Chronic Wasting (KOLN Lincoln) Game and Parks: Disease infecting more than 100 deer in Nebraska [News Source]

Auction yards fight Canadian border cattle rule (Rapid City Journal) Five South Dakota auction yards recently hosted fundraisers that generated more than $50,000 to support a legal battle to stop older Canadian cattle from coming into the United States. [News Source]

The Almanac — weekly (Moldova.org) This is Monday, Dec. 24, the 358th day of 2007 with seven to follow. This is Christmas Eve.The moon is full. The morning stars are Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Uranus and Neptune.Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. [News Source]

Pet food may lead to mad cow (The Salt Lake Tribune) Ranchers struggling with high hay costs and burned out ranges are being warned that feeding cattle cheap pet food could cause an outbreak of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Some supplements naturally harmful (Akron Beacon Journal) So-called ''natural'' or dietary supplements aren't necessarily good for you. In fact, some can be downright dangerous, according to a report in the January edition of Consumer Reports magazine. [News Source]

Premise registration continues on plan (Iowa Farmer) Editor’s note: On Nov.. 22, the Bush administration pledged not to make a planned National Animal Identification System mandatory. However, that has not derailed movement toward a voluntary tracking system. [News Source]