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Asia Pacific

Strong year beefs up farmers' outlook
North America's mad cow disease scare and the popularity of the Atkins diet will mean another strong year for Australia's beef industry.

Europe

Liquid feeding can cut pig costs
Latest results from a trial funded by the British Pig Executive (BPEX) and Defra show costs of production could be cut by as much as 9p per kg deadweight by using co-products in liquid feeding.

Americas

Canada tracing 141 animals born on mad cow farm
Canada is tracing a total of 141 beef and dairy cattle that may have eaten contaminated feed a decade ago, in an investigation into its second home-grown case of mad cow disease.

Cattle die on Alberta feedlot bankrupted by BSE crisis
A couple hundred cattle died this weekend at a bankrupt Alberta feedlot that had been seized by creditors on Wednesday, deaths attributed to an incorrect mixture of feed and vicious winter weather.

USA

Tyson reduces beef operations amid lacklustre demand
U.S.meat processor Tyson Foods has said it is temporarily suspending operations at four beef plants and reducing operations at one other due to unfavourable beef operating margins.

National Beef joins Tyson, Swift in cutting beef production
National Beef said it would cut production by 10,000 to 15,000 head of cattle per week, as much as a quarter of its production, which averages 65,000 to 68,000 per week.

Mad cows & politics
Senate committee members are more concerned about the impact of mad cow disease on the US beef industry than with finding out if Mike Johanns is qualified to be agriculture secretary.

Asia Pacific

Strong year beefs up farmers' outlook
North America's mad cow disease scare and the popularity of the Atkins diet will mean another strong year for Australia's beef industry.

Europe

Liquid feeding can cut pig costs
Latest results from a trial funded by the British Pig Executive (BPEX) and Defra show costs of production could be cut by as much as 9p per kg deadweight by using co-products in liquid feeding.

Americas

Canada tracing 141 animals born on mad cow farm
Canada is tracing a total of 141 beef and dairy cattle that may have eaten contaminated feed a decade ago, in an investigation into its second home-grown case of mad cow disease.

Cattle die on Alberta feedlot bankrupted by BSE crisis
A couple hundred cattle died this weekend at a bankrupt Alberta feedlot that had been seized by creditors on Wednesday, deaths attributed to an incorrect mixture of feed and vicious winter weather.

USA

Tyson reduces beef operations amid lacklustre demand
U.S.meat processor Tyson Foods has said it is temporarily suspending operations at four beef plants and reducing operations at one other due to unfavourable beef operating margins.

National Beef joins Tyson, Swift in cutting beef production
National Beef said it would cut production by 10,000 to 15,000 head of cattle per week, as much as a quarter of its production, which averages 65,000 to 68,000 per week.

Mad cows & politics
Senate committee members are more concerned about the impact of mad cow disease on the US beef industry than with finding out if Mike Johanns is qualified to be agriculture secretary.