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Daily News Update, Feb. 4, 2008
Bovine TB detected in
California herd
The diagnosis of TB was made
after a cow with suspicious lesions was found during routine
slaughter inspection. California Department of Food and Agriculture and USDA veterinarians completed tests on
some herds that may have been exposed based on animal tracing records
and determined that, to date, TB is present in just one herd.
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Five minutes with Dr.
John Wiemers, USDA, APHIS, NAIS
Give Dr.
John Wiemers of APHIS five minutes, and he'll tell you about his
years of experience in the industry—including
what it has been like working on the NAIS program from nearly the
beginning, what the objectives of the program are, and what NAIS
will mean for the future.
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State Senate committees
to study issues concerning Cattle Raisers
Texas Lieutenant Governor
David Dewhurst has released his interim committee charges for study
and report before the next session of the Texas Legislature convenes
in January 2009.
Jason
Skaggs, TSCRA's executive director for government affairs and public
relations has prepared the following list of charges of most concern
to Cattle Raisers. more
Texas cattle inventory
down 1 percent
The
inventory of Texas cattle and calves totaled 13.8 million head on
Jan. 1, 2008, down 1 percent from last year's inventory of 14.0
million head, and down 2 percent from the 2006 inventory of 14.1
million head.
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TSCRA
Annual Convention & Trade Show
Plan to attend March 14-17 in Corpus Christi, Texas!
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Operation Cow
Thief
You can help catch a thief!
go
Market
Information
Direct link to TSCRA's market
information page go
Events and Sale Calendar
Direct link to
TSCRA's events and calendar page go
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