Evidence links MRSA to hogs (Minot Daily News) Evidence appears to be mounting that a link exists between confined hogs and the bacteria Methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus, or MRSA. [News Source]

Wasting disease test, birth control to be tried on Colorado elk (North County Times) ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. -- Some elk in Rocky Mountain National Park will be tested for chronic wasting disease and given birth control starting next month to see how well the two procedures work. [News Source]

Wasting Disease Test, Birth Control To Be Tried On Elk (KMGH 7 Denver) Some elk in Rocky Mountain National Park will be tested for chronic wasting disease and given birth control starting next month, park officials say. [News Source]

Wasting disease test, birth control to be tried on Colorado elk (KPAX Missoula) Associated Press - December 29, 2007 12:14 PM ET ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) - Some elk in Rocky Mountain National Park will be tested for chronic wasting disease and given birth... [News Source]

Wasting disease test, birth control to be tried on Colorado elk (Helena Independent Record) ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) — Some elk in Rocky Mountain National Park will be tested for chronic wasting disease and given birth control starting next month to see how well the two procedures work. [News Source]

Elk to undergo tests, get birth control (Rocky Mountain News) Some elk in Rocky Mountain National Park will be tested for chronic wasting disease and will be given birth control starting next month to see how well the procedures work. [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]