Weekly livestock news for November 11: new FDA head, herd health, and chronic wasting disease
Trump nominates MD Anderson chief medical executive for top FDA post President Donald Trump nominated Dr. Stephen Hahn to...
Researchers use GIS data to track livestock disease in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania researchers are using navigational technology to help the state’s producers track diseases that could affect their herds. An...
African swine fever could kill quarter of the world’s pigs, officials say
About one-fourth of the world’s pigs could die from African swine fever, according to a global animal health leader....
Weekly Livestock News for November 4: dairy outlook, swine health, and African swine fever
Consumers, trade, weather sway dairy feed volumes The global dairy industry has faced significant challenges this year, but the...
Senate approves border protection bill to prevent foreign animal diseases
The U.S. Senate on October 25 unanimously approved a bill that aims to prevent foreign animal diseases and other...
USDA cancels ID tag plans
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently walked back plans to phase in electronic...
Livestock News for Week of October 29
Lawmakers introduce risk management education bill Congressional lawmakers recently introduced a bill that would direct resources to livestock producers...
Livestock News for week of October 14
Lawsuit filed over hog inspection rule The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, as well as a local...
Livestock News for week of October 7
Protecting food animal gene pool is essential: report Genetic diversity of livestock and poultry is diminishing, meaning one-third of...
Livestock News for week of September 30
Livestock sectors hampered by lack of veterinarians, industry says The turkey industry is suffering a shortage of available veterinarians,...
