Hallettsville Livestock Commission

What Happens In A Cattle Feedlot

So what really takes place at a cattle feedlot? Many folks refer to these places of business as factory farms. … More

How Not to Get Killed by a Cow

Between 1993 and 2015, cattle killed 13 people who were out for walks in the United Kingdom. Dozens more walkers received broken bones or other injuries from the animals. Murderous cattle are an understudied phenomenon, say veterinarian Angharad Fraser-Williams and other researchers at the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. So they scoured news articles and scientific literature …

How long will this down-cycle last for the pork industry?

The severity of the current hog market down cycle will be determined by how long we continue to outpace packer capacity. Unless there is a surprise in market numbers, packers will continue to keep bids down as additional pigs are not needed to fill their plants.

How to Teach Your Cows a New Trick: Weeding

Turns out, you can condition helping grazing behavior into your herd.

Can Snow Leopards Coexist With Livestock?

The snow leopard’s habitat is heavily used for livestock grazing, and herds continue to grow. What does this development mean for the endangered cat? Our India team has found some interesting answers: livestock grazing isn’t necessarily a problem per se, but it can quickly become one if herds grow too much. In many parts of …

Sensible steps on livestock antibiotics use

New stewardship steps are sensible, but make sure they work

Why Killing Wolves Might Not Save Livestock

Unless you kill a whole lot of them. Kill just a few wolves, a new study finds, and livestock losses actually rise.

Antibiotics: OK for our families, but not livestock?

The truth of the matter is, even if antibiotics were not an option to treat sick animals, the case of antibiotic resistance in humans would not go away.

How to Recognize Mycotoxin Symptoms in Your Livestock

Identifying Mycotoxin Symptoms (also known as Mycotoxicosis) is vital to maintaining livestock health and ensuring that production levels don't drop...

What you need to know about antibiotics in livestock

A look at the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Should We Continue to Feed Antibiotics to Livestock?

Currently 80 percent of all antibiotics sold in the U.S. are given to poultry and livestock.

Sicker Livestock Found to Increase Climate Woes

Scientists have identified a disturbing trend in which climate change can worsen the severity and regularity of infectious diseases in livestock, which in turn can exacerbate climate change in a ki…

Cars or livestock: which contribute more to climate change?

The pitfalls of simplification when looking at greenhouse gas emissions from livestock

How Investors Can Make Money Using the Livestock COW ETF

Investors looking for a way to diversify from the U.S. equities market should consider buying the COW ETF.

Take these steps now to protect your livestock from being stolen

Measures include getting your animals microchipped, installing security cameras or using livestock guard dogs.

When a livestock mother rejects its young, sometimes humans have to step in

Beginner’s Guide to Livestock Guardian Animals

As consumer demand continues to skyrocket for pasture-based meats, so too will farmer demand for methods to keep their livestock safe outside of confinement.

What is the Deal with Livestock Shows?

So you’re going to the State Fair (or maybe you visited one of your county fairs). You’ve had your milkshake, the corn dogs were great, and then you wandered into an arena full of serious-looking kids (and possibly even more serious parents) parading cows around in a circle. What in the world is going on..