Cattle Rustling Still A Lurking Problem
A Texas rancher noticed his herd looked a little thin in late February, he soon found out that seven of his Brangus cows disappeared. Rancher Jerry Williamson, Cushing, TX, just assumed they had wandered off, as cattle often do.
A story, published online at the DailySentinel.com, described how Williamson had assumed wrong and that his cattle had been rustled. A cut chain on a seldom-used gate was the scene of the crime. The rustled Brangus had not been branded so Williamson holds little hope that the cattle will be returned. Read more on the Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel Web site.
Livestock Tracking Still Used by Some California Ranchers
From University of California Davis Web site
A UC Davis veterinarian is helping California cattle producers learn the ropes of a new nationwide livestock tracking system that would help them avoid catastrophic losses in the event of a major animal disease outbreak.
John Maas, a Cooperative Extension veterinarian specializing in beef health and food safety at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, has been part of three groups that have presented more than 100 meetings on the new tracking system in California and throughout the United States. Read more on the UC Davis Web site.
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