Feedstuffs articles from April 2003

Feedstuffs archives from April 2003

Ethical standards should be put up front, in writing for employees.(Keith Greene, Society for Human Resource Management, business and personal ethics' guidelines )
April 7, 2003... ORLANDO, FLA. -- It was a rare occurrence in the past year to find the words "ethics" and "business" used together in a way that reflected positively on a company or an individual running a company. Following investigations and charges of...

Images often shape sales performance: for salespeople, it is rarely the facts that get them in trouble; rather, it is the images in their own heads that overrule the facts and cause the problems.
April 7, 2003... As normal people, many of the pictures we have in our heads get us into trouble. This assertion includes salespeople. No matter who we are, we seem to get ideas, thoughts and images in our minds that, before you know it, become so real that we...

USDA deflates anticipated shift to corn. (Report Provides a Boost to Futures).(U.S. Department of Agriculture planting intentions report )
April 7, 2003... Widened eyes and whispers of "wow" likely occurred when the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its planting intentions report last week. The March 31 report was a stunner. Planting intentions of 79 million bushels of corn were below...

Russia, U.S. officials reach poultry agreement.(Alexei Gordeyev, Russian Agriculture minister; Dr. J. B. Penn, U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary; U.S. poultry inspection, imports of U.S. chicken, turkey into Russia)
April 7, 2003... Russia and the U.S. finally reached an agreement last week resolving a one-year-long dispute over inspection of U.S. poultry and imports of U.S. chicken and turkey into Russia, according to an announcement. The agreement was announced by...

Hog markets waiting for production 'evidence'.(cash hog markets decline, futures unchanged)
April 7, 2003... Despite a hogs and pigs report that was positive, the hog markets were decidedly Missourian last week, as cash hog markets actually declined and futures held mostly unchanged from the week before. Observers told Feedstuffs that the markets will...

As expected, WTO talks miss deadline.(World Trade Organization)
April 7, 2003... To the surprise of few, World Trade Organization countries were not able to agree to a framework to overhaul agriculture trade March 31, raising concern among many governments that the entire Doha Round of global trade talks could be doomed....

Politics makes December 2004 deadline unrealistic for WTO. (World View).(unrealistic deadline for World Trade Organization Doha Round)
April 7, 2003... If there was one message that has a ring of truth among the pile of statements from governments issued following last Monday's failure by World Trade Organization negotiators to meet their March 31 deadline, it was in one sentence from the Bush...

COOL start-up costs put at $9 billion; AMS issues listening dates, locations.(country-of-origin labeling rule; U.S. Agricultural Marketing Service estimated paperwork costs )
April 7, 2003... For those who argue that the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) was way off base in estimating costs of paperwork to implement the country-of-origin labeling (COOL) rule at $2 billion, Dr. Ernie Davis at Texas A&M University has put the total...

U.S. ships more food aid to Iraq.(56,500 metric tons of wheat shipped)
April 7, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. food aid to Iraq was stepped up last week as two ships left the U.S. bound for the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr loaded with a total of 56,500 metric tons of wheat. As much as 150,000 mt may ship in the next two weeks,...

Biotech acres expected to increase again this year.(U.S. Department of Agriculture, Prospective Plantings report, transgenic plants)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... Part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Prospective Plantings report issued March 31 included the number of acres expected to be planted with biotechnology-derived crops. USDA' s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has...

Big exporters advance trade disputes at WTO.(World Trade Organization, leading agricultural exporting countries )
April 7, 2003... In what some observers are warning could be the start of a flood, trade disputes at the World Trade Organization among some of the world's leading agricultural exporting countries advanced last week, just as talks under the Doha Round faltered....

Judge rules apple checkoff program illegal.(Judge Edward Shea, Washington apple program unconstitutional )(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... A federal judge in Richland, Wash., last week ruled that the Washington apple program is unconstitutional and that the apple checkoff is to be terminated. Judge Edward Shea ruled that the program, which assesses apple growers 25 cents per...

