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A leading livestock market expert warned Kansas cattlemen Friday that the industry will continue to be tough and urged them to take advantage of any narrow profit margins they can find.
A western Wisconsin farmer is the first person convicted of violating a law requiring owners to register their livestock with state officials.
A new federal proposal to manage wild horses is rekindling debate over another fixture of the Western range: cattle.
Longtime New Mexico cattle rancher Judy Keeler is keenly aware of how tough it is to raise livestock in the dusty desert near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Authorities in Ohio say a fire has destroyed a four-barn complex and killed hundreds of animals raised for a natural food business.
Montana has lost its federal disease-free status for brucellosis, triggering mandatory testing of cattle being shipped out of state.
An animal advocacy group released undercover video footage Wednesday of sick or injured dairy cows that it contends were mistreated at an auction facility where cattle are sold for slaughter.
The Humane Society of the United States released video footage Wednesday of sick and injured livestock the group says were mistreated at auction sites and stockyards where cattle are sold for slaughter.
The rate at which livestock breeds are disappearing is "alarming," a senior official at the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said Tuesday, warning that precious genes could be lost forever.
Mecklenburg wolves allowed to devour € 150,000 in livestock The five wild wolves in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania can gorge themselves on up to €150,000 worth of sheep and other livestock, Agricultural Minister Till Backhaus said on Wednesday.
Deadliest animal disease on the brink of eradicationRinderpest, the world's most devastating cattle disease, will be declared eradicated within 18 months, according to world health bodies.
Rudd Australian Government bows to pressure & excludes agriculture emissions from ETSAccording to this report from top newspaper The Age (Melbourne): "The Government will permanently exclude agricultural emissions and give farmers access to credits for good farming practices such as tree planting."
Researchers fit NM calf with prosthetic legsMeadow the yearling Black Angus calf spends her days frolicking in northeastern New Mexico's cattle country, all with her prosthetic hind legs.
Pakistan seeks US trade, not aid, says ministerDUBAI: Pakistan plans to send an official delegation to the United States in mid-November to attract investment in a bid to revive its economy following a series of militant attacks, a senior official said on Sunday.
Nepal hit by severe goat shortageThe authorities in Nepal have ordered officials to find more goats for ritual slaughter ahead of the country's biggest religious festival of the year.
Warning after fatal cow attacksThe deaths of no fewer than four people after being trampled by cows in the past two months has prompted Britain's main farming union to issue a warning about the dangers of provoking the normally docile animals.
Killer sandwich: ham linked to cancerThey might seem a harmless lunchtime filler but ham, salami and devon are on the World Cancer Research Fund's hit list. The cancer charity says eating processed meat is linked to bowel cancer in adults and it is now calling on parents to teach healthy food habits early.
Pig snaffles wedding ring diamondA greedy pig is thought to have swallowed a diamond from a woman's wedding ring after she put her hand into his pen in Britain, the owner of the animal says.
Lovelorn ram snagged on live wireA lovelorn ram has caught his horn on an electricity cable and "abseiled" down a hill while trying to reach a field of ewes.
Properties quarantined in Hendra outbreakQueensland Primary Industries Minister Tim Mulherin has confirmed there has been an outbreak of hendra virus amongst horses at a property near Rockhampton in the state's central region.
Mr. Clucky may be evicted from condoA celebrity rooster and Miami Beach tourist favorite named Mr. Clucky could soon be evicted from the studio apartment he shares with his owner and his hen girlfriend, Wallflower.
Mr. Clucky may be evicted from condoA celebrity rooster and Miami Beach tourist favorite named Mr. Clucky could soon be evicted from the studio apartment he shares with his owner and his hen girlfriend, Wallflower.
Mulesing deadline abandonedTHE Australian wool industry has dumped a long-standing pledge to phase out mulesing by the end of 2010, a move that has outraged animal welfare groups and led to criticism by some farmers.
The FDA supports phasing out seven antibiotics, on the recommendation of experts who say they threaten human health only to make livestock grow bigger, fasterSo who could possibly be opposed to such a good idea? How about the American Veterinary Medical Association, for starters, apparently more worried about its members' self interest than about sensible use of antibiotics.
Administration moves to limit antibiotics in livestock feed"Here's a regulatory move that I think everyone except industrial livestock farmers can applaud: the federal government is considering restricting the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in livestock.
Debate over using anti-microbials in livestockConventional cattle ranchers and pig and chicken farmers routinely feed their animals a steady diet of antibiotics to prevent illness and help them grow fatter faster.
'Turbines wind up my goats'After three years of intrigue and confusion, not to mention a death toll of 400, the great Penghu archipelago goat mystery may finally have been solved.
Nearly all of us kill and/or advocate killing on our behalves; e.g.: a) Mosquito Abatement b) Rodent Control c) Euthanasia d) Scientific Research e) Hunting f) Fishing g) Eating h) Sacrifice i) Capital Punishment j) War
Reports surface that teens are taking cow drugs for abortionsExcerpt: Veterinary and medical professionals in Wisconsin said Friday that they have been warned about a potentially alarming practice among the state's rural youth: teenage girls ingesting livestock drugs to cheaply and discreetly end their unwanted pregnancies.
Livestock tracing bill could be end of family farms, ranchesMandatory animal tagging and tracking follows a pattern we've seen before in many consumer-safety laws: Politicians, claiming to safeguard the people and spurred by self-proclaimed consumer-protection groups, advance regulation favored by industry giants who understand that the …
Editorial: The Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA) is leading the fight to save family farms and individuals from expensive and unnecessary government regulation. Help us protect our food supply and our liberties! he National Animal Identification System ("NAIS") poses a serious threat to all farmers, ranchers, livestock owners, and companion-animal owners, whether they are organic or conventional, small or large, involved with animals for business or for pleasure.
Early farmers bred different coloured animals for their own amusementEarly farmers may have genetically altered the coats of domestic animals for their own amusement, creating spots and stripes in the process, scientists believe.
Why Are Deer Being Smuggled into Texas?So plentiful are the white-tailed deer in Texas that the notion of smuggling deer into the state seems absurd — yet this growing and lucrative illegal trade, with its threat of devastating disease, is challenging federal and state wildlife officers across the country.
Proposed fee on smelly cows, hogs angers farmersFor farmers, this stinks: Belching and gaseous cows and hogs could start costing them money if a federal proposal to charge fees for air-polluting animals becomes law.
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