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Get New Employees Started Right
From cattle handling to overall management, staffing is a key factor for any feedlot and has a direct impact on the bottom line. “All too often, we are seeing that people jump into a new position at a feedlot without the knowledge or confidence to do their best,” says Nicolas Buttars, labor management specialist, Pfizer… Read the rest »
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USDA Chief Veterinary Officer on BSE Case
On April 24, 2012 the United States Department of Agriculture announced the nation’s fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), sometimes called mad cow disease, in a dairy cow from central California. USDA Chief Veterinary Officer Dr. John Clifford answers a series of questions about this BSE case. See the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_cH3kyyeAI&list=UUPtmylrUkGoDkAAWMaUH91A&feature=plcp
AVC Honors Founding Member with Outstanding Service Award
Dr. Hal Rinker spent a lifetime committed to career and community To live a life of service by helping others was a principle lived by the late Hal Rinker, D.V.M., West Fork, Ark. For his lifelong commitment to the veterinary medical profession and the many organizations he loved, Rinker, who died Jan. 2, was honored… Read the rest »
Study Shows ‘Lean Finely Textured Beef’ Improves Burger Quality
Courtney Moon shows the title slide from her presentation on a research project that found that ground beef patty quality was improved by adding “lean finely textured beef.” Consumers worried about the quality of ground beef based on recent media reports about “lean finely textured beef” used to increase the protein content of some ground… Read the rest »
