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JANUARY

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NPB Says New HSUS Videos Must be Carefully Viewed (1-31-12)

AASV Comments on Supreme Court ‘Downer’ Ruling (1-30-12)

Vaccine Protects Against Leptospirosis (1-30-12)

Animal Responses Effective for Evaluating Welfare (1-26-12)

Outbreak Of Deadly Equine Virus Has Horse Owners On Edge (1-26-12)

New Disease Hits Dutch, German Livestock (1-26-12)

New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online (1-26-12)

UK Vets Welcome EU Welfare Initiative, But Emphasize Implementation (1-26-12)

Animals Victorious in Videotaping Dispute (1-25-12)

Commentary: Agriculture Must Engage In Conversations About Change (1-25-12)

Dairy Dyed In Milk Scare (1-25-12)

How To Help Equine Industry Interests Alive In Washington (1-25-12)

Livestock Groups Equate HSUS/UEP Bill To Government Takeover Of Farms (1-24-12)

Map of the Day: California's Rangeland Is Disappearing (1-24-12)

New Study Examines MRSA In Retail Pork (1-24-12)

Oklahoma Drought Leads To Abandoned Livestock (1-24-12)

Q&A With Michael Taylor, Part II: Antibiotics, Orange Juice & Consolidation (1-24-12)

Supreme Court Decision Helps Fuel Activist Propaganda Machine (1-24-12)

Ackerman Reintroduces Downed Animal Bill (1-23-12)

Supreme Court Blocks CA Slaughterhouse Safety Rule (1-23-12)

US Poultry Industry Express Concerns At Proposed CAFO Rule (1-23-12)

Animal Scientists Have A Major Contention With Yahoo! (1-22-12)

Humane Society Lists S.D. Last In Animal Protection (1-22-12)

Mass. Health Officials Suspect Human Case Of Brucellosis (1-20-12)

Researchers Find Way To Reverse Antibiotic Resistance (1-20-12)

Troxler Backs N.C. Agriculture Department Employee Who Tipped Off Butterball Veterinarian (1-20-12)

Presentations Addressing the Identification Requirements for Sheep and Goats Eradication of Scrapie are Now Available (1-18-12)

Missouri Ag Group Says HSUS List A Publicity Stunt (1-17-12)

Antibiotics Breed Drug-Resistant Bacteria in Pigs (1-16-12)

LMA Members Asked To Oppose Senate Bill’s Provision On Double-Deck Trailers (1-16-12)

New Dairy Research Facility To Model Sustainable Animal Agriculture (1-16-12)

Study Provides New Insights Into Antibiotics And Pig Feeds (1-16-12)

Veterinary Medical Colleges Hit Hard by Financial Cuts in Public Support (1-15-12)

Fatter Cows, Sicker People (1-13-12)

Nutrient Data in Time for the New Year (1-13-12)

Scientists Urge Balance In Antimicrobial Resistance War (1-13-12)

USDA Streamlines Animal and Animal Product Import Regulations (1-13-12)

Europe Scrambles To Tackle Outbreak of Newly Discovered Livestock Virus (1-12-12)

SAVE THE DATE: NIAA Annual Conference in Denver, CO - March 26-29, 2012 (1-12-12)

Antibiotics for Livestock Vital to Feed World - OIE (1-11-12)

DA: State Official Told Butterball Turkey Farm Raid Was Coming (1-11-12)

How HSUS Uses Social Media To Derail Ranchers (1-11-12)

HSUS Purchases Fast-Food Stock (1-11-12)

FDA Begins Milk-Residue Survey (1-10-12)

Veterinarians Play Key Role In Antibiotic Use (1-10-12)

Do Australians Need More Transparency on Modern Farming Practices? (1-9-12)

Egg Bill In The Works Despite Opposition, Aide Says (1-9-12)

14 Cattle Trucks Burned by Activists at Harris Ranch in Coalinga, California (1-9-12)

Antibiotic Restriction Hits Home (1-7-12)

Antibiotics Rule Jars Ranchers (1-6-12)

Group Rearing of Calves Gaining Traction (1-6-12)

End Cruel Long-Distance Livestock Journeys, Say Campaigners (1-5-12)

Animal Scientists React to FDA Antibiotic Policy (1-4-12)

Calculating The Impact Of COOL (1-4-12)

FDA To Protect Important Class Of Antimicrobial Drugs For Treating Human Illness (1-4-12)

Few U.S. Vets Trained To Treat Organic Livestock (1-4-12)

New Tech Removes Air Pollutants, May Reduce Energy Use In Animal Ag Facilities (1-4-12)

Why The FBI Is Tracking Citizen Journalists Caught Video Recording On Factory Farms (1-4-12)

Livestock Groups, Egg Industry at Odds Over HSUS Deal (1-2-12)

Now, Web-Based Software To Predict Livestock Diseases (1-2-12)

Preventing Livestock Disease Is Easier Than Treating It (1-2-12)

Small Poultry Producer, Processors Scratch To Survive (1-2-12)

DECEMBER

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Animal Welfare Group Targets United Nations (12-30-11)

High-End Beef Consumers Will Pay For Traceability (12-30-11)

Jolley: 5 Minutes with Joe Maxwell, HSUS Dir. of Rural Outreach (12-30-11)

Poultry To Be Culled As New Animal Welfare Rules Apply (12-30-11)

AVMA Reiterates Risk Of Restricting Antibiotic Use (12-29-11)

Animal Welfare: What’s Your Role? (12-28-11)

Law Frees 80 Million Hens From Battery Life (12-28-11)

MO Farm Bureau Battles HSUS Ballot Efforts (12-28-11)

U.S. Finds New Human Infection With Swine H3N2 Flu (12-28-11)

Another Chinese Milk Scare (12-27-11)

Commentary: The Ultimate Activist Irony (12-27-11)

Don’t Waste Your Vaccine Dollars (12-27-11)

FSIS Notice 76-11 - Disposition of Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle (12-27-11)

Antibiotics Use In Food Animals Debate: Scott Hurd Interview (12-26-11)

Meat Industry Focused On Proper Animal Handling Practices (12-26-11)

Myth: Hormone Use In Poultry Production Poses A Health Risk To Consumers (12-26-11)

Stallion Castration Plan On Hold Until Court Rules (12-26-11)

Airing Beef on Discovery Networks (12-23-11)

Got (Raw) Milk? NJ's Surprising Split Over Pasteurization (12-23-11)

News: FDA Won’t Act Against Ag Antibiotic Use (12-23-11)

NY Lawmaker Renews Call To Halt Lab Move To Kansas (12-23-11)

Humans Can Now Play Computer Games With Pigs (12-22-11)

Disturbing Video Sparks Pressure To Ban Horse Meat (12-21-11

Equine Guelph to Offer Equine Welfare Online Course (12-21-11)

EU: Egg Ban Rage (12-21-11)

Uncertain Job Market Leads Young Professionals To Farm Work (12-21-11)

USDA Says Vilsack Comments Don't Signal Shift on Antibiotics (12-21-11)

USDA 2012 Agricultural Outlook Forum: Sessions Focusing on Disease Prevention and Response (12-21-11)

California Peels Back Quarantine On Raw Milk Products (12-20-11)

HSUS Sets Its Sights On The Beef Industry (12-20-11)

Slaughter Renews Call For Federal Action On Antibiotic Use In Livestock (12-20-11)

State Of The States (12-20-11)

Stephen McDonnell: Antibiotics In Food Need Firm Regulation (12-20-11)

Drought Trims Texas Cattle Herd By 600,000 Head (12-19-11)

Helping Farmers to Get Better! (12-19-11)

IBM Tracks Pork Chops From Pig To Plate (12-19-11)

More Cattle ID Coming To Minnesota and U.S. (12-19-11)

New Poultry House for Organic Egg Production (12-19-11)

Tracking Beef’s Shrinking Footprint (12-19-11)

BLM Sued Over NV Mustang Castration, Roundup Plans (12-18-11)

Upgrade Farm Security (12-18-11)

Horse Meat May Still Be A Tough Sell (12-17-11)

Applegate Farms Amplifies Appeals for Antibiotic-Free Food (12-16-11)

Area Farmers Learn About New Livestock Care Standards (12-16-11)

Raw Milk Activist Splashes Health Authorities With Lawsuit (12-16-11)

State Veterinarian Reminds Poultry Growers About Disease Prevention This Winter (12-16-11)

Stockgrowers Say More Needs To Be Done On Bison (12-16-11)

Stopping Superbugs: Time for Congress and Industry to Catch Up With American Consumers (12-16-11)

US Struggles With Too Many Horses (12-16-11)

Video: The Changing Face Of BQA (12-16-11)

Explaining Antibiotic Use (12-15-11)

Anti-Horse Slaughter Group Forms In N.D. (12-14-11)

Bacteria Remain Resistant To Antibiotics for Years (12-14-11)

Board Approves Economic, Leadership Actions (12-14-11)

CSU Project Helps Livestock Producers Improve Air Quality (12-14-11)

Deep Federal Spending Cuts to Animal Programs Avoided, for Now (12-14-11)

USDA Announces Recent Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions (12-14-11)

Antibiotic Symposium White Paper A Good Read (12-13-11)

Antibiotic-free Meat Retailers at House Hearing (12-13-11)

Comment On CAFOs (12-13-11)

Chicken Industry Faces Consolidation After "Disastrous" Expansion (12-12-11)

FSIS Clarifies Congressional Lifting of the Ban on Horse Slaughter (12-12-11)

Gov. Says He'll Fight Animal Advocacy Group If They Try To Limit Agriculture (12-12-11)

Livestock Disease Efforts Focus On Elk (12-12-11)

USDA Rule On Plant Sorting Of Chickens Moves To OMB (12-12-11)

Horses, Once Prized, Are Paying For The Dire Economy (12-11-11)

Horse Owner Forestalls Sale To Slaughterhouse (12-10-11)

Verification Of Humane Handling In The Beef Industry (12-10-11)