Inside Washington.(improvements for U.S. National Animal Disease Centers)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C.--Modernization of the National Animal Disease Centers in Ames, Iowa, advanced last week when the Senate included $98 million for improvements for the centers in its bill to fund costs of the war in Iraq. The laboratories...

Renewable fuels gain tax incentives in energy bills.(United States Senate, House )
April 7, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Comprehensive energy bills that ultimately are expected to include a host of tax incentives for renewable fuels face action in both the Senate and the House. Both the House and the Senate tax-writing committees advanced...

Mycogen, BASF sign agreement.(for marketing of Mycogen Seeds' sunflower hybrids with Clearfield trait, worldwide)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... INDIANAPOLIS, IND., and MT. OLIVE, N.J.--Mycogen Seeds and BASF have completed a commercial agreement allowing for the marketing and sale of Mycogen Seeds sunflower hybrids with the Clearfield trait, according to an announcement. The...

Merial, AspenBio sign global pact.(for development and distribution of AspenBio's new diagnostic blood test to determine pregnancy in cattle, world)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... CASTLE ROCK COLO., and DULUTH, GA. -- AspenBio Inc. and Merial Ltd. announced March 31 that they have entered into a global development and distribution agreement that provides Merial with exclusive rights to market and distribute AspenBio's...

ConAgra reports 'weak poultry dynamics'. (Financial Reports).(quarterly earnings and sales, US)
April 7, 2003... OMAHA, NEB. -- ConAgra Inc. has posted fiscal 2003 third-quarter and three-quarters earnings and sales, which reflect the divestiture of the company's majority role in its livestock meat operations and "weak poultry business dynamics." For...

Sanderson sees indicators of improved pricing. (Financial Reports).(first fiscal 2003 period, ended January 31, US)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... LAUREL, MISS. - Sanderson Farms Inc. has reported flat returns for its first fiscal 2003 period, citing continuing market challenges related to excess poultry and total protein production and higher feed grain prices. For its quarter ended...

Kraft declares dividend. (Financial Reports).(US)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... NORTHFIELD, ILL. -- The board of directors of Kraft Foods Inc. has declared a cash dividend of 15 cents per share on the company's Class A and Class B common stock, that was paid April 4 to holders of record March 14, according to an...

Court approves Koch purchase of Farmland assets.(US)
April 7, 2003... Farmland Industries concluded the auction of its fertilizer manufacturing and distribution assets March 27, with the top bids, primarily from Koch Nitrogen Co., bringing a value of approximately $295 million. The final bids were approved...

Stock summary.(agricultural industry companies, US)(Illustration)
April 7, 2003... STOCK SUMMARY This Last Week Week Year Apr. 2 Mar. 26 Ago Nelson Stock Indexes Agribusiness 85.0 84.7 91.4 Baking 118.9 116.6 ...

Cargill signs agreement with Wyoming Sugar.(for marketing alliance, US)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... WORLAND, WYO., and MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. - Cargill Inc. announced March 28 that its Cargill Sweeteners - North America business and Wyoming Sugar Co. LLC have formed a marketing alliance to sell and distribute sugar products to food and beverage...

Fleming enters bankruptcy status due to Kmart loss.(US)
April 7, 2003... Fleming Companies, the largest distributor of consumer-packaged food to grocery retailers in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy protection and reorganization last week. The company said there was. no other option after Kmart Corp. in January...

Novartis Animal Vaccines Inc. (Names in the News).(appointments, US)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... NOVARTIS ANIMAL VACCINES INC., Overland Park, Kan.--John Landon has joined the company as beef and private-label marketing manager. Landon will be responsible for discovering beef producers' herd health challenges and delivering biological...

University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. (Names in the News).(appointment, US)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.--Shaun Kennedy has been appointed associate director of the center for animal health and food safety. Kennedy will be responsible for the day-to-day activities...

Membership recruitment starts with listening, opportunities for involvement. (Poultry).(Chad Gregory, director of membership, United Egg Producers)
April 7, 2003... ST. PAUL, MINN.--The most important thing to do in membership recruitment is not "selling" an organization but listening to producers and responding to what they have to say, according to Chad Gregory, director of membership for the United Egg...

