Updates on the USDA CFAP Program have been announced. Direct Assistance to ag producers due to COVID-19 details have been released. To see the details read the following article.
Negative public perception and increasing governmental regulations have researchers seeking alternatives to antibiotic use in livestock. Ionophores – an antibiotic that alters rumen microbial populations to increase efficiency – have been temporarily banned in some countries.
If this occurs in the U.S., Kansas State University beef systems specialist Jaymelynn Farney said other feed supplements need to be evaluated to maintain current production levels.
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Anaplasmosis, a blood-borne bacterial disease primarily transmitted by ticks and needles, has been spreading in Kansas for years, causing severe red blood cell loss and death in adult cattle. A newer threat, Theileria orientalis, a protozoan parasite spread by the invasive Asian Longhorned tick, has no treatment and requires rigorous parasite control and blood transmission protocols to mitigate its impact.
