Bovine Respiratory Disease is the Cattle Battle

In North America, Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) is the leading cause of illness and death in cattle production systems, according to Dr. Matthew Scott, an assistant professor of microbial ecology & infectious disease at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach campus in Canyon, Texas.

“Every year, the United States is estimated to lose approximately $1 billion due to treatment costs and production loss attributed to BRD,” Scott said. “Additionally, we can expect that nearly 20 percent of all cattle raised for beef production will require clinical treatment for BRD at some point in their lives.”

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USDA to measure feral swine damage in 11 states

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service in cooperation with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Wildlife Services, is conducting a Feral Swine Damage Survey to measure the costs of feral swine damage to crop producers growing corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, peanuts and sorghum in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.

Could high butter prices push consumers away?

Butter prices have reached their highest level since September 2015, with prices topping out at $3 earlier this month. Similarly, milk prices have been strong throughout 2022 due to increased global demand, improved exports and lighter milk production. In turn, this combination has had a positive effect on dairy producers’ pocketbooks.

But according to Tanner Ehmke, CoBank’s lead dairy economist, high butter and milk prices could spell bigger problems for dairy down the road.

Using AI to identify chick distress calls in large poultry farms

A team of researchers from the City University of Hong Kong, working with several colleagues from the U.K., has modified an AI application for use in detecting chick distress calls in noisy environments. In their paper published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface, the group describes the modifications they made to a commercially available AI application and how well it worked when tested on a working poultry farm.

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Swine fever outbreak in Germany's top pork state poses lasting threat

The spread of African Swine Fever to Germany's most important pig rearing region has dealt a serious blow to the sector with major markets such as China likely to maintain import bans for years to come, analysts said on Monday, July 4th.

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