AEB finds secondary displays can increase egg, produce sales. (Poultry).(American Egg Board, egg displays in different parts of stores)
April 7, 2003... Consumer research conducted in the fourth quarter of last year by the American Egg Board (AEB) demonstrated that a retail store will sell additional eggs and often additional tie-in items if secondary egg displays are located in different parts...

Turkey industry needs to market in 'new normal'. (Poultry).(consumers' food habits, demographics)
April 7, 2003... SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS--Thanksgiving will always be an important market for the turkey industry, but expansion of the industry into other year-around markets depends on processors responding to the "new normal," according to Michael Sansolo at the...

Uniformity key to successful broiler-breeder flock management. (Nutrition and Health/Poultry).(uniform bodyweights of poultry )
April 7, 2003... Broiler-breeder management differs from other poultry production systems in that it requires providing "a limited amount of feed to a large group of birds in an organized manner that yields similar bodyweight birds at all points during the...

New research reported at Australian poultry symposium. (Bottom Line of Nutrition/Poultry).(Australian Poultry Science Symposium, digestible amino acid values used by nutritionists, digestible lysine, methionine optimum dietary levels)
April 7, 2003... The Australian Poultry Science Symposium was held Feb. 10-12. Eight invited papers and 49 contributed papers were presented. Copies of the proceedings may be obtained by writing to: The Director, Poultry Research Foundation, Faculty of...

FDA issues final rule reducing requirements for animal drug testing.(US)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Food & Drug Administration has issued a final rule reducing FDA's requirements for records and reports concerning experiences with approved new animal drugs. The final rule, published in the March 31 Federal...

AFIA Expo '03 set for May 5-7 in Minneapolis. (Special Report).(Calendar)
April 7, 2003... "Feed to Food... Committed to Consumer Confidence" is the theme for the American Feed Industry Assn.'s (AFIA) Expo '03 to be held May 5-7 at the Minneapolis, Minn., convention center. More than 200 exhibiting companies will offer their...

New Japanese farm minister named.(Yoshiyuki Kamei appointed by Prime Minister)
April 7, 2003... Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan named a new farm minister last Monday after 56-year-old Tadamori Oshima submitted his resignation over allegations of kick-backs involving some of his aides. Sworn in April 1 as minister of...

Hog industry insider: an update of swine industry news. (A Supplement to Feedstuffs).(multiple topics)
April 7, 2003... Albert Lea plant A public meeting was held in Albert Lea, Minn., last week to gauge public opinion over the potential construction of a new 600,000-sq.-ft., 4-million-head-per-year hog plant in the southern Minnesota town. The plant,...

Platform technologies may power new vaccine generation.(Veterinary Infectious Disease Organization)
April 7, 2003... SASKATOON, SASK. -- Scientists at the Veterinary Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) in Saskatoon are using innovative methods to build platform technologies--broad spectrum solutions to general immunization problems. "Platform...

Task force, USDA give update on END, AI situation.(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... The exotic Newcastle disease (END) task force in Southern California reported April 2 that there are currently 22 commercial flocks affected by END. The task force noted that to date 3.46 million birds have been depopulated. There have...

Diseases of Poultry, Eleventh edition. (Book Announcement).(Book Review)
April 7, 2003... Diseases of Poultry, Eleventh edition. Edited by Y.M. Saif et al. Iowa State Press, 2121 State Ave., Ames, Iowa 50014. 1,248 pages. $154.99. Since its inception by H.E. Biesler and Louis DeVries, Diseases of Poultry has been a source of...

FWS Construction, Cargill AgHorizons form strategic alliance.(for design and construction services, Canada)
April 7, 2003... WINNIPEG, MAN. - FWS Construction Ltd., a leading western Canadian construction company, announced April 1 the formation of a strategic alliance with Cargill AgHorizons to provide design and construction services. FWS Construction said it...

Midwest Agri receives GMP certifications.(Good Manufacturing Practices certification for 11 sugar beet plants, US)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... CORTE MADERA, CAL. - Midwest Agri-Commodities announced Feb. 28 that 11 of its 12 sugar beet plants have received Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certification covering beet pulp pellet production. The certification, performed by an...

