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VIDEO: Tractor operator saves cow trapped in mud after flood

March 22, 2019

AccuWeather – Dubas Equipment in Nebraska shared this video of the careful efforts a tractor operator used with a front loader to save the life of a cow stuck in the mud after the state’s historic flooding. The video has since gone viral so Dubas has put together a “Nebraska Strong” t-shirt to sell with […] Read more

Calves on clean straw. Scours remains a reality on cow-calf operations.

Cow-Calf, News, News Roundup

Developing a better diagnostic for cryptosporidiosis

Research: News Roundup from the March 2019 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 22, 2019

University of Arizona researchers are developing better diagnostic tools for cryptosporidiosis. Cryptosporidiosis, or crypto, is caused by a microscopic parasite. It’s a major culprit in scours in calves. It’s also a zoonotic and can cause serious infections in humans as well as other animals. Because the parasite can spread quickly and cause dangerous infections, early […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

China’s pork imports seen doubling in 2019 on swine fever impact

By Dominique Patton, Hallie Gu March 22, 2019

Wuzhen, China | Reuters — China’s 2019 pork imports are set to double from last year to two million tonnes, a Rabobank analyst said on Thursday, as African swine fever hits production of the meat in the world’s top hog market. China has reported 113 outbreaks of the contagious disease since last August, though farmers […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up again on China swine fever fears

By Karl Plume, GFM Network News March 22, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied by their daily trading limits for a second straight day on Thursday on expectations that imports by China would surge as the country’s domestic hog herd is ravaged by a deadly hog disease. All hog contracts posted new contract highs and spot futures reached […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on China swine virus fears

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News March 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures soared by the company’s daily price limit to new contract highs on Wednesday on increasing worries about the spread of a deadly hog disease in China. Traders expect that China, the world’s biggest hog producer and pork consumer, will need to import more U.S. pork […] Read more

A file photo of hog barns in winter. (SimplyCreativePhotography/iStock/Getty Images)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Swine fever in China poses risks, rewards for Canadian pork

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 20, 2019

MarketsFarm — Sharp losses in China’s hog herd due to African swine fever (ASF) are underpinning the North American pork market and could create export opportunities for Canada — if this country manages to stay disease-free. ASF does not affect humans, but the highly viral disease is nearly 100 per cent fatal for hogs with […] Read more

Swelling and yellow pus is visible in the vocal cords.

Bovine Respiratory Disease, Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Dealing with diphtheria in calves

Animal Health: The condition is serious enough that swelling can restrict breathing to the point of suffocation

By Heather Smith Thomas March 20, 2019

Diphtheria is an upper respiratory problem in cattle characterized by an infection or inflammation of the vocal folds. It can be serious if swelling restricts the airway and makes breathing difficult. Dr. Steve Hendrick of Coaldale Veterinary Clinic at Coaldale, Alta., sees quite a few cases of diphtheria in cow-calf operations and in feedlots. “It’s […] Read more

Workers in protective suits disinfect a vehicle at a checkpoint on a road leading to a farm owned by Hebei Dawu Group where African swine fever was detected, in Xushui district of Baoding, Hebei province, China on Feb. 26, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Hallie Gu)

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Piles of pigs: Swine fever outbreaks go unreported in rural China

By Dominique Patton March 20, 2019

Baoding, China | Reuters — When pigs on the Xinda Husbandry breeding farm in northern China began dying in growing numbers in early January, it looked increasingly likely that the farm had been struck by the much feared African swine fever, an incurable disease that has spread rapidly across the country since last year. But […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on weather woes

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News March 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose Tuesday, with the benchmark June contract hitting a high as poor feedlot conditions in portions of the U.S. Plains raised concerns about beef supplies, traders said. Lean hogs closed lower in a profit-taking setback from contract highs set a day earlier. Fat cattle futures […] Read more

A view of a farm partially submerged in floodwater at Scribner, Neb. on March 14, 2019, in a still image from video obtained from social media on March 19. (Video screengrab from Angie Lange via Reuters)

Livestock, Reuters, Weather

Livestock, pets among victims in U.S. Midwest flooding

By Peter Szekely March 19, 2019

Reuters — The floods that have devastated large swaths of Nebraska and Iowa since late last week left house pets homeless, inflicted an unknown toll on livestock and led to several daring water rescues of animals from dogs to horses. Rescuers in the Omaha area, where the Platte, Elkhorn and Missouri rivers began spilling over […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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VIDEO: Tractor operator saves cow trapped in mud after flood

Developing a better diagnostic for cryptosporidiosis

China’s pork imports seen doubling in 2019 on swine fever impact

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up again on China swine fever fears

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on China swine virus fears

Swine fever in China poses risks, rewards for Canadian pork

Dealing with diphtheria in calves

Piles of pigs: Swine fever outbreaks go unreported in rural China

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on weather woes

Livestock, pets among victims in U.S. Midwest flooding

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