The livestock industry’s worst-case containment scenario gained ground Wednesday, Oct. 21, as officials confirmed the first wildlife case of New World screwworm in an elk. Detected on a private game ranch in Pecos County, Texas, the find raises the pressure on ranchers, hunters and state agencies battling to keep the flesh-eating parasite from gaining a foothold across the Southwest. The infested elk was harvested by a hunter and reported immediately to wildlife authorities.

A new award is gracing the colored shavings for the International Holstein Shows: Genomic Merit. Sponsored by Siemers Holsteins, a neck ribbon and medallion are presented to the highest-ranking GTPI animal placing in the top two-thirds of each Holstein heifer and cow class. Genomics Finds a Place in the Showring When it comes to genomic testing, Kevin Jorgensen says knowledge is power. Jorgensen is the senior Holstein sire analyst for Select Sires Inc., a World Dairy Expo boa

A cow doesn’t have to look lame to have a lameness problem. At Rib Arrow Dairy, that realization has changed how the 1,500-cow dairy approaches hoof health. Employees still watch cows as they move through the operation, but they now have another source of information: continuous locomotion data that can identify changes before a problem becomes obvious to the human eye. For producer Tyler Ribeiro, the technology has done more than help the dairy find lame cows. It has changed