An evaluation of financial losses due to lumpy skin disease outbreaks in dairy farms of northern Thailand by Wittawat Modethed, Khwanchai Kreausukon, Tawatchai Singhla, Kittikorn Boonsri, Kidsadagon Pringproa, Nattawooti Sthitmatee, Nattawooti Sthitmatee, Paramintra Vinitchaikul, Supitchaya Srisawang, Roderick Salvador, Simon Gubbins, Georgina Limon, Veerasak Punyapornwithaya, Veerasak Punyapornwithaya

“…Lumpy skin disease (LSD) poses a significant threat to the cattle industry, resulting in adverse economic consequences in affected countries. …”
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First evidence of transovarial transmission of Kyasanur Forest disease virus in Haemaphysalis and Rhipicephalus ticks in the wild by Sarah J. Burthe, Bhimanagoud Kumbar, Stefanie M. Schäfer, Bethan V. Purse, Abi T. Vanak, Natrajan Balakrishnan, Richard Hassall, Subhash L. Hoti, Darshan Narayanaswamy, Santoshkumar Potadar, Mujeeb Rahman, Mohammed Mudassar Chanda

“…Moreover, small mammals and cattle may play crucial roles in transmission if small mammals are the main hosts for larvae infected via transovarial transmission, and cattle support large numbers of infected female adult ticks. …”
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Chemical analysis of buffalo meat in a self-consumption system in northeastern of Argentina by Gladis Rébak, Gladys Obregón, Diego Gómez, Laura Vázquez-Acosta, Mariano Pino, Julia Obregón, Rosa Molina, Victoria Cantero, Luz Segovia-Espinola

“…The exploitation of buffaloes is presented as an alternative for meat production, as it adapts to special agro-ecological conditions due to waterlogging of the land, the presence of low-digestibility pastures and ectoparasites in which beef cattle do not always express their maximum potential. …”
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Facteurs alimentaires et environnementaux de risque du cancer du rhino-pharynx dans la région de Marrakech by Soumia Ammor, Abdellatif Baali, Annie Hubert, Mohamed Cherkaoui

“…Women are affected earlier than men: a peak has been observed between the ages of 20 and 30 in women and another between the ages of 40 and 50 in men.The analysis of a questionnaire submitted to 32 individuals affected by the NPC and to a check sample of 48 showed a statistically significant relationship between the NPC and some nutritional and environmental factors: consumption of smen (fermented butter), khlii (dried, salted spicy baked meat preserved in a mixt of smelted beef grease) and alcohol; practising of agriculture and cattle breeding; contact with toxic substances.…”
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Potential Bull Buyers Perceive Increased Value to their Operations When Purchasing Bulls from the Florida Bull Test by Vitor R. G. Mercadante, Darren D. Henry, Francine M. Ciriaco, Paula M. Mercadante, Tessa Schulmeister, Nicolas DiLorenzo, G. Cliff Lamb

“… Since its beginning in 2000, the Florida Bull Test has been under constant evolution to achieve its goal of helping producers select high-quality sires, thereby improving production and profitability of beef cattle producers in Florida and the Southeast United States. …”
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Monensin supplementation increases weight gain in stocker steers, but higher doses reduce essential mineral intake by Gabriele Maier, Tanapon Sukkankah, Josh Davy, Larry Forero, Berit Bangoura, Matthew Torcal, Sharif Aly

“…Monensin is known to improve feed efficiency in cattle. At higher doses, however, monensin reduces the palatability of mineral supplements, which may reduce consumption of essential minerals such as selenium. …”
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Modeling diseases with latency and relapse by P. van den Driessche, Lin Wang, Xingfu Zou

“…Numerical simulations (forparameters appropriate for bovine tuberculosis in cattle) with$\mathcal{R}_0>1$ indicate that solutions tend to this endemicstate.…”
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Blackberry and Dewberry: Biology and Control by Brent Sellers, Pratap Devkota, Jason Ferrell

“…However, severe financial losses can occur if cattle are injured by these growing thickets. For example, a bull's reproductive organs can be severely damaged by blackberry or dewberry thorns. …”
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Qu’est-ce qu’une « race animale pure » ? by Patricia Pellegrini, Marie-Dominique Ribereau-Gayon

“…Our purpose here is, on the contrary, to evidence that the concepts of “race” and “pure race” actually mask a deliberate, minute and elaborate process of selection. For example, cattle’s physical features can be modified at will through the system of factors for qualitative and quantitative selection criteria. …”
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RESULTS OF GENE DIAGNOSIS OF LUMPY SKIN DISEASE IN THE DAGESTAN AND CHECHEN REPUBLICS-THE FIRST OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF THE DISEASE OCCURRENCE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TERRITORY by M. V. Biryuchenkova, A. M. Timina, N. G. Zinyakov, A. V. Scherbakov

