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.

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,...

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.

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.

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.

China – Livestock and Products Annual 2011
SNIPPET, according to Michael Woolsey and Jianping Zhang in the latest GAIN Report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Brazil Grain and Feed Update November 2011
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service has raised its 2011/12 corn forecast 9 million metric tons (mmt) to 64 mmt in response to attractive export prices, better seed varieties, and an increased second corn crop.

Twenty Years of Great Beef Production
Beef producers have fine-tuned their management and production skills. In the last 20 years, typical beef producers have increased herd size, established new expectations for cattle growth from slightly older cows and maintained solid reproductive performance,...

Variables That Influence Outcomes Of AI Programmes
Sandy Johnson from K-State Research and Extension looks at what factors can impact a cow's ability to respond with high fertility to synchronisation protocols.