Marsh had established an advanced Animal Disease Traceability system for Indiana, including premises registration for livestock and electronic tag distribution.

I am just back from "the land down under." My body is back in Iowa while my internal clock is still stuck somewhere over the Pacific Ocean and our luggage was last seen in Los Angeles. Aside from the ...

Reproduction issues are a major concern for livestock producers as they can greatly affect their bottom line and ultimately impact the cost of meat for consumers. Reproductive failure in livestock ...

The Illinois Livestock Leadership Institute is a combined effort of the Illinois Pork Producers Association and the Illinois Beef Association that provides an opportunity for young men and women to ...

Split suckling became associated with managing the hyper prolific sow to ensure the small pigs in a high-born alive litter received colostrum. However, is there a benefit in survival or growth of ...

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The USDA's Agricultural Research Service, Livestock Issues Research Unit, held an open house event Tuesday to commemorate 23 years of accomplished research and contributions to the beef, dairy and ...

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome costs the United States over $500 million annually (1).The repeated emergence of new genetic variants of PRRSV-2, the causative virus, reflects the ...

Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences recently finished $31 million of construction on a series of new and renovated buildings around its Blacksburg campus that helps cement the ...