LivestockScrewworm turns up in US wildlife for the first time, in a Texas ranch elk
USDA confirmed New World screwworm in a hunter-harvested elk in Pecos County, Texas, as New Mexico reported a new cattle case and weekly US detections rose to six.
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LivestockUS feedlot placements fall to lowest September total on record
USDA counted 11.372 million cattle on feed on 1 October and 1.777 million placements in September, well below trade estimates, with little sign yet of herd rebuilding.
LivestockIndia's cattle herd to shrink slightly in 2027 as dairies switch to fewer, better animals
USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service forecasts India's 2027 beginning inventory of cattle and buffalo at 307 million head, as strong carabeef demand raises slaughter and farmers replace low-yielding animals.
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Gorakhpur villagers vaccinated after food made with a rabies-suspect cow's milk
In Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, about 450 people in two villages were given rabies vaccine as a precaution after eating food made with milk from a cow that died after a suspected dog bite; the deputy chief medical officer says boiling milk destroys the virus.
LivestockUS now takes more Australian beef than Australians do, MLA figures suggest
Australian beef shipped to the United States has overtaken estimated domestic use for perhaps the first time, driven by a 70-year low in the US cattle herd, though MLA cautions that the domestic figure is only a proxy.
LivestockUSDA adds a five-state cash cattle price report as negotiated trade shrinks
From 26 October the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service will publish an extra regional cash cattle report pooling Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas, as negotiated cash trade has fallen below 18 percent of purchases.
AgrotechA thermal drone saved a Queensland cattleman about $20,000 in mustering in its first year
Sam Fryer's A$12,000 thermal drone replaced a helicopter and two bike riders, finds hidden cattle and dingoes, and by his estimate returned 110% in year one.
OpinionWithout grazing herds, more land will burn, three scientists argue
In a column for Beef Central, scientists Pablo Manzano, Enrike Maree and Peer Ederer of the Dublin Declaration argue that removing cattle and other grazers lets plant fuel pile up, and that managed grazing belongs among the tools against wildfire.
LivestockDarting sick cattle on pasture: when remote drug delivery fits, and when it does not
Canadian ranchers are using dart guns to treat cattle that cannot easily be handled, but vets and Manitoba Agriculture say the practice needs training, suitable drugs and a protocol agreed with a veterinarian.
LivestockBluetongue confirmed in 28 Irish herds across 11 counties
Ireland's agriculture department has confirmed further bluetongue cases, bringing the total to 28 herds in 11 counties, 26 of them cattle and two sheep, with Wexford hardest hit; farmers and vets are urged to report suspect cases.
LivestockUSDA asks US states to review wolf protections as ranchers report livestock losses
Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins urged states to review their wolf management policies and work with USDA on predation, including lethal removal where state or federal wildlife authorities request it and the law allows.
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Cloncurry beef forum told tight US supply will lift Australian cattle prices for years
MLA's Michael Crowley and analyst Simon Quilty told about 200 producers in north-west Queensland that strong overseas demand and shrinking herds should support Australian beef returns for two to three years.
LivestockLegal notice asks Bangladesh to allow beef imports to bring price to Tk 250 a kilo
A Supreme Court lawyer has given the government 15 days to lift the ban on importing live cattle and certified halal frozen beef and to rationalise duties, arguing that beef now selling at Tk 780-850 a kilo could fall to Tk 250.