Livestock Health News
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BIO’s Dr. Clint Nesbitt Named to APLU-AAVMC Task Force on Gene Editing in Animal Agriculture
Dr. Clint Nesbitt, Senior Director of Science and Regulatory Affairs for Food & Agriculture at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), was named today to a Task Force on Gene Editing in Animal Agriculture. The Task Force is being led by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). “We applaud ...
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View Cattle, Soil Building & More at Drive-Through Farm Tour May 31
SFA and Voss Farms are hosting a drive-through farm tour from 2 to 4 p.m. Sun., May 31, at 27725 Business 23, Paynesville. Participants will drive through Voss Farms (above) to learn about animals and animal health, food from the farm and soil health. An audio recording will be available for download to listen to as you visit each station along the tour. As soon as it is available, a notice will ...
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Final SECURE Rule Will Update and Modernize USDA’s Biotechnology Regulations
On May 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued the much-anticipated final Sustainable, Ecological, Consistent, Uniform, Responsible, Efficient (SECURE) rule. 85 Fed. Reg. 29790. The rule is intended to update and modernize USDA’s biotechnology regulations under the Plant Protection Act. The final rule amends the ...
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CPI Replaces Heat Exchanger at Animal Feed Supplement Manufacturer
Catalytic Products International (CPI) recently completed the rebuild of a CPI QUADRANT SR-13,000 SCFM Recuperative Thermal Oxidizer at a Southern USA animal health and nutrition company for the abatement of odors, VOCs and ammonia from the animal feed manufacturing process. During an annual service visit, the field service technician identified that the primary heat exchanger was showing ...
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A new CRM for somatic cell count in milk: ERM-BD001
The JRC released ERM®-BD001, a set of two Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) certified for the concentration of somatic cells in milk. The materials shall be used for calibration and quality control in dairy laboratories operating methods compliant with ISO 13366-1 (reference method based on microscopy) and ISO 13366-2 (routine method based on fluoro-opto-electronic counting). Worldwide, ...
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2020 IPPE Has Strong Show
ATLANTA, Ga. –Feb. 27, 2020–The 2020International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) had 31,504animal food, meat and poultryindustry leaders from all over the world in attendance,withan 8% increase in the number of buyers from last year. A total of 1,377exhibitors showcased theirlatest technologyand solutions,withmore than 573,000 square feet of exhibit space. IPPEis the world's ...
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Broad Coalition Releases Letter Demanding `No` Vote on Weak CAFO Bill in Oregon
The Stand Up to Factory Farms coalition has submitted written testimony in a letter to the Oregon Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee in opposition to Senate Bill 1513 which has a hearing today. The bill that would make minor revisions to the approval process for new mega-dairies. The coalition opposes the proposed bill because it does not go nearly far enough to protect Oregon's ...
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VAS Unveils New Integrations with DairyComp and VAS Platform
Valley Agricultural Software (VAS), the global market leader in dairy management software, announced two major new integrations for the company’s DairyComp management software platform with Smartbow and Zoetis, the world’s leading animal health company. These new partner integrations give DairyComp users access to new data about their herd and operation that is aimed ...
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AOAC approves Neogen’s Reveal 3-D for Peanut
Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) has received approval from the AOAC Research Institute for its Reveal 3-D for Peanut test, which is designed to help prevent peanut residues from contaminating foods not intended to contain peanuts. The AOAC’s Performance TestedSM Method Certification (No. 111901) provides independent validation of the ability of the Reveal 3-D for Peanut test to ...
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Animal Agriculture Alliance announces new board representatives and leadership
Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance announced a new chair-elect and six new board representatives. The Alliance’s full board of directors, which includes representatives from all segments of animal agriculture, is listed on its website at: https://animalagalliance.org/about/board. The Alliance welcomed Sarah Novak, vice president of membership and public relations at American Feed ...
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Troutlodge achieves enhanced welfare certification
High welfare standards are important, not just for consumer trust and transparency, but because we believe it is the right thing to do. To lead forward in animal welfare, we aim to keep our processes up to date to meet the latest welfare standards. The RSPCA Assured label is designated by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for the enhancement of welfare standards ...
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Don’t let poor parlour hygiene ruin the quality of your milk
Every dairy farmer knows the importance of keeping their milking parlour clean and hygienic to prevent mastitis cases and improve milk quality. However, you may not be aware of just how many factors come into play in order to keep parlour hygiene at its best. Issues with high somatic cell count (SCC) or mastitis can cost farmers time and money to fix, not to mention milk quality and quantity ...
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Neogen reports first quarter results
Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) announced today that revenues for the first quarter of its 2020 fiscal year, which ended Aug. 31, were $101,424,000, compared to the previous year’s first quarter revenues of $99,626,000. The first quarter was the 110th of the past 115 quarters that Neogen reported revenue increases compared with the previous year — including all consecutive quarters ...
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Neogen partners with IGS to enhance Igenity Beef Profile
Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) today announced that it has entered into a collaboration with International Genetic Solutions (IGS). The effort is focused on heightening genomic impact in the IGS platform, the only major multibreed beef genetic evaluation available, and at the same time greatly enhancing the research and development necessary to continue to improve Neogen’s Igenity Beef ...
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Dairy Australia announces additional 2019 Board Nominee
Dairy Australia announces an additional Board nominee standing for election at the 2019 Annual General Meeting, following the closure of nominations last Friday 30 August. Mark Neal is standing for election for the first time. Mark is from a dairy farming background in Australia and trained as an agricultural economist at the University of Sydney. He has worked in farm profitability analysis and ...
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Neogen’s NeoSeek for STEC receives AOAC validation
Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) announced AOAC has validated NeoSeek™ for STEC, a proprietary testing platform that determines the genetic composition of bacteria in a food sample. The newly validated test detects and identifies seven Shiga toxin-producing strains of E. coli (STEC) known to cause severe human illness. The AOAC’s validation means that NeoSeek for STEC can now be ...
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Dairy Australia announces 2019 Board Nominees
There are three vacancies this year for Directors with the following skills, in line with Dairy Australia’s Board skills matrix: Finance and governance Milk producer Research and development Josephine Rozman is standing for election for the first time and has been nominated for the finance and governance position. She is an experienced company director with strong finance, risk and ...
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Alliance releases report from 2019 Animal Rights National Conference
The Animal Agriculture Alliance released a report today detailing observations from the Animal Rights National Conference, held July 25 through July 28 in Alexandria, Virginia. The event was organized by the Farm Animal Rights Movement and sponsored by Mercy for Animals, The Save Movement, Compassion Over Killing and The Humane League, along with other animal rights extremist groups. ...
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Livestock industries tackle key issues at annual meeting
Members of the cattle, sheep, wool and goat industries will gather at the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) Livestock Group Annual Meeting to discuss the key challenges facing livestock producers. “Our industry is under increasing scrutiny and many livestock farmers are feeling pressure on all sides. It’s crucial for us to come together to discuss a national strategy for dealing ...
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AOAC approves Neogen’s Reveal® Q+ for DON
Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) has received Performance TestedSM Method Certification from the AOAC Research Institute for its Reveal® Q+ for Deoxynivalenol (DON) test, which is designed for the rapid quantification of the mold toxin in grains. The AOAC approval (No. 071901) follows the earlier verification of the test’s performance by the USDA’s Federal Grain Inspection ...
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