After screening the country's 4-million cows, scientists from a research company found one with genes that made it able to produce skimmed milk. A remarkable churn of events in New Zealand has raised the possibility that it may soon be possible to buy skimmed milk straight from the cow. The cow's female progeny were found to have the same genes and now there are plans to breed a herd of these unique animals. Who would have believed that one day, fat-free milk would be regarded as la crme...

Attendees were given some of the most current information in the beef cattle industry, with topics including mineral supplementation, cull cow marketing operations, feed efficiency, by-product feeds, pasture weed control, alternative pasture fertilization, pasture mole cricket control and forage studies. Attendees were given some of the most current information in the beef cattle industry, with topics including mineral supplementation, cull cow marketing operations, feed efficiency,...

Market analysts, brokers and traders said the bulk of this week's trading was likely to hold off until after futures the futures market closed Friday afternoon. Urner Barry's Yellow Sheet at midday said offerings of middle meats open at steady to mostly barely steady pricing Friday, as sellers seek prices that will clear inventory. Bids generally were holding at $90, and asking prices were stuck on $94, traders, brokers and analysts said. The USDA reported choice beef prices at midday were...

ANGUS numbers continue to climb with one in every four beef calves registered by breed organisations in Australia last year being an Angus. Over the past 10 years, the Angus share of British breed registrations jumped from 27 percent to 46 percent, while the next two biggest British breeds combined fell from 47 percent to 30 percent - almost an exact reversal of market share. Since 1994 when the figures of primary and secondary registers were combined, Angus registrations have doubled....

A woman in her late 60s has died following what's believed to have been a cattle attack in County Westmeath. Woman dies after apparent cattle attack. Belfast Telegraph - IPR Website of the Year. She was walking her dog in a field in Ballinahowen, near Athlone when the cattle appear to have stampeded. The woman was brought to Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe where she later died of her injuries.

In addition to coping with the disturbing physical effects of the condition on the child (including vomiting, diarrhoea, failure to thrive and eczema), 70% of parents of children with CMA said that it makes them feel guilty and distressed and 82% said that it has caused them to lose sleep. Cows' milk allergy (CMA) has considerable negative effects on the family unit, as exposed by findings from an international survey. In addition to coping with the disturbing physical effects of the...