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    4. Comparison of the welfare of beef cattle in housed and grazing systems: hormones, health and behaviour

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Cooke, Andrew (author), Mullan, Siobhan (author), Morten, Charlie (author), Hockenhull, Joanna (author), Le-Grice, Phil (author), Le Cocq, Kate (author), Lee, Michael R. F. (author), Cardenas, Laura M. (author), and Rivero, M. Jordana (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2023-06-29
    Published:
    United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12951
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Agricultural Science
    Journal Title Details:
    V.161, Iss.3
    Notes:
    14 pages, Animal welfare encompasses all aspects of an animal’s life and the interactions between animals. Consequently, welfare must be measured across a variety of factors that consider aspects such as health, behaviour and mental state. Decisions regarding housing and grazing are central to farm management. In this study, two beef cattle systems and their herds were compared from weaning to slaughter across numerous indicators. One herd (‘HH’) were continuously housed, the other (‘HG’) were housed only during winter. Inspections of animals were conducted to assess body condition, cleanliness, diarrhoea, hairlessness, nasal discharge and ocular discharge. Hair and nasal mucus samples were taken for quantification of cortisol and serotonin. Qualitative behaviour assessments (QBA) were also conducted and performance monitored. Physical health indicators were similar between herds with the exception of nasal discharge which was more prevalent in HH (P &lt; 0.001). During winter, QBA yielded differences between herds over PC1 (arousal) (P = 0.032), but not PC2 (mood) (P = 0.139). Through summer, there was a strong difference across both PC1 (P &lt; 0.001) and PC2 (P = 0.002), with HG exhibiting more positive behaviour. A difference was found in hair cortisol levels, with the greatest concentrations observed in HG (P = 0.011), however such a pattern was not seen for nasal mucus cortisol or for serotonin. Overall, providing summer grazing (HG) appeared to afford welfare benefits to the cattle as shown with more positive QBA assessments, but also slightly better health indicators, notwithstanding the higher levels of cortisol in that group.

    5. Dynamic relationships among changes in prices of beef, pork, and chicken in Japan: A Bayesian approach

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Noda, Hideo (author) and Kyo, Koki (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2022-12-09
    Published:
    Netherlands: Elsevier B.V.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12815
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
    Journal Title Details:
    Vol. 11
    Notes:
    11 pages, In this paper, we investigate the interdependence among changes in the prices of beef, pork, and chicken in Japan using a time-varying coefficient vector autoregressive model. Our empirical analysis using monthly data from January 1990 to March 2014 shows that changes in beef prices have long-term influences on changes in pork and chicken prices. Moreover, current changes in the prices of beef, pork, and chicken are closely related to changes in their prices in the preceding two months. Additionally, we do not find that the bovine spongiform encephalopathy outbreak announced by the Japanese government in September 2001 had a long-term influence on the dynamic relationships among changes in the prices of beef, pork, and chicken in Japan.

    7. Integrate cattle info

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Maday, John (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2020-01-10
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 124 Document Number: D11193
    Journal Title:
    Drovers
    Notes:
    Via online issue obtained from aginfo@farmjournal.com. 3 pages., Author reports on efforts for closer integration among the cow-calf, stocker, and feeding sectors of the beef industry. The article describes efforts of feedlot veterinarians affiliated with the Production Animal Consultation (PAC) to develop a plan to share data, experiences, ideas, and outcomes. "PAC now has 35 veterinary members in 14 states and two international countries, along with staff to assist in information technology, data collection, research and communications."

    8. Knowledge, attitude and practices relating to zoonotic diseases among livestock farmers in Punjab, India

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Singh, B.B. (author), Kaur, R. (author), Gill, G.S. (author), Gill, J.P.S. (author), Soni, R.K. (author), and Aulakh, R.S. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019
    Published:
    India: Science Direct
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D10184
    Journal Title:
    Acta Tropica
    Journal Title Details:
    189: 15-21
    Notes:
    Journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/actatropica, Via online journal, Zoonotic diseases cause significant health and economic impact in developing countries such as India. Many zoonotic diseases are prevalent in the livestock and as an occupational zoonosis in the livestock farmers in India. Lack of knowledge on the disease transmission, prevention and control measures is a potential high risk for the occurrence of zoonotic diseases in the livestock and its keepers in India. We conducted this study to understand knowledge, attitude and practices of livestock farmers regarding zoonoses. Five villages from each of the 22 districts of the state were conveniently selected (n = 110). Farmers available at village community sites were enrolled in the study and requested to complete a custom designed questionnaire (n = 558). In addition, livestock farmers attending basic livestock husbandry training were also surveyed (n = 301). Data from questionnaires was used to create three index variables: (a) knowledge score; (b) attitude score and (c) practice score. Association between demographic and other explanatory variables with knowledge score was evaluated using linear regression analyses. Similarly, the association between knowledge and attitude score with practice score was evaluated. Of the 859 participants, 685 (80%) livestock farmers had heard the term ‘zoonoses’ but only 345 (40%), 264 (31%) and 214 (25%) farmers were aware of the zoonotic nature of tuberculosis, Japanese encephalitis and taeniosis, respectively. For practices, 23% farmers reported consumption of raw milk and only 10% and 8% livestock farmers ever got their animals tested for brucellosis and tuberculosis, respectively. The low level of education and being a cattle farmer were negatively associated with the farmer’s knowledge on zoonotic diseases. The attitude score was positively associated with the practice score of the participants. The results indicate need for educating the livestock farmers particularly those with a low level of education to reduce the health and economic impact of zoonotic diseases in India.

    9. Ode to the Jersey

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Rankin, Mike (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-01-10
    Published:
    LaGrange, GA.: AAEA - The Agricultural Communicators Network,
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D10053
    Journal Title:
    AAEA ByLine
    Journal Title Details:
    : 1
    Notes:
    Via online., Tips on photographing livestock from an award-winning AAEA photographer.

    10. Rethinking Food and Agriculture 2020-2030: The Second Domestication of Plants and Animals, the Disruption of the Cow, and the Collapse of Industrial Livestock Farming

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Tubb, Catherine (author), Seba, Tony (author), and RethinkX
    Format:
    Report
    Publication Date:
    2019-09
    Published:
    United States: RethinkX
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 130 Document Number: D11288
    Notes:
    76 pages., via website