“…In September 2015 a disease with clinical signs characteristic of lumpy skin disease (bovine contagious nodular dermatitis) was registered in cattle in the Republic of Dagestan and Republic of Chechnya. …”
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Relational Premises in the Cooperation Between Farms with Conservative Breeds and Industry Organisations by Marta Domagalska-Grędys

“…The main aim of the study was to indicate relational premises in the cooperation between industry organisations and farms with conservative breeds (cattle, pigs, and sheep). It has been assumed that the processes of integration of domestic animal breeders depend on the state of the relationships established (in terms of quality, sustainability, dependence and uniqueness) with industry organisations. …”
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La hêtraie du clos-masure, entre modernisations agricoles et urbanisation by Pauline Frileux

“…The tree has lost its agricultural function of protecting cattle and producing wood ; it is now through the landscape and the environment that it has meaning for the farmers. …”
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Potential Bull Buyers Perceive Increased Value to their Operations When Purchasing Bulls from the Florida Bull Test by Vitor R. G. Mercadante, Darren D. Henry, Francine M. Ciriaco, Paula M. Mercadante, Tessa Schulmeister, Nicolas DiLorenzo, G. Cliff Lamb

“… Since its beginning in 2000, the Florida Bull Test has been under constant evolution to achieve its goal of helping producers select high-quality sires, thereby improving production and profitability of beef cattle producers in Florida and the Southeast United States. …”
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Subtle genomic differences in Klebsiella pneumoniae sensu stricto isolates indicate host adaptation by Bridget O'Brien, Alla Yushchenko, Jinha Suh, Dongyun Jung, Zhangbin Cai, Ngoc Sang Nguyen, Makeda Semret, Simon Dufour, Séamus Fanning, Jennifer Ronholm

“…In this study, we use a comparative genomic approach to identify differences between KpI associated with disease in humans and cattle and aimed to identify any potential genetic barriers limiting transmission of KpI between these two hosts. …”
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Assessing the potential of germplasm collections for the management of genetic diversity: the case of the French National Cryobank by Jacques, Alicia, Duclos, Delphine, Danchin-Burge, Coralie, Mercat, Marie-José, Tixier-Boichard, Michèle, Restoux, Gwendal

“…The IDI was calculated on the basis of pedigree data for 17 breeds of three livestock species, pig, sheep, and cattle, which differed in both population size and management program. …”
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Comparison of sialic acid content in bovine and buffalo milk and meat by Michela Contò, Simona Rinaldi, Sebastiana Failla

“…In contrast, Neu5Gc content was significantly higher in cattle meat than in buffalo meat (228 vs. 83 μg/g protein p<0.001). …”
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ENTOMOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF LUMPY SKIN DISEASE EPIZOOTOLOGY (REVIEW) by Ya. E. Pestova, A. V. Kononov, A. V. Sprygin

“…Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a serious threat to the global cattle farming, including that in the Russian Federation where the frst outbreak was reported in 2015. …”
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Where There's Fire, THere's Smoke: Air Quality and Prescribed Burning in Florida by Martha C. Monroe, Austin K. Dixon, David R. Godwin, Adam C. Watts, Leda N. Kobziar

“…Landowners may choose fire to achieve a variety of objectives, including restoring fire-dependent ecosystems, enhancing forage for cattle, improving wildlife habitat, preparing sites for reforestation, and reducing hazardous fuel loads. …”
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The Adoption Process to Technology Biosecurity and Vaccination in the Dispersal of Foot and Mouth Disease Bone Regency, South Sulawesi Province by Rismayanti Rismayanti

“… Adopting biosecurity and vaccination technology is one of the steps that can be taken to overcome and minimize FMD disease in beef cattle farming. This study aims to analyze the farmer's adoption of biosecurity and vaccination technology in the spread of FMD. …”
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2016 South Florida Beef Forage Survey Results by Laura Bennett, Bosques Jonael, Sarah Bostick, Lauren Butler, Sonja Crawford, Taylor Davis, Christa Kirby, Colleen Larson, Philipe Moriel, Chris Prevatt, Brent Sellers, Maria Silveira, Aaron Stam, Bridget Stice, Joao Vendramini, Lindsey Wiggins

“… This publication discusses a survey used to evaluate ranch management practices to determine benchmarks in cattle production and pasture management. Written by Laura Bennett, Jonael Bosques, Sarah Bostick, Lauren Butler, Sonja Crawford, Taylor Davis, Christa Kirby, Colleen Larson, Philipe Moriel, Chris Prevatt, Brent Sellers, Maria Silveira, Aaron Stam, Bridget Stice, Joao Vendramini, and Lindsey Wiggins, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, July 2021. …”
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