Air Emissions And Animal Agriculture (12-9-11)

A Different Kind Of Humane Society (12-9-11)

Livestock Department Puts Montana Board of Horse Racing Official On Leave (12-9-11)

MythCrushers Video Corrects Meat Production Error (12-8-11)

Smithfield To Stop Using Gestation Crates For Pigs (12-8-11)

A Deeper Look at Antibiotic Use in Food Animals (12-6-11)

Equine Welfare Monitoring System Being Evaluated (12-6-11)

Free Webcast: PRRS (12-6-11)

McDonald's Plans 'Producer-Focused' Campaign (12-6-11)

Groups Disagree On Animal Agriculture (12-5-11)

Maine City Considers Raw Milk Info At Farmers Markets (12-5-11)

New Law Clears The Way For Horse Slaughter Operations, But Not In Texas (12-5-11)

Reaction Mixed to Return of Horse Slaughter (12-5-11)

The 21st Vegetarian Stamp (12-5-11)

US and EU on Collision Course over Antibiotics? (12-5-11)

Wyoming Rep. Wallis Expects At Least One Horse Slaughterhouse in The State (12-5-11)

Animals, Antibiotics And Resistance (12-4-11)

System to Track Hogs In Case Of Disease (12-3-11)

Dairy Cattle Antibiotic Residue Prevention Manual Available Free to Farmers (12-2-11)

White Paper Addresses Use of Antibiotics in Food Animals (12-2-11)

Ad Angers Humane Society (12-1-11)

Controversial Return Of Horse Slaughter Piques Interest In Big Country (12-1-11)

HSUS Leaders Host Briefing In Support Of California's Downer Livestock Law (12-1-11)

New Identification Rule Coming For Nebraska Cattle, Bison (12-1-11)

Patton Finds Teachable Moments In Johne's Program (12-1-11)

NOVEMBER

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Board of Livestock Adopts New Rules For Trichomoniasis (11-30-11)

EPA Orders W.Va. Poultry Farms Polluting Streams To Seek Clean Water Act Permits (11-30-11)

Humans Add To AMR, Say UK Livestock Groups (11-30-11)

Lifting Horse Slaughter Ban: Why PETA Says It's a Good Idea (11-30-11)

U.S. Horse Slaughter Plants In The Very Early Stages Of Planning, Proponent Says (11-30-11)

Canada Lagging On Farm-Animal Welfare (11-29-11)

113 Sentenced In China Swine Feed Scandal (11-29-11)

Long-Term Study By Iowa State Researcher Shows Organics’ Yields Similar To Conventional (11-28-11)

Natural Here to Stay, Grass-Fed Maybe Not So Much (11-28-11)

USDA and Feld Entertainment, Inc., Reach Settlement Agreement (11-28-11)

USFRA Launches Food Production Video (11-28-11)

Black Market Meat Alert As Lamb Rustling Leaps 250 Percent This Year (11-27-11)

The Role Of Exhibition Pigs In PRRS ARC Project (11-27-11)

New Law School Program Targets Animal Rights (11-26-11)

‘Stream it out’: Grandin Says Animal Ag Should Be More Visible Instead Of Secretive (11-26-11)

Dec. 9 Deadline for Comments on USDA’s Proposed ADT Rule (11-25-11)

Japan Reports New Strain Of ‘Mad Cow’ Disease (11-25-11)

Livestock Identification Tags Ensure Cattle And Food Safety (11-25-11)

Poultry Industry, Environmentalists Eye Egg-Farm Case (11-25-11)

South American Countries Taking Aim At FMD (11-25-11)

Activists: New Indiana Livestock Rules Insufficient (11-24-11)

Antimicrobials: European Proposals Must Not Lose Sight Of Farming Concerns (11-24-11)

DeCosters Are Selling Their Egg Farms (11-23-11)

Which Came First: Factory Chicken Farm Or Egg Demand? (11-23-11)

The Economics Of Animal Happiness (11-22-11)

FOI: Standard Requests Infected Bull Records (11-22-11)

Ministry Imposes Stricter Control on Antibiotic Use (11-22-11)

Minn. Ag Chief Surprised by Swift Reaction to Video at Sparboe Farms of Litchfield, Minn. (11-22-11)

New Form Of Mad Cow Disease Found In 2 Swiss Cows (11-22-11)

Report Analyzes Economic Importance of Animal Agriculture (11-22-11)

Swine Disease Management Sets a Good Example (11-22-11)

Antibiotics in Agriculture Remain Hot Topic On The Hill (11-21-11)

Chicago’s School-Lunch Chicken Misses The Mark (11-21-11)

Circus Facing Complaints From USDA, PETA (11-21-11)

Facilities Sought For Restoring Horse Slaughter (11-21-11)

Maryland Governor Supports Industry In Poultry Pollution Case (11-21-11)

Sparboe Farms Update on Mercy for Animals Undercover Video Release (11-21-11)

Yellowstone Considering Bison Hunt (11-21-11)

Animal Agriculture Economic Analysis: 2000-2010 (11-18-11)

Farmers, Consumers Rally To Support Man's Selling Of 'Raw Milk' (11-18-11)

Smithfield Won’t Turn Records Over To HSUS (11-18-11)

Antibiotic Symposium Presentations Available Online (11-17-11)

Committee Report Could Clear Way for U.S. Horse Slaughter (11-17-11)

Myths Promoted At "End Factory Farming" Conference (11-17-11)

Slaughter Blasts US On Antibiotics As Europe Announces National Strategy (11-17-11)

Cattle Veterinarians Can Educate, Adapt (11-16-11)

Connecticut Launches Poultry Inspection Program Making More Local Chicken Available To Eat Here (11-16-11)

Be A 'Green' Veterinarian By Improving Efficiency (11-15-11)

Cleaning Cows From Inside Out (11-15-11)

NMPF’s 2012 Antibiotic Residue Prevention Manual Now Available (11-15-11)

UK Warns Against Selling Conventional Cage Eggs Once Banned (11-15-11)

Advocates Of Raw Milk Hold Out Hope As N.J. Legislature Considers Bills To Relax State Ban (11-14-11)

Animals Australia Targets Bobby Calves (11-14-11)

Antibiotics Could Slash Cases Of Sheep Lameness (11-14-11)

Higher Turkey Prices Behind Thanksgiving Dinner Increase (11-14-11)

NPPC Backs Reauthorization Of ADUFA (11-14-11)

USDA Announces Recent Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions (11-14-11)

The Visual HSUS, Part 11 (11-14-11)

Environmentally-Friendly Sheep? (11-13-11)

Wrong Approach To Animal Rights (11-13-11)

Commentary: Traceability Is Like A Bad Penny (11-11-11)

How PETA's Lawsuit Against Sea World Could End Factory Farming (11-11-11)

STENHOLM: Wrong Approach To Animal Rights (11-11-11)

Carriage Horse Controversy Causes Veterinarian's Suspension (11-10-11)

Texas Horse Industry Crisis Looms (11-10-11)

Thanksgiving Dinner More Expensive (11-10-11)

Billboards Equate Meat With Cigarettes (11-9-11)

Court Likely to Overturn California Law on Livestock (11-9-11)

FDA Denies Citizen Petitions on Animal Antibiotics (11-9-11)

New Edition of Veterinarian Johne’s Disease Handbooks Available (11-9-11)

Protecting Animal Health With Responsible Drug Use (11-9-11)

Study Finds 'Raw' Milk Poses Risk For Some Groups (11-9-11)

Tuberculosis Found In South Dakota Cattle (11-9-11)

China’s Worsening Hog Disease Fueling U.S. Exports (11-8-11)

FDA Lowers Estimates On Antibiotic Use (11-8-11)

Pfizer Opens New Animal Health Equine Research Center In Richland Township (11-8-11)

USDA Invites Comments on Use of Tetracycline, Other Substances in Organic Agriculture (11-8-11)

Animal Health Care Insurance Can Cut Down On Vet Bills (11-7-11)

Cargill Shares Lessons Learned From Oprah Show (11-7-11)

Prophylactic Medicine European Ban Might Undermine Animal Welfare (11-7-11)

Senator Voices Concerns With USDA Forum (11-7-11)

Proposed Law Would Make Equine Abuse A Felony (11-5-11)

AVMA: Maintain Proper Funding Levels, Pass H.R. 2112 Quickly (11-4-11)

FDA Focuses On Antibiotic Drug Use In Animals (11-4-11)

Concern Does Not Equal Risk (11-3-11)

Cattle Welfare Issues, Demonstration Featured At Texas A&M Event (11-2-11)

Court Order Stops Poultry Slaughterhouse From Selling Products (11-2-11)

Humane Society Files Complaint Against Smithfield (11-2-11)

Ohio Care Board Reviews First Animal Care Complaints, Charts New Year (11-2-11)

Pig Production Law Threatens U.K. Pork Industry (11-2-11)

Agriculture’s Message Not Resonating With The Public (11-1-11)

Antibiotic Use in Food Animals: A Dialogue for a Common Purpose (11-1-11)

Antibiotic Use in Food Animals Symposium Establishes New Benchmark for Information, Science (11-1-11)

Chicago Public Schools To Serve Antibiotic-Free Chickens (11-1-11)

Faulty Vaccine Likely Source Of FMD Outbreak In Paraguay (11-1-11)

Smithfield Foods Invites Conversation With Launch of New smithfieldcommitments.com Website (11-1-11)

OCTOBER

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Antibiotics Are Only One Tool (10-31-11)

Animal Activists Seek To ‘End Factory Farming’ At First-Ever Conference (10-31-11)

Meat Industry Endagners Motoris and Animals Alike (10-31-11)

RSPCA Slams Agriculture Ministers For Non-Decision On Stunning (10-31-11)

U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Treatment Of Pigs (10-29-11)

Antibiotics and The Healthy Cow Equation (10-28-11)

Conference Tackles Antibiotic Use (10-28-11)

'Disappointment' as MEPs Vote to Stop Use of Antibiotics (10-28-11)

