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A major genomic study published on 15 October examines 802 indigenous Chinese cattle from 55 breeds and populations. It identifies seven genetic populations and shows that admixture among taurine, indicine and other Asian bovine …
USDA ERS’s October outlook again brings together forecasts for beef, pork, lamb, poultry, eggs and international markets. Its value is not a single number but its method: it combines animal supply, feed costs, trade, consumption …
Defra’s new experimental statistic estimates the nutrient contribution of UK agricultural production before processing and waste. For 2025 it puts supply at the equivalent of 101% of the population’s energy requirement and about …
SIAL Paris opens on 17 October, and Brazil’s ABPA is attending with ApexBrasil and 25 poultry and pork companies and cooperatives. The Brazilian presence spans four dedicated areas and includes business meetings, product …
A recent American Meat Science Association session brought together specialists in materials, machinery and automation to address meat packaging. Its core subject was the permanent tension among three goals: protecting product …
A study of sterilised, vacuum-packed braised chicken shows why ready-to-eat meat products should not assess shelf life solely through conventional microbiological and chemical parameters. The team examined the product over six …
The FDA’s October update of its LAMP protocol for Salmonella detection places a rapid molecular method in a very specific setting: retail-meat surveillance. The assay amplifies a sequence in the invasion gene invA at a constant …
Australia’s cattle and sheep market this week shows how a price-only reading can mislead. Meat & Livestock Australia reports that national cattle yardings fell 7% to 54,403 head, despite the return to a full selling week after …
On 12 October, France extended an interprofessional agreement on rights and duties at live-animal markets. The measure covers producers, producer organisations, traders, slaughterhouses and other market users. It goes beyond venue …
Cattle Connect 2026, scheduled for 22 and 23 October at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, brings together topics that are often handled separately: low-stress stock handling, feedlot performance, genetics, heifer selection, …
“The boss just has a feel for it.” At first, a sentence like that sounds like a compliment. Like experience, confidence, someone who knows their craft. For a business, however, it also raises a rather uncomfortable question: What …
The backgrounding phase of fall-born calves is at the centre of a new project at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. The team is investigating whether a commercial omega-3 polyunsaturated-fatty-acid feed additive can …
September figures published by Defra show year-on-year declines across the United Kingdom’s three main livestock categories. Prime-cattle slaughter fell 6.5% to 160,000 head, while beef and veal output reached 73,000 tonnes, down …
The UK Food Standards Agency and Crown Prosecution Service have announced that seven people appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 14 October. The charges authorised by the CPS allege conspiracy to supply unfit meat; …
Colombia has lifted pseudorabies virus, or PRV, restrictions on pork and pork products from the United States. According to APHIS, all pork products listed as eligible in the FSIS export library may now be shipped to Colombia, …