New Zealand is working on being the first country to rid itself of Mycoplasma bovis by killing up to 100,000 cows from its herd of 6.5 million dairy cattle and 3.5 million beef cattle.
New Zealand, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, will spend more than NZ$880 million ($610 million) in a bid to eradicate the mycoplasma bovis cattle disease, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.
Agricultural officials this week confirmed the presence of the Longhorned tick in Benton County, Arkansas, increasing to four the number of states with confirmed sightings of the exotic Asian pest.
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been found on a U.K. farm for the first time since 2015, raising concern that some countries may move to limit imports of British beef.
New USDA Policy enables more U.S. research and vaccine development for foot and mouth disease (FMD), but biosecurity precautions and approval processes will take several years, says UDSA Chief Veterinarian Jack Shere.
Texas A&M University picked to lead a consortium to screen cross-border biological threats and defend livestock supply chains with a $3.8 million grant.
Salmonella Heidelberg is a multi-drug-resistant Salmonella species that can cause severe illness in calves and humans, and is transmittable between the two.
Successfully communicating factual information about BSE and the firewalls in place to protect the food supply has now made BSE announcements ho-hum events.
Severe illness and death losses in young dairy bull calves due to Salmonella heidelberg became more commonly recognized in many Midwestern states, including South Dakota.
Modified live vaccines can be effective in building immunity in cattle, because they stimulate an immune response to a variation of disease-causing organisms. But those live organisms can be touchy and temperamental.
