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  • Feb
    24
    Right to Repair Act Introduced


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    “Manufacturers have far too much control over what farmers are allowed to do with their own equipment, and this costs farmers time and money,” said Rob Larew, President of the National Farmers Union. “Senator Tester’s bill would give farmers and independent mechanics the freedom to fix their equipment in a timely and cost-effective way.”

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  • Feb
    24
    NCBA Releases 2022 Policy Priorities


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    The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCAB) published its 2022 policy priorities. Announced during the 2022 Cattle Industry Convention and NCAB Trade Show, the policies emphases strengthening the economic, environmental, and social sustainability of the cattle industry.

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  • Feb
    24
    NAMI States Changes to Packers & Stockyards Act could affect Sustainability


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    The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) released a statement that the Biden Administration’s Packers and Stockyards Act proposed rules could limit the abilities of the meat and poultry industry to meet sustainability goals.

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  • Feb
    24
    Meat Industry Calls for Passing of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act


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    The Ocean Shipping Reform Act was recently introduced to the Senate after the House version was passed by a wide bipartisan vote in December 2021. The bill addresses unreasonable ocean carrier practices that are undermining the competitiveness of American exporters including the meat and poultry industry.

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  • Feb
    24
    Farmer Fairness Website Launched by Government


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    The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) launch a new website for farmers and ranchers as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to uphold competition laws.

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  • Feb
    24
    Farm Income Forecast Above Average for Second Year


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    The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Services (ERS) has published the 2022 Farm Sector Income Forecast. The report measures, forecasts, and explains indicators of economic performance for the U.S. farm sector and farm businesses by resource region and commodity specialization.

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  • Feb
    24
    Executive Office Releases “Protecting the Integrity of Government Science” Report


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    The report set to establish scientific integrity principles and best practices and focused on how to prevent political interference in the communication of science, and how to improve the transparency of scientific-integrity policies.

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  • Feb
    17
    Interpretive Summary: Electronically controlled cooling pads can improve litter growth performance and indirect measures of milk production in heat-stressed lactating sows


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    Lactating sows are heat stress sensitive due to greater feed intake and metabolic heat production to support milk production. Therefore, heat-stressed lactating sows reduce their feed intake and undergo physiological changes that prioritize survival over productivity which reduces milk production.

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  • Feb
    17
    Interpretive Summary: Weight loss and high-protein, high-fiber diet consumption impact blood metabolite profiles, body composition, voluntary physical activity, fecal microbiota, and fecal metabolites of adult dogs


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    Canine obesity is associated with reduced lifespan and metabolic dysfunction, but dietary intervention may aid in its management.

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  • Feb
    17
    Interpretive Summary: Hematological and immunological responses to naturally occurring bovine respiratory disease in newly received beef calves in a commercial stocker farm


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    Blood and immune parameters are altered during bovine respiratory disease (BRD) progression and can be used for predicting disease status.

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  • Feb
    17
    Interpretive Summary: Identify known and novel candidate genes associated with backfat thickness in Duroc pigs by large-scale genomewide association analysis


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    Backfat thickness (BFT) is a complex and economically important trait in the pig industry because it reflects fat deposition and can be used to measure the carcass lean meat percentage in pigs.

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  • Feb
    17
    Interpretive Summary: Timing of maternal supplementation of dried distillers grains during late gestation influences postnatal growth, immunocompetence, and carcass characteristics of Bos indicus-influenced beef calves


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    This 2-yr study evaluated the effect of the timing of dried distillers grains (DDG) supplementation during the last trimester of gestation in Bos indicus-influenced beef cows and the subsequent impact on their offspring.

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  • Feb
    17
    Interpretive Summary: Intake, ruminal fermentation parameters, and apparent total-tract digestibility by beef steers consuming Pensacola bahiagrass hay treated with calcium oxide


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    With the ever-growing desire to increase efficiency in beef cattle production, researchers have developed strategies such as treating poor-quality forages with chemicals to increase the digestibility of fiber fractions, consequently increasing their energy value for cattle feeding.

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  • Feb
    17
    Interpretive Summary: Development of genomic predictions for Angus cattle in Brazil incorporating genotypes from related American sires


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    There was a desire to implement genomic selection for Angus cattle in Brazil since the technology has been proved to increase genetic gain in animal breeding programs.

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  • Feb
    17
    Interpretive Summary: Proteomic profiling of plasma-derived small extracellular vesicles: a novel tool for understanding the systemic effects of tick burden in cattle


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    Cattle ticks are a significant burden to cattle industries globally. Current methods to treat cattle ticks are costly and inefficient in the long term. It has been noted that while some cattle may exhibit a natural resistance to ticks, others carry a heavy tick burden.

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  • Feb
    10
    Interpretive Summary: Effects of a blend of essential oils, medium-chain fatty acids, and a toxin-adsorbing mineral on diarrhea and gut microbiome of weanling pigs experimentally infected with a pathogenic Escherichia coli


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    This experiment aims to investigate an antimicrobial blend consisting of essential oils, medium-chain fatty acids, and a toxin-adsorbing mineral on diarrhea, growth performance, and gut microbiome of newly weaned pigs experimentally infected with a pathogenic Escherichia coli (F18 E. coli).

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  • Feb
    10
    Interpretive Summary: Effects of supplementing low-protein diets with sodium dichloroacetate and glucose on growth performance, carcass traits, and meat quality of growing-finishing pigs


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    The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of supplementing low-protein diets with sodium dichloroacetate (DCA) and glucose on growth performance, carcass traits, and meat quality of growing-finishing pigs.

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  • Feb
    10
    Interpretive Summary: Supplementing a blend of magnesium oxide to feedlot cattle: effects on ruminal, physiological, and productive responses


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    Acidosis is a common digestive disorder in feedlot cattle consuming high-grain diets, resulting in excessive accumulation of organic acids and pH reduction in the rumen.

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  • Feb
    10
    Interpretive Summary: Characterizing the effect of incrementally increasing dry bulb temperature on linear and nonlinear measures of heart rate variability in nonpregnant, mid-gestation, and late-gestation sows


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    Pregnant pigs may be at a higher risk of poor physiological outcomes due to heat exposure compared to mature female pigs that are not pregnant.

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  • Feb
    03
    Interpretive Summary: Concentration and heritability of immunoglobulin G and natural antibody immunoglobulin M in dairy and beef colostrum along with serum total protein in their calves


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    Understanding how breed influences immunoglobulin (Ig) G and natural antibody (NAb) IgM concentrations in colostrum can improve bovine colostrum quality and calf health. Maternal colostral IgG is abundant, persistent, and pathogen specific.

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