NEW YORK (April 24, 2009) – Pfizer Animal Health has made vaccination against pinkeye caused by Moraxella bovis an easy one-step process. SolidBac® Pinkeye IR/PR® aids in the prevention and control of pinkeye (infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis) by administering both the initial and booster doses at the same time with a unique delivery system. more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ¬¬¬— Hereford youth, their families and supporters, will travel to Tulsa, Okla., for the 10th Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) sponsored by VitaFerm®, a product line of BioZyme® Inc., July 4-11, 2009. more

Historically, in addition to recording pedigree and performance information and providing genetic predictions, the performance programs at cattle breed associations have monitored and managed genetic abnormalities. While there has been relatively little news on that subject for the last decade, several defects recently have emerged. Some are in popular lines of cattle, and they often warrant the attention of breeders and commercial producers. more

Batavia, Ill. AGCO Parts, a division of AGCO Corporation, is offering up to a $10 cash rebate on select FieldStart batteries purchased from any U.S. AGCO Parts dealer between April 15 and June 15, 2009. more

LENEXA, Kan. (April 15, 2009) – With input costs for cattle producers at an all-time high, managing the cost of gain is essential to protecting the bottom line of an operation. Keeping animals healthy and able to more efficiently convert feed is one strategy producers can implement to minimize the cost of gain. more

Shoot Down Pinkeye with products from KMG Chemicals Inc. and Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. Pinkeye can significantly impact herd performance and producer profit. It can infect animals of any age and result in reduced milk production, weight gain, and weaning weights. more

April 2009, Lakeview, MN – Veteran nutritional sales and management specialist Bruce Parker forms Bruce Parker Ag Consultants, Inc. – a full service agricultural and nutritional consulting service specialized in sales training, product development, marketing enhancement programs and distribution networking services. more

Getting to southwestern Kansas isn’t exactly easy. Not many find Ashland, Kansas, on their way to anywhere. Yet, the first Saturday in April each year, country roads in Clark County come alive with traffic unlike any other time of the year. The traffic increased during the entire week prior to April 4, when 262 buyers from 31 states braced themselves against ferocious winds to make purchases in the Gardiner Angus Ranch 30th Annual Production Sale. A depressed economy, rising production costs and the overall impact of arthrogryposis multiplex cannot be ignored. Yet buyers filled the seats in an obvious show of solidarity to a breeding program backed by unmatched integrity, an unconditional guarantee and commitment to the overall betterment of the beef industry. more

If one thing is certain in this economy, it is that cattle producers cannot afford mistakes. This spring, cow/calf producers will be making decisions about calves and young breeding stock that will affect their herds’ profitability this year and for years to come. Producers can help reduce some of the guesswork associated with these decisions by putting the power of DNA to work in their herds, says Dr. Kevin DeHaan, technical services director, IGENITY®. “Mistakes in the cattle business cost money and can take generations to fix,” he says. “By incorporating a comprehensive DNA profile into the decision-making process, producers can help minimize some risk by gaining inside information about cattle early in their lives — before mistakes are made.” Make faster progress with more efficient breeding groups more

NEW YORK (April 9, 2009) – Pfizer Animal Health, the makers of DRAXXIN® (tulathromycin) Injectable Solution, is now offering producers one more way to manage bovine respiratory disease (BRD) expenses with the DRAXXIN Value Calculator. This easy-to-use, interactive tool, found at www.draxxin.com/value, allows producers to get the most out of their animal health investment by evaluating what BRD costs their operation. more