Biosecurity
The American Association of Bovine Practitioners is making the name change, as it more accurately reflects the issue.
Ohio has become the sixth state where dairy cattle have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu.
The laying hen industry shares similar risks to the pork industry regarding disease prevention. Versova’s Craig Rowles shares practical examples from the egg industry that could work on your farm.
“The public doesn’t realize what these animals are capable of,” says wildlife trapper James Dean. “Unfortunately, you’re going to see more and more reports of people getting hurt in wild pig encounters.”
Explosive numbers, deadly destruction, devastating economic impact. Is it possible to control the spiraling feral hog population in Texas? A new study shows a warfarin-based toxicant could help.
EPA is proposing changes to rodenticides that would result in canceling products and uses, adding more requirements to labels, and reclassifying some products to restricted use pesticides. Here’s what you need to know.
!["There's no cure for any of it [HPAI, FMD and ASF]," Bacus says. "The best thing we could hope to do is track and vaccinate our way out of it."](https://assets.farmjournal.com/dims4/default/048af1e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/640x428+0+26/resize/250x167!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffj-corp-pub.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fs3fs-public%2Flivestock_trucks-trailer_%283%29.JPG)
Under the rule, APHIS would require tags that are both visually and electronically readable for interstate movement of cattle and bison six months after a final rule is published in the Federal Register.
Nobody does wild pigs like the Yawt Yawt, aka David Ellis. From backwoods redneck to rising star, Yawt Yawt delivers a rip-roaring hunt as the grim reaper of wild pigs.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has now been confirmed in Iowa, Kansas and Illinois.
Reports of avian influenza in bird flocks on the east coast and more recently in Indiana are important reminders for small and large poultry producers to remain vigilant on biosecurity practices.