GIPSA proposes increase in fees.
April 7, 2003... The Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration's (GIPSA) Federal Grain Inspection Service has proposed to increase certain fees (i.e., contract and noncontract hourly rates, certain unit rates and the administrative tonnage fee...

Dust explosion count reduced.(U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Grain Inspection Service, Kansas State University report)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... The number of dust explosions that occurred in 2002 was reduced to eight after further investigation determined that mechanical failure rather than a dust explosion was the cause of the destruction of the vacuator at Barlett Grain Co. in...

Ingredient market.(feed industry ingredients prices by location and type tabulated, US)(Illustration)
April 7, 2003... INGREDIENT MARKET The following prices, which include delivery, were obtained last week from feed and grain vendors in the U.S. and Canada. The prices represent current trading values, but are not guaranteed. The second column in the...

Ingredient prices remain steady.(US)
April 7, 2003... Soybean-derived ingredients moved the opposite of soybeans last week. Soybean meal dropped $1.90 per ton from Monday's opening of $173.70 to Thursday's close of $171.80. Cottonseed prices jumped $10 on the East Coast. "Cottonseed was a big...

Oxytetracyclines allowed for dairy. (FDA Notice).(cattle and swine applications, US; Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Food & Drug Administration has amended the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc., St. Joseph, Mo. ...

Levamisole powder gains approval. (FDA Notice).(as pig wormer, US; Phoenix Scientific)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- FDA has amended the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of an abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Phoenix Scientific Inc., St. Joseph, Mo. According to FDA, Phoenix Scientific filed ANADA...

Generic ivermectin pour-on approved. (FDA Notice).(for topical use on cattle; First Priority Inc., US)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- FDA has amended the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of an abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by First Priority Inc., Elgin, Ill. According to FDA, First Priority Inc. filed ANADA 200-340...

Dairy cattle added to oxytetracycline. (FDA Notice).(Phoenix Scientific receives approval for drug use, US)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- FDA has amended the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Phoenix Scientific Inc. According to FDA, Phoenix Scientific filed a supplement...

Dairy group considers cow buyout; beef cutout sets new record high.
April 14, 2003... DENVER, COLO. -- For the beef cattle sector, the news was good last week as cattle supplies are tight and will stay tight longer than casual observers project, with cattle prices holding well even in the seasonally weakest center of the year,...

Quarantine in place after END confirmed in Texas.
April 14, 2003... Movement of birds and poultry from five counties in Texas and New Mexico was prohibited last Thursday after laboratory tests completed late April 9 confirmed exotic Newcastle disease (END) had infected a backyard flock of 164 chickens near El...

Groups in EU willing to pay reform costs only once.
April 14, 2003... In a development sure to upset strategists in the U.S. and Australia, European industry groups have bluntly told European Union governments in recent weeks that they are not willing to pay twice to reform the bloc's Common Agricultural Policy...

USDA releases non-fat milk for feed aid.
April 14, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Supplies of U.S. Department of Agriculture surplus non-fat dry milk should be arriving at livestock feed distribution points in several drought-stricken states shortly. The emergency federal feed supplies are the result...

EU enlargement moves closer, countries hold national referendums. (World View).
April 14, 2003... The European Union moved a step closer to adding 10 new countries last Wednesday when the European Parliament approved the bloc's enlargement starting next year. Before Parliament approved enlargement in a widely lopsided vote, however,...

Due diligence critical for growth in consolidating animal health industry.
April 14, 2003... DALLAS, TEXAS -- Consolidation will continue in the animal health industry and will be limited only by a lack of companies or products to acquire, which will make those companies with good portfolios quite valuable. This will make due...

Food safety caucus formed to educate Congress, public on issues.
April 14, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Several members of the House of Representatives announced last week they are forming a bipartisan food safety caucus. At least three of the founding members also sit on the powerful House subcommittee on agricultural...

Inside Washington.
April 14, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It's a little weird to hear Sen. Kent Conrad worry out loud about growing federal deficits. He is, after all, the North Dakota Democrat who, as chairman of the Budget Committee during the farm bill debate, supported the...

