Local veterinarians, feed suppliers and livestock producers gathered in Lehi on Thursday to learn how the federal feed directive, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, will affect their operations.
One certainly cannot neglect emissions from the livestock sector, but to compare them to the main emission sources would put us on a wrong path to solutions, namely to significantly reduce our anthropogenic carbon footprint to reduce climate change
Like carbon dioxide, methane is a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. It doesn’t last as long as in the atmosphere, but over a century, it traps heat 25 times better than its better-known cousin.
The new ruling will demand some veterinarian and client interactions that weren’t required before regarding the use of medically important antibiotics in feed and water, said Apley, a veterinarian who specializes in beef production medicine.
Like other warm-season perennial grasses, bermudagrass grows best in hot, humid climates, making it an important species in the Deep South.
Last year, the Food and Drug Administration implemented the Veterinary Feed Directive, or VFD, which will require farmers to get prescriptions on most antibiotics they would normally get over the counter for their livestock feed.
Buri and Spotigy, 8-month-old Holstein calves genetically engineered to be hornless, have arrived at the UC Davis campus.
AUSTIN - The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has released the remaining portion of the fever tick temporary preventative quarantine area (TPQA) in Starr County (South Texas). The release was… Read more »
PRESS RELEASE May 29, 2015 For Immediate Release Yvonne “Bonnie” Ramirez, Director of Communications (512) 719-0710 Hurricane Season Kicks off June 1 TAHC Advises Livestock and Pet Owners to Prepare Early… Read more »
Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) Second Case of Vesicular Stomatitis in Texas Detected in Horses in Reeves County May 22, 2015 The second case of Vesicular stomatitis (VS) in… Read more »
TAHC Rides for the Brand AUSTIN - The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) is excited to announce its new horseback emergency response team. As part of the Texas Division of… Read more »
AUSTIN – The existing wildfire situations across the state of Texas have The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) emergency responders currently working in Bastrop, Travis, Cass, and Waller counties. The… Read more »
WASHINGTON —The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) testified today before the U.S. Congress on advancements to animal health in the livestock industry, describing for lawmakers progress made improving public health and… Read more »
Texas Animal Health Commission Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719 Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer,... Read more »
Ironically, this spring Beaumont’s Ford Center was the host site of Texas’ Hurricane Conference for emergency management professionals and local officials. Four months later, the Center, surrounded by the destruction wrought by Hurricane Rita, is one of two staging centers for animals rescued from the wreckage. Although animal health officials estimate that more than 30,000 Texas pets and livestock were evacuated prior to the storm’s strike, many more were left behind, and their owners are unable to retrieve or house them immediately.
