Dairy & Ruminant
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Vietnam's livestock industry faces challenges despite rapid growth
Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has highlighted significant challenges facing the country's animal husbandry sector in recent years, revealing that millions of farming households have suffered substantial loss ...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Great Britain, UK milking herd at 1.64 million head as of April 1
The milking herd in Great Britain, the United Kingdom, stood at 1.64 million head as of April 1, matching the figure recorded in 2023, despite lower farmgate milk prices, according to the latest BCMS data.
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Free bluetongue tests offered for livestock in eastern England, UK
Free bluetongue testing is being offered for farm-based livestock in high-risk areas of eastern England, the United Kingdom, in a bid to prevent outbreaks of the potentially-fatal animal disease.
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Economic, environmental benefits from integrating cover crops into US livestock production, USDA report finds
Integrating cover crops into livestock operations in the United States presents substantial opportunities for economic and environmental benefits, according to a new USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) report featuring contributions from f ...
Friday, June 14, 2024
Livestock diseases may increase due to climate change
The Irish government has warned of significant impacts on the agriculture sector due to climate change, including a rise in livestock diseases such as bluetongue, Agriland reported.
Friday, June 14, 2024
Vietnam prepares for countrywide rural, agricultural census which starts next year
Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister, Le Minh Khai, has signed a decision on the organisation of a nationwide rural and agricultural census in the country, beginning on July 1, 2025.
Friday, June 14, 2024
US cattle organisation upset over research grant backing development of lab-grown meat
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) in the United States has slammed a research grant sponsored by the country's Department of Defense (DOD) as the grant will fund the development of lab-grown meat products by manufacturing com ...
Friday, June 14, 2024
South Korean startup in contract with Brazil's Embrapa to deliver devices that mitigate cow methane
South Korean livestock methane gas research startup MeTech Holdings announced on June 10 that it had signed a $330,000 export contract with the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) for the first batch of its Methane Capsule ...
Friday, June 14, 2024
Kemin Industries launches CholiGEM for US dairy market
Kemin Industries has launched CholiGEM™, an advanced rumen-protected choline supplement designed to address fatty liver and ketosis in lactating dairy cows, into the US dairy market.
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Crossbreeding boosts dairy farmers' revenue without harming cow health, US study finds
A study by researchers from Pennsylvania State University, US, analysing nearly 40,000 cattle has found that the practice of dairy farmers increasingly crossbreeding their Holstein cows with beef breed bulls to enhance the value of surplus ...
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Washington State University laboratory awarded US$1.5 million grant to track respiratory pathogens
The Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (WADDL) at Washington State University (WSU), US, has received a US$1.5 million grant to identify and monitor respiratory pathogens in the US Pacific Northwest that have the potential to s ...
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Vietstock and Aquaculture Vietnam to welcome more than 400 companies
More than 400 domestic and foreign firms are expected to join this year's Vietstock and Aquaculture Vietnam which will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on October 9-11.
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Global prices of cereals, dairy spiked in May, according to UN food price index
The United Nations world food price index rose for a third consecutive month in May, as higher cereals and dairy product prices outweighed drops in prices for sugar and vegetable oils.
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
FDA urges US states to keep public from risks of raw milk in light of bird flu infecting cows
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking US states to take more steps to protect the public from the risks of raw milk as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads through dairy cattle in the United States.
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Canada's agriculture minister announces funds to improve genetic tools for domestic cattle
Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, announced up to $1,627,270 to the Canadian Angus Association (CAA), through the AgriScience Program – Projects Component, to help improve genetic evaluation tools for ...

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