Anthrax bacterium typically infects grazing animals through ingestion of contaminated soil.

Preventing spread of bovine tuberculosis from infected white-tailed deer to cattle herds a top priority.

Excessive heat warnings in place across much of Central U.S. as well as Eastern Seaboard.

Quantitative research to determine if range management practices for lesser prairie-chicken habitat affect beef cattle health and productivity.

New skin tests distinguish between cattle infected with TB and those vaccinated against the disease.

Study pinpoints 19 genes linked with feed efficiency, which could help reduce carbon footprint of cattle farming.

Project designed to identify costs, environmental impacts and best practices for Iowa cow/calf operations.

Anthrax cases typically increase after periods of wet, cool weather, followed by hot, dry conditions.

Research at New Mexico State University's value-added agriculture center examining use of chili pepper byproducts to treat inflammation in livestock.

Seven-day forecast shows above-average temperatures in parts of Nebraska and Iowa, with heat indexes that will reach critical heat stress emergency.