Jan 21, 2020
• The weekly livestock market update
• Fighting bovine respiratory disease in feeder cattle
• The 2020 Swine Profitability Conference, and the latest “Milk Lines”
• Employing guardian dogs to protect livestock from predators…
00:01:30 – Livestock Market Update: Livestock economist Lee Schulz of Iowa State University is featured on this week's cattle market segment: he offers his latest thinking on what the just-signed trade deal with China means for U.S. beef exports to that country, and he previews both the USDA cattle-on-feed and cattle inventory reports which will come out within the next two weeks.
00:12:54 – Bovine Respiratory Disease: K-State veterinarian Hans Coetzee talks about his research findings on antibiotic use for addressing bovine respiratory disease in feeder cattle...he has made a significant discovery regarding B-R-D treatments and the potential development of antibiotic resistance to those treatments.
00:24:15 – 2020 Swine Profitability Conference: K-State swine nutritionist Jason Woodworth previews the 2020 K-State Swine Profitability Conference, set for Tuesday, February 4th on the campus. Also, this week's edition of "Milk Lines."
00:24:10 – Ag News: Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines, along with this week's edition of "Milk Lines."
00:32:33 – Guardian Dogs: K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee reports on two studies on employing guardian dogs to protect livestock from predators.
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