journal of Dairy Science by researchers from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH), the University of Copenhagen, and SEGES indicates that despite stringent movement restrictions among Danish cattle farms, Salmone ...
Friday, July 5, 2024
Milk prices in Pakistan surge after new tax implementation
Milk prices in Pakistan surged by more than a fifth following the introduction of a new tax, making the dairy staple more expensive than in France, Australia, and other developed nations, The Times of India reported.
Friday, July 5, 2024
FrieslandCampina opens new Frisian Flag Indonesia dairy plant
Indonesia's Director General of Agro Industry, Putu Juli Ardika, inaugurated the new EUR 257 million (US$278 million) dairy factory of FrieslandCampina subsidiary Frisian Flag Indonesia (FFI) in Cikarang, West Java, Indonesia.
Friday, July 5, 2024
Philippines sets funds for dairy livestock farms in Luzon and Mindanao
The Philippines' National Dairy Authority (NDA) is allocating nearly half a billion dollars for the development of four dairy livestock breeding farms in Luzon and Mindanao, which are scheduled for completion by 2025.
Friday, July 5, 2024
Expo in Yangon, Myanmar, focuses on agriculture, livestock, food and beverage
Myanmar on June 28 kicked off an expo for multiple industries, including those of agriculture and livestock, power and machinery, food and beverage, and hotel, restaurant, and catering, in Yangon.
Friday, July 5, 2024
Under two million cattle calves born in Ireland this year as of June 28
The number of cattle calves born this year in Ireland, as of June 28, has fallen by over 34,500 head, according to the latest figures from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF).

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