Study says two-thirds of meat production will likely come from developing world.
April 14, 2003... By the year 2030, two-thirds of the meat produced in the world will come from developing countries, according to a new study from the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organization (FAQ). The study from the U.N.'s main agriculture...

Battle rages over GM wheat.
April 14, 2003... As farmers prepare to seed this summer's crop, a growing battle over biotechnology is raging across the Canadian Prairies. The battle is over how Canadian government regulators should approve varieties of genetically modified (GM) wheat,...

French groups hit with price-fixing fine.
April 14, 2003... France's largest farm group was among the organizations hit with a massive price-fixing fine by the European Commission earlier this month. The commission said it was levying the [euro]16.7 million penalty on the Federation Nationale des...

Short line rail association moves.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Short Line & Regional Railroad Assn. announced it has moved. The group's new address is 50 F Street NW, Suite 7020, Washington, D.C. 20001-1564; telephone (202) 628-4500; fax (202) 628-6430.

BASF to increase prices.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... MOUNT OLIVE, N.J. -- BASF Corp's animal nutrition business announced April 10 that it will increase prices for Luprosil salt calcium propionate 3 cents/kg due to market conditions, effective immediately. BASF produces and markets a broad...

ADM, EPA reach 'landmark' settlement.(Archer Daniels Midland, EPA attain agreement that will cost ADM an estimated $340 million)
April 14, 2003... The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency announced last week what they called a "landmark Clean Air Act" settlement with Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) that will cover operations at 52 plants in 16 states and cost the...

Moody's assigns stable ratings status for Swift.
April 14, 2003... Moody's Investors Service has as signed a B2 rating to Swift & Co.'s senior subordinated notes due 2010 and assigned a stable ratings status to the company, according to an announcement. The notes originally were issued in connection with...

AASV. (Trade Note).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... ORLANDO, FLA. -- Dr. Rick Sibbel of Ankeny, Iowa, was installed as the president of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) at the association's annual meeting here March 11. Sibbel succeeds Dr. Lisa Tokach of Abilene, Kan.,...

Neogen says 'world's news' prompts testing. (Financial Reports).
April 14, 2003... LANSING, MICH. -- Neogen Corp. has reported increased earnings and revenues for its third fiscal 2003 quarter and three quarters, attributing its performance to "the world's news" that has made testing for food safety more significant than...

Cal-Maine cites domestic demand for eggs, exports. (Financial Reports).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... JACKSON, MISS. -- Cal-Maine Foods Inc. has reported a decided improvement in performance for its third fiscal 2003 quarter and three quarters, reporting earnings versus losses a year ago, attributing its results to egg prices that were...

Pfizer reports increased animal health sales. (Financial Reports).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Pfizer Inc. has reported increased earnings and revenues for its fourth 2002 quarter and full year, pointing to growth in its human pharmaceuticals business. The company said its animal health operations recorded increased...

Nash Finch authorizes dividend. (Financial Reports).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. -- The board of directors of Nash Finch Co., a food distributor and retailer, has authorized a cash dividend of 9 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable April 21 to holders of record April 7, according to an...

Johnsonville, PSF form sausage venture. (Business Report).(Johnsonville Sausage, Premium Standard Farms set up joint venture)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... Johnsonville Sausage LLC and Premium Standard Farms Inc. (PSF) have announced a joint venture, Oldham's LLC, to acquire the Oldham's sausage plant in Holton, Kan., from ConAgra Foods Inc. Johnsonville president Ralph Stayer said the...

Yum! Brands expands with Pasta Bravo. (Business Report).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... Yum! Brands Inc. has reported the acquisition of the Pasta Bravo brand, cooking platform and recipes from Pasta Bravo Inc., a southern-California restaurant system, for $5 million. The acquisition does not include restaurants, the company...

Stock Summary. (Business Report).(Illustration)
April 14, 2003... STOCK SUMMARY This Last Week Week Year Apr. 9 Apr. 2 Ago Nelson Stock Indexes Agribusiness 84.9 85.0 93.4 Baking 117.1 118.9...