Foundation Seeks Farms to Adopt Horses (10-28-11)

Michigan Dairy Objects to Extra Scrutiny By Vets (10-28-11)

One Day After Complaint, Livestock Standards Panel Cancels Meeting (10-28-11)

Survey: Commercial Farmers Out Of Sync With Consumers (10-27-11)

Vaccine for Cattle Offers Hope to Poorest Farmers (10-27-11)

Dr. Leonard Bull Discusses Antibiotics and NIAA Symposium (10-26-11)

New Facility Proposed For Kansas City’s American Royal (10-26-11)

2 Ohio Hatcheries Violate Livestock Care Standards By Suffocating Chicks (10-26-11)

Agriculture Ministry Slammed For Promoting Horse Breeding (10-25-11)

Horse Advocates Protest Nevada Roundup Of Horses (10-25-11)

Horse Slaughter Issue Won't Go Away (10-25-11)

Transparency Needed for Industrial Animal Agriculture (10-25-11)

Animal Welfare Standards: "Very Much Open To Interpretation" (10-24-11)

Carriage Horse Collapses And Dies In Midtown (10-24-11)

Center for Food Integrity Speaks Out on Food Day (10-24-11)

Consumer Attitudes And Welfare Labeling (10-24-11)

Critics Say New Wild Horse Panel Is Pro-Livestock (10-24-11)

PAMTA On Back Burner, For Now (10-24-11)

Curriculum Developers Agree To Pull Book That Defames Agriculture (10-22-11)

Commentary: Worldwatch’s Antibiotic Claims are Unfounded – Part II (10-21-11)

Five Nebraska Ag Groups Respond to HSUS Announcement (10-21-11)

Texas Proposes Cattle Tagging Rule (10-21-11)

USFRA Launches “Since When Did Agriculture Become A Dirty Word?” Campaign (10-21-11)

Canadian Institutions Partner to Invest $20m in Livestock Genomics Research (10-20-11)

Eight Factors For Confident Vaccine Selection (10-20-11)

Exotic Animals Killed In Ohio Puts Spotlight On Michigan Bill (10-20-11)

What is the Ethical Choice? (10-20-11)

AMI Foundation Partners with Alchemy Systems to Develop New Animal Welfare Training Series (10-19-11)

Livestock Critical To Global Food Security And Human Health (10-19-11)

The Alphabet Soup Of Organizations, Companies That Support HSUS (10-18-11)

Celebrate Food Day, Every Day With Miss America Teresa Scanlan (10-18-11)

Economy Affects Horse Owners (10-18-11)

Symposium to Meet Identified Need for More Information Regarding Antibiotic Use in Food Animal Production (10-18-11)

Truce For Ag, Animal Right Groups (10-18-11)

Good Biosecurity Practices Important For Livestock Health (10-17-11)

Meat MythCrusher Campaign and Website Expands (10-17-11)

Princess Wants Stunning Before Slaughter (10-17-11)

Researchers Set Sights On Better Vaccine Against Chicken Parasite (10-17-11)

US Poultry Orgs Support FTA Approval (10-17-11)

In California, Going All Out to Bid Adieu to Foie Gras (10-15-11)

String Of Horse-Vehicle Collisions Prompts Removal Of Stray Horses In Northern Nevada (10-15-11)

Raw Milk Tops List Of Foods To Avoid (10-14-11)

USDA Announces Recent Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions (10-14-11)

Don’t Mess With Texas, PETA (10-13-11)

Antibiotic Issue Continues To Simmer (10-11-11)

BLM Must Answer Inhumane Handling Allegations (10-11-11)

New Series Takes Viewers Inside America's Barns (10-11-11)

Oh, the Inhumanity (10-11-11)

Checkoff Helps Set the Record Straight (10-10-11)

China to Ban Certain Antibiotics in Livestock Feed, U.S. Lags Behind (10-10-11)

Minn. Foie Gras Producer Challenges Notion That Process Is Cruel (10-10-11)

Missouri Animal Care Standards Finalized (10-10-11)

Paraguay Vaccinates Cattle to Contain Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak (10-10-11)

Parkers Making Horse Sale Industry Better One Horse At A Time (10-10-11)

Raw Milk Demand Grows; More Florida Farms Sell It As Pet Food (10-10-11)

Poultry Hormone Claims Mislead, Say Consumer Groups (10-8-11)

Cargill Revamps Turkey Processing Plant In Wake Of Recall (10-7-11)

Livestock Traceability Economic Assessment (10-7-11)

USDA Extends Comment Period for Proposed Rule on Traceability (10-7-11)

Update: The Star's Readers Respond to Livestock Heat Deaths Story (10-6-11)

Equine Scientists Debunk Horsemeat Health Risk Claims (10-5-11)

New Online Equine Biosecurity Risk Calculator Available (10-5-11)

USDA Approves Minnesota's TB-Free Status (10-5-11)

USDA Upgrades Minnesota’s Bovine Tuberculosis Status, Lessening Restrictions on Movement of Cattle and Bison (10-5-11)

USDA Upgrades New Mexico’s Bovine Tuberculosis Status, Lessening Restrictions on Movement of Cattle and Bison (10-5-11)

Greens Call For Govt To Stop Supporting Cruel Hen Cages (10-4-11)

Meatless Monday-Myths and Facts (10-4-11)

USDA Food-Safety Programs Unlikely to Be Cut, Vilsack Says (10-4-11)

White House Petition to Improve Horse Welfare Needs Your Signature (10-4-11)

'Feeding Future Generations' Forum on Tap in D.C. (10-3-11)

Ohio's Livestock Care Standards (10-3-11)

SDSU Hosts Provocative Lecture Series (10-3-11)

Tick Responsible For Equine Piroplasmosis Outbreak Identified (10-3-11)

Video Shows Devastation To Dairy From Tropical Storm Irene (10-3-11)

Animal Protection Efforts Have Unintended Results (10-1-11)

Independent, Third-Party Assessments Help Gauge The Job You’re Doing In Animal Handling (10-1-11)

Mind Over Miller: An Accurate And Unfortunate Prediction (10-1-11)

Raw Milk Advocate Enters Hunger Strike After Charges (10-1-11)

UC-Davis Develops Vaccines For Rift Valley Fever (10-1-11)

SEPTEMBER

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Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan Announces Assistance to Help Raise New Crop of Farmers and Ranchers (9-30-11)

"Suffering-free” Cheese? (9-30-11)

USDA to Hold Pre-Harvest Food Safety Summit (9-30-11)

Canada Seeking Alternatives To Antibiotic Use In Livestock (9-29-11)

Brownback Pushing Animal Ag Expansion (9-28-11)

LSU Agricultural Center Plans To Shut Down Swine Farm; Students Unhappy (9-28-11)

Merck Animal Health Awards $12,000 To Top Bovine Veterinary Students (9-28-11)

Pork Producers Score High Marks For Nutrient Management (9-28-11)

Take Care Buying Drought Cattle (9-28-11)

USDA Tracking Equine EEE, WNV Case Numbers (9-28-11)

Vegans Sue Over Price Of Milk (9-28-11)

Environmental Health Risks of Livestock Farming: More Exacerbations in Lung Patients (9-27-11)

Livestock ID/Traceability Economic Assessment (9-27-11)

State Vet Urges Trichomoniasis Scrutiny (9-27-11)

2007 Horse Ban Had Intended Consequences (9-27-11)

CCA Auction Mart System National Pilot Goes Live! (9-26-11)

Hog Pneumonia Vaccine Approved For Day-Olds (9-26-11)

Nationwide Surveys Reveal Disconnect Between Americans And Their Food (9-26-11)

NDSU Beef Research Report Available (9-26-11)

UCLA Researchers Find That H1N1 Has Spread To Pigs In Africa (9-26-11)

Experts Split Whether Factory Farming Led To Livestock Heat Deaths (9-25-11)

Tracking, But Not Stunning, Urged For All Live Exports (9-25-11)

Horse Disease Spreads At Dixie Stampede; Attraction Remains Open (9-24-11)

Horses In Six Counties Diagnosed With Deadly, Mosquito-Borne Disease (9-23-11)

Judge's Ruling Against Raw Milk Producer Flares Divide (9-23-11)

Livestock Sellers Should Provide More Information About Disease Risk, Say Researchers (9-22-11)

Missouri Meeting Held About HSUS Threat (9-22-11)

New State Veterinarian Wants To Safeguard Agricultural Animals (9-22-11)

Animal Antibiotic Prescriptions Proposed (9-21-11)

WLIC Unveils Future Direction (9-21-11)

Ban On Horses, Livestock One Step Closer In Wilmore (9-20-11)

Cattle Raisers' Survey Shows Extent Of Drought Impact On Texas Ranchers (9-20-11)

Senate Inquiry Into Agriculture Education To Examine Animal Welfare And Climate Issues (9-20-11)

FSIS Begins New Pork Screening Tests (9-19-11)

New Computer Models To Help Tone Down The Smell (9-19-11)

Paraguay Suspends Beef Exports Due to Foot-and-Mouth Disease (9-19-11)

Tax-Exempt Ag Research Bill Proposed (9-19-11)

UT Veterinary Medical Center Quarantined for EHV-1(9-19-11)

HSUS Wants To Waste $170,000 In Tax Dollars (9-18-11)

Montana Could Escape Hit From Cattle Infections (9-18-11)

No Blockheads At The Aggie Vet School (9-18-11)

HSUS Hosts Hymn Contest (9-16-11)

Michigan Horse Succumbs to EEE (9-16-11)

Ohio St. Unveils New Super-Secure Ag Diseases Lab (9-16-11)

USDA Announces Public Meeting on Traceability for Livestock Moving Interstate and the Bovine Tuberculosis Program (9-16-11)

Beef Will Be A Star On Wheel Of Fortune! (9-15-11)

ISU Study Finds Consumers Will Pay Premium for GM Foods With Health Benefits (9-15-11)

SaveFarmFamilies.org Launched to Raise Funds for Maryland Family Under Attack by Waterkeepers Alliance (9-15-11)

