Project involves renovation of Babcock Hall Dairy Plant and new three-story addition for Center for Dairy Research.

Intertwined in concerns over antibiotic resistance and use in food animal production are questions over collecting and interpreting antibiotic usage data.

Grant funding to go to 40 alternative manure management (non-digester) projects across California dairy and livestock operations.

Early microbiota of newborn calves more closely resembles oral microbiota of adult cows.

Most surveyed dairy operations applied manure on owned or rented land.

Disease prevention and management, proper antibiotic use and selection important aspects of cattle health management.

Good forage and proper ensiling techniques aid quality silage production.

Gates Foundation grants Pirbright Institute £2.1 million to investigate cattle antibody responses to virus-like particles vaccines.

Opinions differed in test to see how farmers, livestock drivers and veterinarians assess cull cows' fitness for transport based on lameness.

Hitting outlined targets for harvesting corn intended for silage can offer dividends over subsequent year.