Exchanges suspend Fleming stock trading. (Business Report).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... DALLAS, TEXAS -- Fleming Companies Inc. has reported that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has suspended trading of the company's stock, pending an application to the Securities & Exchange Commission to delist the company. Fleming, the...

McDonald's commits to be faster, leaner with a new plan to be better, not bigger.
April 14, 2003... Ronald McDonald got his marching orders last week from his company's chair and chief executive officer, Jim Cantalupo, who said McDonald's Corp. must become faster, leaner and more healthy and must focus more on "getting better than bigger."...

SWP agrees to sell AgPro facility in Alberta.(Saskatchewan Wheat Pool to sell AgPro Grain facility, other assets)
April 14, 2003... REGINA, SASK. -- Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (SWP) announced an agreement to sell its AgPro Grain facility and certain agri-products assets at Wilson Siding Alberta to Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd. (P&H). SWP will continue to compete in the...

ADM venture to construct soy facility.
April 14, 2003... Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) announced today that it is constructing a soy processing facility in Shanhaiguan, China, in partnership with Wilmar Holdings. The facility will produce ADM's exclusive Arcon line of highly functional soy...

Lonza reaches settlement in DNP dispute.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... Lonza Ltd. and Lonza Inc., subsidiaries of Lonza, announced April 3 the settlement of their recently filed parent and trademark infringement action against DNP International Co. Inc. in the District Court for the Central District of California....

Chr. Hansen Biosystems undergoes name change.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... MILWAUKEE, WIS. -- Chr. Hansen Biosystems, the agriculture business unit of Chr. Hansen Inc., is now Chr. Hansen Animal Health & Nutrition, according to an announcement. "The name change is just one in a number of strategic moves Chr....

Bunge announces delisting of Cereol.
April 14, 2003... WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Bunge Ltd. announced April 9 that as a result of a squeeze out, it now owns 100% of Cereol S.A. and that Cereol has been delisted from the Premier Marche of Euronext Paris. Bunge acquired a 55% stake in Cereol from...

Locomotion scoring may provide tool to assess lameness levels. (Nutrition and Health/Dairy).
April 14, 2003... Lameness in dairy cattle has received increasing interest recently because it can influence overall profitability (due to veterinary costs, premature culling and reduced milk production) and cow comfort. At the Western Dairy Management...

Prevalence studies suggest increase in leptospirosis. (Nutrition and Health/Dairy).
April 14, 2003... A new study led by Dr. Carole Bolin of Michigan State University may indicate that bovine leptospirosis, a contagious disease that primarily affects reproductive performance of cattle, may be far more prevalent in U.S. dairy herds than was...

DNA sequencing may hold key to cattle disease. (Nutrition and Health/Dairy).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... Researchers at the Bacterial Diseases of Livestock Research Unit, part of the National Animal Disease Center (NADC) in Ames, used a DNA sequence analyzer and collaborated with the University of Minnesota to sequence the chromosomes of microbes...

Maximizing income over feed cost may hasten milk price improvement. (Bottom Line of Nutrition/Dairy).
April 14, 2003... Feed costs are always important and become critical when milk prices are extremely low. The best evaluation is feed cost per hundredweight milk instead of feed cost per cow per day. Table i shows the feed cost per cow per day and cost per...

Evaluation key to use of rumen-stable encapsulates. (Nutrition and Health/Dairy).
April 14, 2003... ABSTRACT The development of encapsulation technology has provided a valuable tool to ruminant nutritionists to deliver specific nutrients to the site of absorption in the small intestines. With additional advancements in encapsulation...

Perennial cereal rye cultivar may offer a new forage alternative.
April 14, 2003... LETHBRIDGE, ALB. -- A perennial cereal (PC) rye cultivar that may show promise as an alternative to barley silage has been developed by researchers at the Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Lethbridge Research Centre. "ACE-1 rye is a silage...

Iowa State researchers to develop tool to assess risk of pharmaceuticals in corn.
April 14, 2003... AMES, IOWA--Iowa State University researchers are leading an effort to develop a risk assessment tool based on science that can be used to make public policy decisions about growing biopharmaceutical-producing crops. The tool will be...