Third Annual College Aggies Online Competition Encourages “Agvocacy” (9-15-11)

What Court’s Ruling on Compounding Means for Veterinarians (9-15-11)

Antibiotic Resistance And The Case For Organic Poultry And Meat (9-14-11)

HSUS-UEP Plan is Game Saver (9-14-11)

KFC Pulls 'Free Roam' Ads After Watchdog Bites Chicken Suppliers (9-14-11)

Antibiotics in Pork Draw More Scrutiny By Inspectors (9-13-11)

Drought-Induced Cattle Poisoning (9-13-11)

GAO Calls for Better Data on Antibiotic Use in Livestock (9-13-11)

Montana Cattle Herd Quarantined Over Disease (9-13-11)

Nebraska Ag Targets Animal Activists (9-13-11)

House Agriculture Animal Feed Hearing (9-12-11)

USDA Announces Recent Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions (9-12-11)

Texas Animal Health Commission Responds To Raging Fires Across The State (9-11-11)

Bovine TB Study Reaffirms Need for National ID (9-10-11)

Hog Waste Producing Electricity And Carbon Offsets (9-10-11)

USU Scientist Aims To Create 'Pasture Pharmacy' (9-10-11)

Animal Health / Human Health Experts to Address Antibiotic Use in Food Animal Production(9-9-11)

'Free To Roam' Poultry Producers Taken To Court (9-9-11)

Pfizer Starts Animal Health Joint Venture In China (9-9-11)

Researchers Uncover Genetic Link To Cattle Diseases (9-8-11)

Senate Appropriations Bill Contains No Prohibitions On USDA Inspection Of Horses (9-7-11)

USDA Releases Report On The Introduction And Spread Of Bovine TB (9-7-11)

"American Meat" Latest Film to Join Food Debate (9-6-11)

Animal Ag Alliance Launches New Legislation Site (9-6-11)

CAST Airs New Publication Presentation (9-6-11)

FREE-B Runs Through Food And Animal Disease Exercises (9-6-11)

Govt To Strengthen Traceability In BC Beef Industry (9-6-11)

Iowa Select Farms Develops New Welfare Guidelines (9-6-11)

New Ohio Livestock Rules Widely Praised (9-6-11)

NMA Webinar: 'Humane Handling: A Systematic Approach' (9-6-11)

The Petition to Congress to Restore U.S. Horse Processing: Have You Signed it Yet? (9-6-11)

Study Finds Larger Dairy Operations Produce Cleaner Milk (9-6-11)

USDA Issues Final Rule On Commercial Transportation Of Equines To Slaughter (9-6-11)

USPOULTRY Releases Poultry Carbon Footprint Estimation Toolkit (9-6-11)

Antibiotic Resistance An Ancient Trait (9-5-11)

MLA Pulls Out Of Animal Welfare Forum (9-5-11)

National Sheep ID Needed (9-5-11)

BLM Task Force Urges Safety In Helicopter Roundups (9-2-11)

Two U.S. Children Develop Flu From Pigs: CDC (9-2-11)

UK: Beak Trimming Benefits Welfare (9-2-11)

Farm and Ranch Groups Want USDA to Extend Animal ID Comment Period (9-1-11)

I’ll Get My Burritos Elsewhere, Chipotle (9-1-11)

University of Nebraska Seeks Answers About 'Supershedding' Of Pathogens In Livestock (9-1-11)

AUGUST

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Additional EHV-1 Cases Confirmed In California (8-31-11)

Animal Health Firm Picks Lawrence For Site (8-31-11)

Crack Down On Clenbuterol (8-31-11)

Electronic Identification To Improve Health & Safety (8-31-11)

Farmers Aware of Animals Purpose (8-31-11)

FDA Scientist Says Action Needed on Drug Use Concerns (8-31-11)

USDA Highlights Assistance to Residents Affected by Hurricane Irene (8-31-11)

AAEP Issues Recommendations For Wild Horse & Burro Program (8-30-11)

Canadian Doctors Want Prescription-Only Antibiotics In Ag Use (8-30-11)

Charity Rating Group Grades HSUS "D", PETA "C+", 4-H "A-" (8-29-11)

New FSIS Surveillance Guide (8-29-11)

New 2010 Equine Industry Released by Equine Canada — Most Comprehensive Equine Industry Study Available in Canada (8-29-11)

Ohio Enacts America's First Comprehensive Set of Livestock Care Rules (8-29-11)

Register Investigation: Egg Farms Rack Up Violations (8-27-11)

Animal Rights Group Encourages Activists To Harass Farms With “Take a Photo of a Farm Day” (8-26-11)

Can You Identify FMD In Swine? (8-26-11)

Enforcement of State Regulation Worries Some Horse Rescuers (8-26-11)

38 Horses With Anemia Put Down Near Clarksville (8-26-11)

New Wild Horse Lawsuit Filed In Reno, Seeks To Enforce Language Of “Wild Horse Annie Law” (8-25-11)

Video Shows Cattle Cruelty (8-25-11)

Antibiotic Use In Animal Agriculture: What Consumers Want To Know (8-24-11)

Cattle Genetics Research May Help Combat E. coli (8-24-11)

Impact Of The USDA Proposed Traceability Rule On Wisconsin Livestock Producers (8-24-11)

NAHMS Swine 2012 (8-24-11)

Neurologic EHV-1 Confirmed in California Horse (8-24-11)

2 Salmonella Outbreaks Traced to Baby Chicks, Ducklings (8-24-11)

U of Arkansas Names New Animal Science Department Head (8-24-11)

UNL's Mobile Beef Lab Takes Science On The Road (8-24-11)

Adjunct Bleeder Medication Ban Advanced in Kentucky (8-23-11)

AVMA Executive Board Approves 5 Million Dollar Initiative To Strengthen The Economic Foundation Of Veterinary Medicine (8-23-11)

Transport Of Livestock Animals, Meat Allowed (8-23-11)

UC Davis Launches Agricultural Sustainability Degree (8-23-11)

USDA Announces End of Period for Election to Participate in National Veterinary Accreditation Program (8-23-11)

BLM Dumping Mustangs Into Flooded Horse Market (8-22-11)

Mexican Slaughterhouse Shuttered For Clenbuterol Use (8-22-11)

Pew Report on “Big Chicken” Ignites Big Backlash (8-22-11)

Two More Wisconsin Horses With EEE (8-22-11)

Fair Livestock Can't Escape IDs (8-21-11)

Mustangs Play Role In Hunt For Mexican Smugglers (8-21-11)

Researcher Receives USDA Grant To Study PRRS (8-20-11)

Sheep Management Tools Available (8-19-11)

Animal Activist Rallies Showcase Continued Pressure on Agriculture (8-18-11)

Congress Should Revisit Ban On Horse Slaughter (8-18-11)

PETA: Porno-Mongers For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (8-17-11)

PRRS Price Tag, $641 Million (8-17-11)

Shareholder Resolution Urges Hormel Foods to Disclose Progress (8-17-11)

Sixth Case Of Hendra Virus Diagnosed In New South Wales (8-17-11)

What’s Your Take On USDA’s Proposed Animal ID Program? (8-17-11)

Dairy Web-Surfers Increase Dramatically In Two Years (8-16-11)

NIAA: National Forum to Focus on Antibiotic Use in Food Animal Production (8-15-11)

Poultry Farms That Stop Antibiotics See Resistance Fall (8-15-11)

UC Davis Vet School Announces New Dean (8-15-11)

USDA Announces Directive to Improve Humane Handling Enforcement (8-15-11)

The Medium Is The Message (8-14-11)

Veterinarians, Livestock Owners Must Be Vigilant (8-13-11)

ASI Raises Concerns Over APHIS Reorganization (8-12-11)

Antibiotic Debate Gets New Life (8-11-11)

Livestock Care Standards Effective Date is September 29, 2011 (8-11-11)

Missouri Law On Bull Testing Goes Into Effect September 1 (8-11-11)

USDA Announces Recent Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions (8-11-11)

Verified Beef Production™ Update (8-11-11)

Bill Gates Buys 5 Percent of Deere (8-10-11)

FSIS Issues Instructions for Carcass Selection for National Residue Program (8-10-11)

Poultry Farms That Go Organic Found To Have Fewer Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (8-10-11)

Eastern Equine Encephalitis Confirmed In Wisconsin (8-9-11)

National Animal Disease Traceability Program Necessary to Protect Animal Health, States AVMA (8-9-11)

Nebraska Governor Rejects Pacelle’s Meeting Invite (8-9-11)

USDA Seeks Comments On The Proposed Rule For Animal Disease Traceability (8-9-11)

Digital Angel Closes Sale of its Animal ID Business to Allflex (8-8-11)

Feds Bust Utah Horse-Smuggling Operation (8-8-11)

'Superbugs' In Our Food (8-6-11)

Jolley: Five Minutes With Dr. Kurt Vogel, Ethics And Animals (8-5-11)

NAHMS Report Profiles Small Producers (8-5-11)

Promiseland Livestock’s Organic Certification Pulled Over Documentation Issues (8-5-11)

Federal Compensation for Dead Livestock Set to Expire (8-4-11)

Ground Turkey Recall: Why The Lag Between Illnesses And A Public Alert? (8-4-11)

Poultry Report Called 'Cheap Shot' (8-4-11)

Raw Milk Prosecution Draws LA Protest (8-4-11)

Highly Resistant Salmonella: Poultry, Antibiotics, Borders, Risk (8-3-11)

Vermont Cheese-Maker To Scale Back Milk Hormone Claims (8-3-11)

Council Passes Resolution Supporting Agriculture (8-2-11)

Producers Reminded to Report Livestock Losses Due to Extreme Heat to FSA (8-2-11)

Reports from a Well Run Canadian Horse Processing Plant (8-2-11)

Restore the Horsemeat Industry to Create Jobs (8-2-11)

UK: Secret Footage Allegedly Shows Pigs Abused At Abattoir (8-2-11)

