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K-State Feedlot Specialist Coupled with Use of Beta-Agonists Affects Cattle Feed Intake
Jan 14, 2014In this part 2 of a two-part series, a K-State feedlot specialist provides a look into how environmental factors, including heat stress, coupled with the use of beta-agonists potentially affects cattle feed intake. Growing cattle that are ...
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Specialist Provides Look with Tuse of Beta-Agonists Potentially Affects Cattle Feed Intake
Jan 10, 2014In this part 2 of a two-part series, a K-State feedlot specialist provides a look into how environmental factors, including heat stress, coupled with the use of beta-agonists potentially affects cattle feed intake. Growing cattle that are ...
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K-State Veterinarian Provides a Look Into How Environmental Factors
Jan 9, 2014In this part 1 of a two-part series, a K-State veterinarian provides a look into how environmental factors, including heat stress, coupled with the use of beta-agonists potentially plays a role in cattle fatigue. In agricultural ...
Tags: Beta-Agonists, Cattle Fatigue, Environment, Agriculture
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New Year's Resolutions for The Beef Industry in 2014
Jan 3, 2014As we enter the year 2014, I am sure many of you have established personal or business-related goals for the coming year. I know the whole New Year's Resolutions issue can be very exciting to some as we set such lofty goals as weight loss, ...
Tags: Beef Industry, Food
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Beta-Agonists Are Growth Promotants That Mimic The Action of Naturally Occurring Hormones
Dec 27, 2013Cattle in packing plants are showing signs of lameness, sprouting welfare issues around beta-agonist intake. This issue was first brought to attention when Lilly Edwards-Calloway from JBS showed a video of lame, stiff-gaited cattle at the ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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Suspended Drug Sales Focused Attention on a Feed Additive
Dec 27, 2013When the people from the drug company came out to visit Tyler Karney at Ordway Feedyard here on Colorado’s eastern plains, he was a little skeptical. They said their product, Zilmax, could put another 30 pounds on an animal in the ...
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Fed Cattle Market Continued The Range Bound Trend in The Low $130s
Dec 27, 2013The USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) and Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) released the latest beef trade data last week. The data for October, the latest month available, showed beef and veal exports up 5.4% over last year with the ...
Tags: Cattle Markets, Beef Exports
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Boston Scientific Obtained Chinese FDA Approval for Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty System
Oct 28, 2013US-based Boston Scientific has obtained Chinese Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Alair bronchial thermoplasty system, designed for patients suffering from severe asthma. The Alair system uses mild heat to reduce the ...
Tags: Boston Scientific, Alair bronchial thermoplasty system
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Boehringer Ingelheim Has Obtained Marketing Approval for Striverdi Respimat
Oct 23, 2013Boehringer Ingelheim has obtained marketing approval for Striverdi Respimat (olodaterol), a long-lasting bronchodilator indicated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in the UK, Denmark and Iceland. This approval is based ...
