Insights and Stories on Cattle

Mar. 21, 2015 at 5:09 am CDT

London | Reuters –– Herds of African cattle may hold the secret to new ways of fighting parasitic diseases such as malaria, which kills some 600,000 people a year, scientists said on Friday. The researchers from the University of Edinburgh found that cows are protected from a parasite that causes […]

By Kate Kelland

Feb. 5, 2015 at 6:29 pm CST

CNS Canada — Mild weather, fewer cattle and a growing list of alternative grains led Canadian cattle to chew through less feed in the first five months of the 2014-15 crop year. According to Tuesday’s grain stocks report from Statistics Canada, feed barley usage was at 2.67 million tonnes as […]

By Dave Sims

Jan. 6, 2015 at 5:25 pm CST

Seoul | Reuters –– South Korea said Tuesday that foot-and-mouth had spread to a cattle farm in the country for the first time in more than three years, a blow to authorities battling to contain an outbreak of the disease. The outbreak was discovered around half a year ago on […]

By Reuters

Dec. 13, 2014 at 1:45 pm CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were unsettled last week, trading $3 higher to $3 lower. However, feedlot operators were eyeing the U.S. market, where softer U.S. fed cattle prices caused feeder cattle prices to drop by $4 to $8. The deteriorating Canadian dollar was mildly supportive, but the uncertainty in […]

By Jerry Klassen

Nov. 7, 2014 at 2:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– A group of environmental and public health groups sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, seeking to set aside the agency’s approvals for feed additives containing ractopamine that are used to boost the weight of cattle and pigs. The groups, in two related lawsuits […]

By P.J. Huffstutter