Pew Commission Urges Restrictions On Livestock Numbers (8-1-11)

Study Finds Larger Farms Produce Better Quality Milk (8-1-11)

JULY

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AVMA Determining Scope of  Improper Practice (7-30-11)

More Ilnesses Reported Fom Alaska Dairy's Raw Milk (7-30-11)

Nebraska Groups Unite To Fight Animal Rights Activists (7-30-11)

ASI Website Lists Drought Relief Contacts (7-29-11)

Boost Ag Research Funding Or Else (Its Not Pretty) (7-29-11)

CFDA Discusses Animal Welfare (7-29-11)

Clifford Clarifies Traceability Plans, Branding (7-29-11)

Rural Poll Finds Concern About Animal Welfare, Doubt About New Regulations (7-29-11)

New Zealand Growing Up Near Livestock Tied to Blood Cancers (7-28-11)

Beef Processor Gets Probation in Calf Cruelty Case (7-27-11)

Chicken and Turkey Productions Demystified (7-27-11)

Closing of U.S. Horse Slaughter Plants Still Reverberates (7-27-11)

USDA Proposes the Addition of 25 Member States of the European Union to List of Regions Free of Newcastle Disease (7-27-11)

USDA Seeks Comment on the Risk Analysis Evaluating the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Status of Japan (7-27-11)

Fire Guts CSU Equine Reproduction Laboratory (7-26-11)

5 Horses Quarantined in Phoenix-Area Facility (7-26-11)

Growing Menace: Animal-Rights Terrorism (7-26-11)

Japan to Buy Up and Burn Radiation Tainted Beef (7-26-11)

Pigs Per Litter Reaches a Record High (7-26-11)

UK: Good Farm Animal Welfare Costs Less Than a Box of Chocolates (7-26-11)

Commentary: Banning Agricultural Antibiotic Use is a False Solution (7-25-11)

National FFA Organization Receives Nearly $1.9 Million from Microsoft to Help Build, Pwer Soon-to-Launch Agricultural Career Network (7-24-11)

NPPC Seeks Science-Based Parasite Guidelines (7-23-11)

Drought-Stricken Oklahoma to Ease Truck Rules to Save Cattle (7-22-11)

Washington State Dairy Cited for Illegal Livestock Drug Use (7-22-11)

California State Board holds Animal Welfare Meeting (7-21-11)

FSIS Identifies Penicillin Residues in Culled Sows (7-21-11)

Five Livestock Care Informational Sessions to be Held Across Ohio (7-20-11)

How Animal Welfare Labeling could be Implemented in the Livestock Industry (7-20-11)

In Defense of Grade Horses (7-20-11)

AgriTalk: NPPC Chief Veterinarian Discusses Animal Care, Antibiotic Use (7-19-11)

How Dairy Farms Contribute to Greenhouse Gas Emissions (7-19-11)

More Dairy Producers Enrolling in FARM (7-19-11)

NCBA Statement on Beef Products, Inc., Announcement to Expand Safety Testing (7-19-11)

Bayer Study Reveals Gaps in Perception of Veterinary Care Between Vets and Pet Owners (7-18-11)

Doctors Urging Virginia Farmers to Vaccinate Livestock After Several Rabies Cases Reported (7-18-11)

Having a Plan in Place for Foot-and-Mouth Disease (7-18-11)

USDA to Launch 2011 Feedlot Animal-Health Study (7-18-11)

Veterinary Advantage Magazine Launches Livestock Edition (7-18-11)

Farm Column: The Changing Path Of Rural Veterinary Medicine (7-16-11)

Extension Gets Grant to Address Climate, Animal Ag Issues (7-15-11)

USDA Announces Recent Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions (7-15-11)

AU: Cattle Stunning Proposal Placed on Hold (7-14-11)

MU Researcher, Paid By PETA, Studying How to Produce Meat in a Factory (7-14-11)

Cattle Group to Back Felony Animal Cruelty Law (7-13-11)

Egg Agreement Keeps California Deadline in Place (7-13-11)

Eighth Horse Tests Positive for Hendra Virus (7-13-11)

How to Deal with the Antibiotics Controversy (7-13-11)

Commitment to Veterinarians (7-12-11)

Heat Kills 4,300 Turkeys on Kansas Farm (7-12-11)

Pigeon Fever in Horses: Manifestations and Complications (7-12-11)

Sale Shows Effects of Economy on Horse Industry (7-12-11)

Sheep Farmers Paid More for Losses to Coyotes (7-12-11)

Return to Feeding Animal Protein on its Way? (7-11-11)

USDA Makes Four Training Modules Available for Veterinary Accreditation (7-11-11)

Washington Free-Range Sheep Rancher Hanging On (7-11-11)

What Does UEP/HSUS Agreement Mean for Ohio? (7-11-11)

And Then There Was One: John McReynolds, Dairyman (7-10-11)

Utah State University Researcher Spins Spider Silk from Goat Milk (7-10-11)

Want to Make More than a Banker? Become a Farmer! (7-10-11)

What State Uses More Antibiotics on Livestock Than Entire U.S. on Humans? (7-9-11)

Arizona Rancher Urges Congress to Strengthen Border Security (7-8-11)

HSUS, United Egg Producers Agree on Set of National Standards for Nation’s Egg Industry (7-8-11)

NCBA: Codex Failed to Act on Adoption of Science-Based Standards (7-8-11)

Rep. Simpson Acts on Wild Sheep Issue (7-8-11)

Roberts Works to Defend Livestock Producers (7-7-11)

Statement Of National Pork Producers Council About HSUS, UEP Agreement (7-7-11)

Australia Lifts Ban on Cattle Exports to Indonesia (7-6-11)

FMD Epidemic Hits Vietnam (7-6-11)

Animal Rights Groups Disagree, Scramble to Define 'Humane' in Egg Debate (7-5-11)

Redefining Sustainability (7-5-11)

Should Animal Welfare Appear on Labels? (7-5-11)

The State of Livestock in America (7-5-11)

Will USDA Follow Through To Address Horse Welfare? (7-5-11)

S. Korea to Tighten Penalties for Animal Cruelty (7-4-11)

UK: BSE Testing Age Limit Raised (7-4-11)

Where's the Beef? Michigan State Aims to Find Out (7-4-11)

FDA, Justice Department Take Action Against California Calf Hauler (7-2-11)

Strengthened Effort to Help Michigan Livestock Producers Combat Bovine Tuberculosis (7-2-11)

As US Looks to Trace Meat from Hoof to Plate, Western Ranchers Fight Push to Give Up Brands (7-1-11)

BIXS Launch to Cow-Calf Producers  Begins Stage One (7-1-11)

Commercial Raw Milk Sales Goal of Wisconsin Bill (7-1-11)

Congress Introduces Legislation to Ban Performance-Enhancing Drugs (7-1-11)

Health Animals Quarterly Online (7-1-11)

JBS Swift Spurns Kamrar Supplier (7-1-11)

PETA Wants Maryland to Teach 'Factory' Farming's Ills (7-1-11)

Regulation Blocking Genetically Engineered Food Animal Development (7-1-11)

South Korea to Track Pork Origins (7-1-11)

JUNE

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Canadian Sheep Identification Program (CSIP) Key Milestones for Mandatory RFID Tags (6-30-11)

Retailers are MFA’s Real Target (6-30-11)

World Coalition Demands Less Antibiotics on Farms (6-30-11)

Farm Animal Disease to Increase With Climate Change, Scientists Say (6-29-11)

Gestation Stalls at Heart of Undercover Iowa Video (6-29-11)

Merck Announces New Name for Its Animal Health Division (6-29-11)

AAEP Issues Statement on GAO Horse Welfare Report (6-28-11)

Agriculture Colleges, Extension Face Budget Cuts (6-28-11)

Beef Farmers Issue Social Responsibility Report (6-28-11)

Cattle Export Industry Faces Three-Month Delay (6-28-11)

Religious Animal Slaughter Ban Passes In The Netherlands (6-28-11)

Rethinking Treatment Strategies to Reduce Bacterial Resistance (6-27-11)

Supreme Court to Hear NMA’s Case (6-27-11)

USDA Issues Final Situation Report on Equine Herpes Outbreak (6-27-11)

Pork Producers Continue Environmental Commitment (6-24-11)

Watchdog Group Refutes HSUS Membership Claim (6-24-11)

AABP Report Addresses Veterinarian Shortage Perception (6-23-11)

Horse Welfare Declines After Closing of U.S. Slaughter Plants (6-23-11)

Livestock Disease Outbreak in Humans Probed in 2 States (6-23-11)

Wildfires Still Challenging Arizona Equine Community (6-23-11)

2011 World Food Prize Recipients Named (6-23-11)

Cattle Industry Takes Paddock-to-Plate Tagging With a Pinch of Salt (6-22-11)

Horse Welfare: Action Needed to Address Unintended Consequences from Cessation of Domestic Slaughter (6-22-11)

Horses' Health to be Tracked by Microchips (6-22-11)

Is Eradicating Livestock Diseases the Best Way Forward? (6-22-11)

Egg Producers Beat Animal Rights Groups at Their Own Game (6-21-11)

Foul Attack of Unknown Activists on Dutch Pig Industry (6-21-11)

Public Lands Council: BLM is Wrong to Re-Evaluate Wild Horse Gather Decision (6-21-11)

Study Examines Correlation Between E. coli, Corn Processing (6-21-11)

TAHC to Discontinue Brucellosis Testing at Markets (6-21-11)

California Declares Containment of Equine Herpes  Virus (EHV-1) Outbreak (6-20-11)

Gov. Brownback Holds Economic Summit on Animal Health (6-20-11)

The Economics of Animal Agriculture in Ohio (6-20-11)

Antibiotics: Feinstein Bill Seeks to Protect Humans (6-18-11)

Antibiotics in Livestock (6-18-11)

USDA Program Targets Counties' Need for Vets (6-18-11)

PETA Piqued Over California’s Promotion of Dairy (6-17-11)

