AT CATTLE INDUSTRY ANNUAL CONVENTION AND TRADE SHOW JANUARY 28

SO. ST. PAUL, MN (January 26, 2009) — Digital Angel (NASDAQ: DIGA), an advanced technology company in the field of animal identification and emergency identification solutions, announced today the introduction of its new r.Tag™ system, a flexible and robust active RFID tag technology that allows the automatic collection of identification and data in correlation with specific locations. The r.Tag system will be showcased at the 2009 Annual Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Trade Show, to be held January 28-31 in Phoenix, AZ, the industry’s premier annual event. more

Spring parasite control with IVOMEC (ivermectin) Brand Products pays — guaranteed

DULUTH, Ga. — Jan. 27, 2009 — Spring parasite control pays, and Merial is offering cattle producers the chance to prove it to themselves — risk free— with the IVOMEC Challenge.

“For cows and their spring-born calves, benefits of spring parasite control can include increased weaning weights,1-5 improved reproductive performance6 and reduced pasture parasite loads.7 Those benefits all add up to increased profits for cattle producers,” says Dr. Frank Hurtig, director, Merial Veterinary Services Team. more

Treating cows for parasites at spring turnout yields higher weaning weights and more

DULUTH, Ga. — Jan. 26, 2009 — Spring parasite treatments can help add weight to both calves and bank accounts. New university data has concluded that of all the pharmaceutical technologies examined, parasite control in cow herds had the greatest effect on breakeven prices — providing a value of $201 per head.1 This effect was derived using only weaning rates and weaning weights.1,2 Producers can get their share of this return by incorporating a spring parasite control treatment into their operation. more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ­­­— National Beef Packing Co. LLC was presented the AHA Hereford Industry Innovator Award by the American Hereford Association (AHA) during the National Western Stock Show Hereford Carload and Pen Show in Denver, Jan. 15. more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ­­­— Lacey Livestock was presented the AHA Hereford Industry Innovator Award by the American Hereford Association (AHA) during the National Western Stock Show Hereford Carload and Pen Show in Denver, Jan. 15. more

Brush, Colorado - - January 21, 2009 - - MMI International (MMI) announces the soon-to-be-released Vertical Beater attachment for its line of High Speed Extra Heavy Duty Commercial Manure Spreaders. This attachment can be installed on both MMI and Mohrlang XHD and HSXHD spreaders and will deliver a spread pattern of up to 32 feet. more

Free-choice feeding of liquid supplement allows administration with less handling of cattle

DE SOTO, Kan. (Jan. 21, 2009) – Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health announces the availability of Safe-Guard® (fenbendazole) 20% Pre-mix as the first anthelmintic approved by the Food and Drug Administration for administration via free-choice feeding of liquid supplement for the beef and dairy industry. more

Expected progeny differences (EPDs) from the spring 2009 international Limousin genetic evaluation now are available on the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) Web site (www.nalf.org). more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ­­­— The Spring 2009 Hereford Sire Summary is now available in print and online at Hereford.org. The new summary includes detailed listings on 2,053 sires to help producers make informed buying, breeding and other management decisions. more

Orlando, FL, January 20, 2009 – Leaders from the US division of Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health discussed the new combined company at an event held at this year’s North American Veterinary Conference. Paul Casady, Vice President, North America and General Manager USA, along with Steve Shell, Companion Animal Business Unit Director, spoke about the strength of Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health’s business and its impact on the U.S. animal health industry. more