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• Scratching The Surface: What Is Making My Cattle Itchy?
  Background: Producers and veterinarians have reported situations where cattle have lost hair and showed signs of being “itchy” even after being treated with a pour-on product (e.g., Ivomec, Dectomax, Cydectin, etc.). The assumption made is that lice are developing resistance to these products. However, some veterinarians who have investigated these cases report that they haven’t found lice in all of these cases. […]
• MU Extension Offers Tips on Safely Handling Livestock
  Good livestock handling practices can improve animal comfort and make livestock management safer for people and animals, says University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Brenda Schreck.
• Can Eating Less Beef and Dairy Help Save the Colorado River?
  That’s nearly twice as much water as the combined use of every city that relies on the river, including Phoenix, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
• Feeder and Live Cattle Markets Face Mixed Signals as Fall Approaches
  As the cattle market reopened following Labor Day, feeder and live cattle futures weakened to contract low levels of resistance.
• Cattle Herd in Park County Tests Positive for Brucellosis. Livestock Board Says Herd is Quarantining
  A cattle herd in Park County has tested positive for the disease brucellosis.