16 Made Ill by Raw Milk in Wisconsin (6-17-11)

Cage Initiative Gains Signatures (6-16-11)

AMI Joins Industry Groups Urging USDA to Finalize Comprehensive BSE Rule (6-15-11)

LAUSD Votes Flavored Milk Out of Schools (6-15-11)

Murphy-Brown Receives Telly Award (6-15-11)

New Oversight on Food Animal Antimicrobial Use (6-15-11)

Measures to Stop Livestock Taping Stall in States (6-13-11)

State Testing for Cattle STD to Avert Industry Epidemic (6-13-11)

USDA Makes Permit Inspection Findings Available Online (6-13-11)

Angry Cattle Farmers Threaten Class Action (6-11-11)

Data Gaps Will Remain Despite HHS Taking Steps to Improve Monitoring (6-11-11)

Seized Livestock Ordered Returned (6-11-11)

Be Aware of Displaced Wildlife Due to Flooding (6-10-11)

Salmonella Linked to Poultry Hatchery (6-10-11)

Spanish Animal Health Company to Headquarter U.S. Operations in Ames, Iowa (6-10-11)

USDA Announces Recent Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions (6-10-11)

PIGS FOR KOREA: U.S. Pork Producers Eager to Expand Trade, Some Democrats Hesitant (6-9-11)

Animal Health Shareholders OK Acquisition (6-8-11)

Bilingual Non-ambulatory Cattle Management Training Program Now Online (6-8-11)

Massive Pig Deaths in Myanmar Linked to Bacteria Rather Than PRRS (6-8-11)

100,000 Cattle Await Indonesian Slaughter (6-8-11)

Poultry Industry Going 'Cool Turkey' on Arsenic (6-8-11)

Texas Lawmakers Pass Equine Dentistry Bill (6-8-11)

Brumm Speaks Out: 20% Cut to USDA Ag Research Budget (6-7-11)

Time to Put Short Transport Vehicles for Horses into Park (6-7-11)

USDA Funds Projects Across the Country to Advance Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention (6-7-11)

Virus Threat to Utah Horses Declining (6-7-11)

Drought Likely to Impact Cattle Markets for Years (6-6-11)

DV Auction & Texas A&M Debut World's 1st Virtual Livestock Judging Website (6-6-11)

EHV-1 Outbreak: New Cases Still Being Reported (6-6-11)

NIAA Conference Addresses Disconnect Between Consumers and Animal Agriculture (6-6-11)

Oregon Caged-Hen Bill Awaits Governor's Signature (6-6-11)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Sued Over Non-Therapeutic Antimicrobial Use in Livestock (6-6-11)

U.S. Takes Next Step in EU Hormone Dispute (6-6-11)

Are Wild Horses Native to the U.S.? A Federal Court Seeks the Answer (6-5-11)

Disaster Assistance Available for Livestock Lost in Tornadoes (6-5-11)

US: FDA Reconsidering Raw Milk Cheese (6-5-11)

How Green is Your Footprint? (6-3-11)

Sterile Bison Study Aims at Thwarting Brucellosis (6-3-11)

Amendment Defunds USDA Horsemeat Inspections (6-2-11)

APHIS - Equine Herpes Virus type 1: 2011 Incident Information (6-2-11)

Producer Input Sought For 2011 Beef Quality Audit (6-2-11)

Can Communicating with Consumers Help In Agriculture? (6-1-11)

Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Accepting All Horse Patient Visits Using Safeguards (6-1-11)

E. coli Decline in Ground Beef Since 2000 (6-1-11)

EFSA Report on Veterinary Drug Residues in Animals and Animal Products (6-1-11)

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Launches Dairy Producer Education Program (6-1-11)

95% Have Swine Premises ID (6-1-11)

S. Korea to Ban Use of Antibiotics in Animals Feed- Updated (6-1-11)

2011 NIAA Annual Conference White Paper Reflects Strategies to Address the Disconnect Between Consumers and Animal Agriculture (6-1-11)

USDA’s Animal Care Program Enhances Searchable Database to Provide the Public with Greater Access to Animal Welfare Information (6-1-11)

USDA Proposes to Move Lists of Regions with Animal Diseases, States Receiving Imported Horses to Web Site (6-1-11)

MAY

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Atlantic Provinces Launch Strategy Against Johne's (5-31-11)

Bion Announces Initial Credit Certification for Kreider Farm Poultry Waste Processing (5-31-11)

A Focus on Antimicrobial Resistance (5-31-11)

Export Industry 'Caught Out' by Horrific Footage (5-28-11)

Ag Coalition Says Antibiotic Facts Are on Its Side (5-27-11)

Antibiotics: Spinning the Data from Denmark (5-27-11)

Current, Former Employees at Hart Facility Face Cruelty to Livestock Charges (5-27-11)

UGA Gets Funds to Create Disease-Resistant Animals (5-27-11)

USDA Proposes to Require Horse Industry Organizations to Follow Minimum Penalty Protocol (5-27-11)

Vietnam Halts H5N1 Poultry Vaccination Due to New Strain (5-27-11)

Watchdog Group Reveals HSUS by the Numbers (5-27-11)

Proper Disposal of Livestock Carcasses Vital Ag Management Tool After Storms (5-26-11)

Deadly Cattle Disease is No More (5-25-11)

Draft Ag Spending Bill Doesn't Include Horse Processing Rider – So Far (5-25-11)

EHV-1 Outbreak: Horse Owner Webinar Now Archived (5-25-11)

Jury Says Central California Chicken Egg Farm is Foul (5-25-11)

New Signs Encouraging Producers to Tag Sheep and Goats to Comply with Scrapie Requirements are Now Available (5-25-11)

Suit Accuses FDA of Lax Attitude Toward Antibiotic Use in Animal Ag (5-25-11)

Texas State Veterinarian Activites Animal Health Network to Inform Horse Owners About Equine Herpesvirus 1(5-25-11)

Veterinary Services Investment Act Introduced to Help Number of Vets in Rural Areas Grow (5-25-11)

Factory Farm Investigations Mapped (5-24-11)

Local Politicians Say Horse Industry Jobs are Integral to State (5-24-11)

Alltech Unveils New Pork Production App (5-23-11)

AMI Challenges Meat/Cancer Connection (5-23-11)

Connect with Consumers on Some Sensitive Topics (5-23-11)

Global Vet Shortage Threatens Food Security (5-23-11)

Milk's Carbon Footprint Cut by 63 Percent (5-23-11)

New Diseases Threaten Australian Cattle (5-23-11)

Poultry Farming on the Rise with Residents Interested in Local Eggs (5-23-11)

Veterinary Response Readies to Aid Missouri Tornado Victims (5-23-11)

UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Expansion Complete (5-22-11)

AHC, AAEP Work with USDA to Coordinate EHV-1 Case Reporting (5-20-11)

Animal Agriculture Alliance Executive Director says Animal Agriculture is Becoming a Target to Anti-Agriculture Campaigns (5-20-11)

Groups Working to Identify Best Euthanasia, Slaughter Methods (5-20-11)

Bridging the Gap (5-19-11)

Neurologic EHV-1: The Top Five Things You Need to Know (5-19-11)

Studies Focus on Feed Ingredient's Effects on Levels of E. coli 0157:H7 in Cattle (5-19-11)

Texas Becomes Swine Brucellosis Free (5-19-11)

United Egg Producers Makes Major Changes to 5-Star Egg Safety Program (5-19-11)

Presidential Candidate’s Bill Would Allow Interstate Sale of Raw Milk (5-18-11)

Toys Teach Animal Disease Response (5-18-11)

UC Davis Joins Study of Housing for Egg Laying Hens (5-18-11)

Chamber Unanimously Approves Resolution Supporting Animal Agriculture in Nebraska (5-17-11)

Equine Herpesvirus Awareness Alert (5-17-11)

FDA Reports to Slaughter: Over 70 Percent of Antibiotics Administered to Animals In Feed (5-17-11)

Indiana Animal Health Board Addresses Bovine Tuberculosis (5-17-11)

Multiple Horses with Equine Herpes Virus in California (5-17-11)

New Judge in Leachman Animal Abuse Case (5-17-11)

Farmers Slam Government-Backed Report on Aussie Beef Eaters (5-16-11)

Multiple Western States Affected by EHV-1 Outbreak (5-16-11)

Smartphones and Steaks: MSU Research Working to Change the Concept of "Know Your Food" (5-16-11)

Farm Animal Care Coalition of Tennessee (FACCT) Backed by Farm Credit Services of Mid-America (5-14-11)

AVMA-CAN Government Action Center (5-13-11)

Livestock Also Suffer Traffic Accidents During Transport (5-13-11)

USDA Announces Recent Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions (5-12-11)

Gregoire Signs Cage Standards Bill (5-10-11)

Pfizer Animal Health Supports Texas Wildfire Relief Efforts (5-9-11)

 

Welcome to the For Your InFARMation teacher's Resource Page (5-12-11)

Thoroughbreds: From Elite to Meat (5-11-11)

Bacon, Ham Next for Whole Foods' Animal Welfare Certification (5-10-11)

Destron Fearing Corporation to Be Acquired by Allflex USA, Inc. for $25 Million (5-10-11)

Foot and Mouth Disease May Spread Through Skin Cells (5-10-11)

New Hampshire Lawmakers Pass Meat Processing Bill (5-10-11)

Temple Grandin: Open the Barn Doors (5-10-11)

Foot-and-Mouth Cull Plan Questioned (5-9-11)

Iowa State Part of Hen-Housing Study (5-9-11)

RFID Tags Put Under the Microscope (5-9-11)

Veal Committee Launches Redesigned Website (5-9-11)

Agricultural Sustainability Standards Moving Toward the Finish Line (5-8-11)

AVMA Committee to Advise FDA on Antimicrobial Issues (5-6-11)

Commentary: The Pew's Mommy Issues (5-6-11)

Somatic Cell Count Reduction Defeated at NCIMS (5-6-11)

