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Department of Animal Science
University of Minnesota
305 Haecker Hall
1364 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108-6118

Phone: 612-624-2722
Fax: 612-625-5789

Beef Industry Center

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Resources by Specie
- Beef Cattle -

FACULTY CONTACTS RESEARCH NEWS TOPICS RESOURCES LINKS Announcing... Minnesota Nutrition Conference, Holiday Inn, Owatonna, MN. Sep 16-17, 2008. Minnesota Beef Expo, Minnesota State Fairgrounds, St. Paul. Oct 16-19, 2008.

NEWS

Beef Times (U of M Extension Service)

News Articles from the U of M Beef Team
  

TOPICS

Anthrax

Anthrax in Minnesota (College of Veterinary Medicine, U of M)

BSE (Mad Cow Disease)

BSE Factsheet (Center for Animal Health and Food Safety)

Important Links and Information on BSE (Minnesota Beef Council)

BSEinfo.org (Cattlemen’s Beef Board and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association)

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) - Also Known as 'Mad Cow Disease' (USDA)

Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)

COOL Runnings Newsletter, Volume 2, May 2003 (U of MN)
COOL Runnings Newsletter, Volume 1, March 2003 (U of MN)
COOL (Kansas State University)
COOL (USDA ERS)
COOL - 2002 Farm Bill Provisions (USDA AMS)
  

RESOURCES

Beef Cattle Management Updates (1989-1999) - Department of Animal Science, U of M

Beef Management and Marketing (U of M Extension Service Publications)

Bovine Clinical Diagnosis and Therapy CD (published by Dr. Scott Haskell) - for a copy of the CD, contact the College of Veterinary Medicine at 612-625-0280

Bull Shop - On-line directory for the cattle industry, including seedstock and commercial cattle farms and ranches. All breeds and herd sizes are welcome to a free listing.

Directory of Feedlot Resources (Minnesota Department of Agriculture)

Minnesota Feedlot Rules - Things to Consider (Minnesota Department of Agriculture)

Livestock Books and Publications (Midwest Plan Service publications)

Breeds of Livestock (Oklahoma State University)