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Insight: Some U.S. feedlots rue loss of 'Vitamin Z' Zilmax
2013-08-18 21:45:35| Food - Topix.net
After nearly a decade of relying on weight-gain feed additives as a lifeline to survival, some of the 75,000 U.S. cattle feedyards that dot rural America in places such as Texas and the Great Plains, suddenly must do without the leading product Zilmax - nicknamed "Vitamin Z." Merck & Co's announcement on Friday that it was suspending the sale of ... (more)
U.S. Cattle Feedlots May Face Losses On High Feed Costs
2013-02-07 03:15:00| Beef
Bloomberg Business Week U.S. cattle feedlots will have slightly negative margins this year amid high costs for livestock feed, says Michael Swanson, an agricultural economist at Wells Fargo & Co. read more
U.S. Feedlots Bought Fewer Cattle in December Compared With 2011
2013-01-28 01:03:00| Beef
Bloomberg Business Week U.S. feedlots bought 0.5% fewer cattle in December compared with a year earlier, the government says, surprising analysts who were expecting an increase. read more
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