State Legislatures Take Up Bills Barring Undercover Videos of Confined Animal Feeding Operations (5-5-11)

Barbaro Inspired Fans to Rescue Thoroughbreds (5-4-11)

Massachusetts Considers Farm Animal Rights' Bill (5-4-11)

Pew Launches "Moms for Antibiotics Awareness" Campaign (5-4-11)

Subcommittee Examines Issues Facing Pork Industry (5-4-11)

Money Available to Livestock Producers Fighting Bovine TB (5-3-11)

Oklahoma State University Course Teaches Farming Advocacy (5-3-11)

NPPC Names Wagstrom Chief Veterinarian (5-2-11)

Petitioners say CAFO Ammonia Emissions Blamed for Infant Deaths (5-2-11)

PRRS-Free Herd Certification Available in Western Canada (5-2-11)

APRIL

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European Study Takes Issue with Cage-free Housing (4-30-11)

Poultry Industry Hit Hard by Storms(4-30-11)

Jolley: Five minutes with Nathan Runkle Executive Director of Mercy for Animals (4-29-11)

Opposition Brings Proposed Horse Slaughter Ban to Halt (4-29-11)

Share Your "Grow Your Flock" Story (4-29-11)

Calf Bashing Video Raises Stakes on MN Bill (4-28-11)

England Takes New Steps to Control Johne's Disease in Cattle (4-28-11)

Foot-and-Mouth Disease Agroterrorism Threat (4-28-11)

Lawmakers Seek Ban on Doping in Horse Racing (4-28-11)

Michigan Farmers Take a Blow from Bovine TB (4-28-11)

Missouri Governor  Signs Modified Animal Welfare Bill (4-28-11)

Cattle Tracking Won't Slow Sale Process: Alberta Study (4-27-11)

Petaluma Egg Farm at Center of Debate Over Organic Rules (4-27-11)

USDA Brand Decision Burns Ranchers (4-27-11)

Use of rBST Hormone in US Cattle Almost to an End (4-27-11)

British Government Unveils Animal Health Plan (4-26-11)

Non-Ambulatory Cattle Management Training Program Now Available (4-26-11)

Pilot Project Shows Success of Traceability Systems (4-26-11)

Study Shows Consumers Buy Private-Label Milk to Save (4-26-11)

TB Detected at San Bernadino County Dairy (4-26-11)

Times Square Billboard Blasts Humane Society of the U.S. (4-26-11)

Vets Fear Worst for Livestock Abandoned Around Fukushima (4-26-11)

New Law Addresses Roaming Livestock in Wyoming (4-25-11)

Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Animal Health National Program Assessment Evaluation Form (4-22-11)

Consumers Notice Negative Press (4-22-11)

National Institute for Animal Agriculture Honors Three (4-22-11)

Sheep Growers Benefit From Low Supply, High Demand (4-22-11)

AVMA Creates Committee to Work with FDA on Antimicrobial Use (4-21-11)

Disease Traceability – Dr. Robert Fourdraine (4-21-11)

Missouri Congressmen Ask Treasury Department to Investigate HSUS' 501(c)(3) Status (4-21-11)

Virginia has New Animal Care Legislation (4-21-11)

HSUS, Missouri Farmers to Square Off at Rally (4-20-11)

Law Firm Drops Taco Bell Suit (4-20-11)

New Undercover Video of Animal Abuse Released Today (4-20-11)

Texas Sheriff Investigates Animal-Cruelty Video Rattling Cattle Market (4-20-11)

HSUS Livestock-Handling Petition Disputed (4-19-11)

Lessons From the Hen House (4-19-11)

Missouri Governor Brokers Compromise On Animal Welfare (4-19-11)

Ohio Care Board Advances 11 Standards in Milestone Meeting (4-19-11)

Proposed Legislation Aims to Increase Veterinarians in Underserved Areas (4-19-11)

World's Laregest Turkey Hatchery Being Built in Iowa (4-19-11)

Connecting with Consumers – Dr. Nevil Speer from Western Kentucky University (4-18-11)

Equine Illness Blamed on La Niña (4-18-11)

FMD Returns to South Korea (4-18-11)

Missouri, Texas A&M Receive $14 Million Research Grants (4-18-11)

MRSA Study "Inconsequential" (4-18-11)

Sodexo More Than Triples Reach of its Meatless Monday Offer (4-18-11)

Battle Over Egg-Laying Cages in Washington State (4-17-11)

Flooding in South Dakota Brings Concerns About Anthrax (4-17-11)

Leachman Holding Onto the Glory Days (4-17-11)

Beef Promotions Featuring Local Cattle Farmers (4-16-11)

Gaining Perspective on Livestock's Shadow (4-16-11)

New Livestock Organization Gathers Steam (4-15-11)

Raw Milk: Turning the Clock Back on Science (4-15-11)

Humane Deaths Sought for 'Downer' Animals (4-14-11)

Meat Exports: Protecting Our Position (4-14-11)

USDA Preparing Final Outline for NAIS (4-14-11)

Animal Drug Shortage Information (4-13-11)

Connecting with Consumers - Charlie Arnot from the Center for Food Integrity (4-13-11)

Media Coverage of Animal Welfare Impacts Meat Demand (4-13-11)

NIAA Putting an Emphasis on Feeding the World (4-13-11)

Veterinary Surgeons Bill Good for Breeders (4-13-11)

Vets' Bodies See Off Attempt to Restrict Medicines Sales (4-13-11)

Amid Neighboring States' Concerns, Wyoming Toughens Rules to ID Cattle from Brucellosis Zone (4-12-11)

Bill Would Ban Undercover Farm Video (4-12-11)

EPA Exempts Milk from Oil-Spill Regulations (4-12-11)

New Coalition Tells Story of Missouri Food Producers (4-12-11)

Alaska Congressman Refuses Award from HSUS (4-11-11)

Beef – Good for the Planet; Good for You (4-10-11)

Cattle Transporter Online Training Program Available (4-8-11)

Dutch Veterinary Students Make One Health Movie (4-8-11)

The Mobile Farmer of Today (4-8-11)

SB 779 Animal Abuser Registry in Texas (4-7-11)

Still Time to Comment on FSIS Slaughter Rule (4-7-11)

Checkoff Releases BQA Education Series (4-6-11)

Hastings, NE Chamber Opposes Potential Activities of Humane Society (4-6-11)

Japan Farmers Brave Radiation to Feed Livestock (4-6-11)

Livestock Restrictions for Foot-and-Mouth Fully Lifted (4-6-11)

Ohio Livestock Board Changes Rule on Veal Crates (4-6-11)

Plant Buffers Can Slow Runoff of Veterinary Antibiotics (4-6-11)

Canada: Study On Voluntary BSE Testing (4-5-11)

804 Confiscated Horses Sold at Billings Auction for $380,000 (4-5-11)

Missouri House Backs Livestock Constitutional Amendment (4-5-11)

Nearly Half of All Dairies in China are Being Shut Down (4-5-11)

New Rules Imposed on Mexican Poultry (4-5-11)

USDA Announces Proposed Test and Hold Requirement for Meat and Poultry Products (4-5-11)

House Debates Horse Slaughter (4-4-11)

Research to Play Key Role in Meeting Pork Industry Sustainability Committments (4-4-11)

1st Day of Leachman Horse Sale Goes Smoothly (4-2-11)

Scientist Claims Link Between GMO Crops and Livestock Infertility (4-2-11)

Beef Checkoff Program Issues Social Responsibility Report (4-1-11)

Humane Society of U.S. Pushes Ban on Battery Cages in Oregon (4-1-11)

Kansas Trichomoniasis Regulation Applies to Imported Out-of-State Bulls (4-1-11)

Low-strain Avian Flu at MO Cargill Facility (4-1-11)

MARCH

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Iowa Senate Panel OKs Ban on Undercover Farm Videos (3-31-11)

Turkeys Slaughtered After Avian Flu Found at Missouri Farm (3-31-11)

Nebraska Meat and Poultry Inspection Proposal Advances (3-30-11)

Broad Package Needed to Reduce Antibiotics in Livestock (3-29-11)

Milk Adulteration May Lead to Death Penalty in India (3-29-11)

Poultry Bill May Benefit Small Farmers (3-29-11)

APHIS Publishes an Updated Animal Care Resource Guide (3-28-11)

EPA Monitoring Shows No Radiation Levels of Concern in the US (3-28-11)

Horse Rescue Charity That Collected on Facebook to Pay Back Donations (3-28-11)

Nebraska Mandates Tougher ID Requirements for Imported Cattle (3-28-11)

New Performance Standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter in Young Chicken and Turkey Slaughter Establishments; New Compliance Guides (3-28-11)

Officials Issue Clean Bill of Health to Willet Dairy (3-28-11)

State's First Anthrax Case Of Year Confirmed in Central Texas Herd (3-28-11)

California Egg Farmers Seek Clarification (3-25-11)

CFIA Retools Compensation for Destroyed Livestock (3-25-11)

Nebraska's Livestock Industry Continues Preparations (3-25-11)

Animal Advocates Challenge Animal Slaughter in Florida Classrooms (3-24-11)

'New Food Tax' on Consumers, Food Companies Opposed (3-24-11)

Genetically Modified Piglets Bring Hope to Patients (3-23-11)

Organic Poultry Far Less Prone to Salmonella than Conventional, Study Finds (3-23-11)

Spread of Cattle Fever Tick Concern as Border Violence Continues (3-23-11)

UK University Buys Cow Simulator to Teach Vet Students (3-23-11)

What is FDA Doing to Ensure the Safety of Products Imported from Japan? (3-23-11)

Beef Industry Wrestles with Emerging Pathogen Concerns (3-22-11)

California Has Not Increased Milk Testing (3-22-11)

Crow Tribal Horsemen Round Up Hundreds of Malnourished Horses in Montana to be Sold (3-22-11)

Disaster Plans Must Include Pets; AVMA Video Offers Advice to Help Save Lives (3-22-11)

Cloning a Needed Technology in Agriculture (3-21-11)

