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Vitamin A concerns in the Southern Great Plains

Vitamin A is considered by many nutritionists and veterinarians to be the most important supplemental vitamin required in beef cattle production. Over the last 12 months, numerous veterinarians throughout Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and Colorado have expressed concern about stillborn births and a potential link to inadequate Vitamin A.  Plant materials contain the provitamin carotene that […]

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Canada to establish a vaccine bank for foot-and-mouth disease

As part of the annual conference of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Agriculture, Canadian Ministers confirmed their commitment to respond to animal disease outbreaks through the establishment of a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine bank. Budget 2023 committed $57.5 million over 5 years, with $5.6 million ongoing, to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to establish an FMD […]

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How are this year’s early spring bull sales holding up?

AS the end of July approaches, the spring bull sales have settled into a rhythm across eastern Australia. So far, results from the sales reflect early predictions that there would be less exuberance around the sales than in the past two years of extraordinary prices. Results across a number of sales have thrown up some […]

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