Cattle
Heat stress: an increasing risk for European cows
As climate change becomes an omnipresent issue in global agriculture, heat stress in Europe will become an increasing issue in, not only the usual areas
- Understanding cattle breeding better
- Optimal conditions for modern day dairy cows
- Optimal ruminant performance during exposure to mycotoxins
- Transponders monitor cow activity to support lameness management
- Cow's high selenium diets may boost protein transfer to calves
- Genes identified that could lead to beef cattle improvement
- Managing heat in the desert
- After decades of mastitis research, there are still a lot of unknowns
Cattle
Live yeast supplements may boost cow pregnancy rates in hot weather
Supplementing the diets of dairy cows facing heat stress conditions with a live yeast additive may shorten the time to estrus and improve cow fertility
Advancements in technology may lead to improved rumen function, fiber digestion
New technology could unlock additional nutrition from fibrous feed ingredients, as improvements in understanding the ruminal microbiome show potential paths
US: Texas distillery turns to animal feed in effort to reduce organic…
A city-wide focus on reducing the amount of organic waste sent to the landfill is helping provide a new source of free feed ingredients to livestock producers
AB Vista looks to boost fiber use in dairy feeds
As part of an effort to expand its global ruminant market, AB Vista is focusing on improving the use of fiber in dairy cattle diets to support increased milk
Genetic study to target bovine babesiosis in cattle
NAU geneticist awarded $500,000 USDA grant to prevent tick-borne cattle fever.
Research challenges thinking on lamb survival
Project involves using on-animal sensor technology and blood testing to identify biomarkers that relate to difficult lambing.
Changing manure management could significantly reduce dairy methane emissions
Using "whole-dairy" emissions, study suggests managing wet storage of manure could help control methane emissions from California dairies.
Clay supplements improve dairy cows' immune response to aflatoxins
Cows exposed to aflatoxin and fed aluminosilicate clay supplement showed improvement in liver function and immune response.
Can handling cause animal feed to separate?
Take a bowl full of shelled peanuts, add some heavy pebbles in the mix and then shake the whole thing until your arm is ready to fall off
Researchers weigh global cost of animal diseases
In developing countries, disease kill up to half of all livestock, reducing nutrition, trade and prosperity.
Prenatal nutrition may determine long-term outcomes in beef cattle
Limiting nutrition to pregnant cows, may mean long-term effects for calves and lead to ways to improve cattle nutrition in the future, say researchers.
Vitamin blend, β-carotene may boost grazing cattle pregnancy rate
Adding a blend of β-carotene and vitamins may improve cattle pregnancy rates for an initial round of fixed-time artificial insemination, say researchers.