BioZyme® Inc. is a company which develops products for animal nutrition, production, microbiology and reproduction. As lambing season approaches they have a few tips for a successful season. Gestation management can go a long way to prevent issues during lambing. Ensure ewes are feed proper nutrition with a quality vitamin and mineral supplement program. “During the last trimester, you may … Read More
Veterinarians Seek to Understand Client's Needs
Tom Burkgren, DVM, Executive Director of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV), was a one of the panelists to take part in a discussion at the Ceva Swine U.S. Launch and Scientific Symposium, which took place just before the AASV annual meeting. The panel gave Dr. Burkgren a better perspective on how the producers in the group viewed veterinarians, … Read More
Rood And Riddle Live Dates Announced
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital will be hosting the sixth annual Rood & Riddle Report Live, an educational seminar for equine industry professionals, on Feb. 25 at Embassy Suites in Lexington, Kentucky. The Rood & Riddle Report Live features reporting on the latest news published in veterinary journals, as well as major developments related to equine health. A panel of … Read More
NFL and Dairy Industry Partner for Healthier Kids
Amid pre-Super Bowl 50 celebrations, US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and Paul Rovey, dairy farmer and leader of the National Dairy Council (NDC), announced that the dairy-farmer funded Fuel Up to Play 60 program, along with support from the National Football League (NFL) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), will be providing $35 million … Read More
"Meat Matters" Campaign Pushes Back at Activists
The Animal Agriculture Alliance has unveiled a new campaign focused on meat and poultry, and the important role they play in a healthy, balanced diet. The Meat Matters initiative intends to counter the claims made by activist groups about the nutritional value of animal protein, as well as the sustainability of their production. “We’ve heard a lot of concern over … Read More
Dairy's Role in New Dietary Guidelines
The National Dairy Council, National Milk Producers Federation, International Dairy Foods Association and MilkPEP have joined others in the animal ag community in sharing news from the 2015 federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). For the dairy industry it affirms the contribution made by dairy foods, and reminds Americans that they will continue to benefit from three daily servings of … Read More
Eggs Join List of Dietary Guidelines Approved
The 2015 Dietary Guidelines has removed a daily limit on dietary cholesterol and includes eggs in all three recommended healthy eating patterns. The American Egg Board said eggs have been shown to reduce the risk of major chronic health conditions facing Americans. “The U.S. has joined many other countries and expert groups like the American Heart Association and the American … Read More
Dietary Guidelines Reaffirm the Health of Lean Beef
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have released the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. They have reaffirmed the role of lean beef in a healthy diet and confirm that Americans are, on average, consuming lean meat in daily amounts that are consistent with the recommendations for protein foods, according the … Read More
Final Avian Flu Quarantines Lifted in Minnesota
The last of the quarantines placed on 108 Minnesota farms infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) this year have officially been lifted by the Minnesota Board of Animal Health. All sites have completed the cleaning and disinfection process for their facilities, and environmental samples taken in and around the infected barns have all received negative influenza test results. Only … Read More
K-State Research Fires Back at PEDv
Kansas State University researchers are jumping full force into studies of the deadly Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus(PEDv), which is said to have a 100 percent mortality rate in piglets less than 7 days old, and is estimated to have killed 8 million pigs in 2014. While European farmers have been dealing with PEDv since the 1970s, the disease first exploded … Read More