Fight Over Slaughter of Horses All for Naught? (3-21-11)

To The New York Times: Ranchers Respect Livestock (3-21-11)

Vets Promote 'Corral' to Contain FMD Risk (3-19-11)

China Takes Steps to Stop Clenbuterol Tainted Pork Entering Market: MOC (3-18-11)

Seeking Genetic Answers to Vaccine Response (3-18-11)

Foot and Mouth Vaccination 'Viable' Alternative to Mass Culling (3-17-11)

St. Patrick's Day Can Be a Lesson for Modern Farming (3-17-11)

Commentary: Traceability Plan Taking Shape -- Maybe (3-16-11)

Comments Sought on Livestock Slaughter Petitions (3-16-11)

Extent of Damage to Japan's Equine Industry Remains Unclear (3-16-11)

Livestock Industry to Benefit from Government Investment in Genomics Facility (3-16-11)

USDA Sets New Standards for Reducing Foodborne Pathogens in Chickens and Turkeys, Preventing Up To 25,000 (3-16-11)

Veterinarians, Technicians Deployed to Japan Following Earthquake, Tsunami (3-15-11)

Veterinary Immunology/Vaccination Training Now Online Available (3-15-11)

Aust, Indonesia to Combat Animal Diseases (3-14-11)

CCA Presents Beef Industry Position on Antimicrobial Use to House Standing Committee (3-14-11)

Disease Forces Government to Slaughter Rancher's Cattle (3-14-11)

Japan Confronted with a New Bird Flu Outbreak (3-14-11)

USDA Investigates Role of Invasive European Starlings in the Spread of Salmonella at Cattle Feeding Operations (3-14-11)

AFBF Applauds House Passage of Veterinary Health Bill (3-11-11)

More Money Earmarked for Livestock Tracing (3-11-11)

AFACT Webinars on FDA and Dairy Antibiotics (3-10-11)

10 Steps To A Violative Residue (3-10-11)

Mad-cow Disease Fears Hit UK After Claims of Older Cattle Entering Food Chain (3-9-11)

Maple Leaf Encourages Adoption of Needle-Free Technology (3-9-11)

Ten-Year Outlook for Animal Protein Business: Rabobank (3-9-11)

Wisconsin Panel Tough on Raw Milk (3-9-11)

33,000 Broiler Chickens Culled at 13th Japan Bird Flu Outbreak (3-8-11)

Women Farmers a Force in Fighting Global Food Shortages (3-8-11)

New Smithfield Foods Educational Video Series Helps Take the Mystery Out of Pork Production (3-7-11)

Producer, Consumer Interface Crucial to Feeding the Future (3-7-11)

Attempt to Infect Herd with Dead Calf Probed (3-5-11)

Florida Bill Would Make Documenting Animal Cruelty a Felony (3-5-11)

Guidance Document Provides FDA's Current Thinking on Use of Antibiotics in Food Animals (3-5-11)

Bring Sheep Back to the Mall (3-4-11)

Elizabethton Veterinarian Realizes Solar Goal (3-4-11)

Iowa Bill Would Help Protect Agriculture From Animal Activists (3-4-11)

Pork Board Swaps 'White Meat' for 'Be Inspired' (3-4-11)

Report: Animal Disease Zone Saves $5-11M Per Year (3-4-11)

Wisconsin Posts 1 Millionth RFID (3-4-11)

Budget Cuts Continue to Plague Veterinary Schools (3-3-11)

87 Percent of Young Farmers, Ranchers Express More Optimism (3-3-11)

Kansas Bioscience Authority, K-State, NBAF Part of New National Animal Health Consortium (3-3-11)

Proposed Horse Slaughter Ban in Canada Needs Careful Consideration (3-3-11)

Small vs. Large Farms: Are Animals Treated Differently? (3-3-11)

Veal Vote Angers Animal-Welfare Group (3-3-11)

Alliance Applauds Introduction of Bill to Protect Farmers From Undercover Extremists (3-2-11)

Colorado Wants More ID for Yellowstone-area Cattle (3-2-11)

Discussion Continues About Antibiotic Use in US Livestock (3-2-11)

McDonald's Backing Iowa Research on Hen Housing (3-2-11)

Poultry Industry Objects to Proposed Changes in Trucking Rules (3-2-11)

Sheep Seem to Be the Smartest Animals on the Farm (3-2-11)

Bovine TB Found In Indiana (3-1-11)

EU Moves Closer to COOL Regulations (3-1-11)

HSUS Attempt to Wipe Out Rodeo Tradition Foiled in Oregon Legislature (3-1-11)

Veterinary Services Focuses on One Health (3-1-11)

FEBRUARY

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Bison Industry Struggles to Meet Market Demands (2-28-11)

Federal Law Would Not Allow Horse Meat to be Shipped Out of State (2-28-11)

Slaughter: Confirmed: 80 Percent of All Antibacterial Drugs Used on Animals, Endangering Human Health (2-25-11)

South Korea Winning FMD Battle (2-25-11)

Virginia Adopts Ag-endorsed Animal Care Standards (2-25-11)

BSE Testing Rules Changed in the EU (2-24-11)

Canada: New Traceability Programs for Sheep, Elk Producers Introduced (2-24-11)

Oklahoma Racing Commission Helps Retired, Unwanted Thoroughbreds (2-24-11)

Tour of USDA APHIS and Texas Department of Agriculture Import and Export Facilities to Follow NIAA Annual Conference (2-24-11)

Bill to Exempt Cow Owners from Certain Lawsuits (2-23-11)

BSE Incidence Down: Europe Considers Using Meat and Bone Meal Again (2-23-11)

Missouri Nuisance Bill Advances (2-23-11)

Scrapie Prions May Still be Present on 'Decontaminated' Farms (2-23-11)

USDA’s Johne’s Disease Control Program Summarized in Free Booklet (2-23-11)

Canada Confirms Case of BSE in Alberta (2-22-11)

Colorado Animal Control Bill Dies in House Committee (2-22-11)

Wisconsin Raw Milk Association Formed (2-22-11)

Animal Health, Traceability Top APHIS Agenda (2-21-11)

Foot-and-Mouth 10 Years On: How Auction Marts Coped (2-20-11)

Egg Farm Tour Showcases Animal Welfare (2-18-11)

Farm Pilot Project Coordination Intensifies Nutrient Reduction Efforts in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (2-18-11)

Producers at Pork Congress Discuss Antibiotic Use (2-17-11)

Animal Medicines To Play Vital Role In Food Security (2-16-11)

'Foodshed': Defining Local Marketplace from Farm Gate to Dinner Plate (2-16-11)

Obama’s Proposed Budget Includes $150 Million for Kansas Bio-lab (2-16-11)

AVMA State Legislative Report (2-15-11)

Budding Calif. Cheese Industry Gets Grilled By FDA (2-15-11)

Public Health Worries After Foot and Mouth Epidemic in South Korea (2-15-11)

2011 ISU Animal Industry Report Available (2-15-11)

USDA Projects Growth in U.S. Livestock Production (2-15-11)

Feds Ease Sanctions for Brucellosis in Livestock (2-14-11)

New Mastitis Antibiotic Rated in Top 10 Discoveries of 2010 (2-14-11)

Ag Committee Republicans Stress the Negative Impact of Federal Regs on Production Agriculture & Rural Economies (2-11-11)

Agricultural Energy Efficiency Program Announced (2-11-11)

Canada Invests $3.7 Million to Strengthen Swine Traceability (2-11-11)

FDA Milk Testing Program Meets Opposition (2-11-11)

New Dairy Cow Handling Rules Brewing in Ohio (2-11-11)

Alltech's Annual Symposium Changes the Game in 2011 (2-10-11)

Livestock Boom Risks Aggravating Animal ‘Plagues,’ Poses Growing Threat to Food Security and Health of World’s Poor (2-10-11)

Washington Egg Bills Aim at Short-circuiting Ballot Initiative (2-10-11)

Horse Registration Bill Stirs Opposition (2-9-11)

North Dakota Considers Bill Allowing Police, Vets to Seize Animals (2-9-11)

Cost of Phasing Out Layer Hen Cages Put at $150 Million (2-8-11)

Livestock ID Helps Find Animals After Yasi (2-8-11)

New Legislators, New Raw Milk Legislation (2-8-11)

Nebraska’s ‘Unwanted Horse’ Bills to be Heard (2-7-11)

Report Examines Antibiotics & Exports (2-7-11)

Outbreaks: A Tool to Track Animal Diseases May Help to Protect Humans (2-7-11)

Sysco Profit Falls as “Extreme” Meat, Dairy Inflation Raises Costs (2-7-11)

NCBA:  Committee Tackles Critical Cattle Health, Care Issues (2-5-11)

CSU Scientists Use Stem Cells to Treat Livestock (2-4-11)

FSIS Issues Notice for Non-Ambulatory Livestock Petitions (2-4-11)

Wal-Mart Carrying American Lamb (2-4-11)

Cargill Appears on Oprah to Clear Mystery of Beef Processing (2-3-11)

Disaster Assistance for Livestock Producers Affected by Ice, Cold and Heavy Snowfall:    Administrator Reminds Affected Farmers and Ranchers of FSA Programs (2-3-11)

FMD Update (2-3-11)

Fewer Species, More Diseases (2-2-11)

New Report Recommends Ways to Lower Global Warming Emissions from U.S. Beef Production (2-2-11)

Tips on Laminitis and Downed Cattle (2-2-11)

USDA’S Animal Disease Traceability Proposal (2-2-11)

Whole Foods Implements New Animal Welfare Rating System (2-2-11)

LSA AgCenter Vaccine Fights Against Cattle Disease (2-1-11)

‘Meeting Growing Production Demands with Integrity’ Theme of National Institute for Animal Agriculture Conference (2-1-11)

Miyazaki Completes Cull of 40,000 Chickens Due to Bird Flu Infection (2-1-11)

Oprah Show Will Promote Veganism (2-1-11)

 

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