Cattle
New England researchers to evaluate seaweed as methane mitigant
Besides reducing methane emissions from cattle, study could support seaweed aquaculture.
- New feeding model explored for US cattle feedlots
- International partners to study endocannabinoid system in dairy cattle
- Economist explores switching from dairy to beef
- Dutch dairy consortium evaluating effectiveness of DSM methane inhibitor
- Sheep farmers now able to breed low-methane animals
- Brazil: Low feed prices could expand feedlot cattle production
- Five tips for making high-quality flaked corn for cattle
- New in vitro tool estimates ruminal protein degradability
Cattle
Research center focuses on improving cattle forage
Improved understanding of how a tropical forage grass passes its traits may allow for faster varietal development work and provide improved feeds for cattle
US researchers looking to boost the nutrient value of corn stover
Researchers at North Carolina Agricultural &Technical (A&T) State University are exploring how the use of a mushroom-based feed supplement might improve
Scientists investigate anticoccidial drug efficacy
Besides resistance shown in parasitic worms and insects, she noted that unicellular parasites, such as protozoa, adapt easily to heavily used drugs.
Genome-edited bull passes hornless trait to calves
Study sheds light on need to screen donor plasmids, while new methods no longer use donor template plasmids to insert desired gene into genome
Benefits seen in use of spray-dried plasma in diets of lactating cows
Feeding spray-dried plasma during transition improved milk yield and milk fat content of dairy cows in early lactation
Toxin promotes cattle-to-cattle transmission of E. coli strains
Shiga toxin subtype found to play role in establishing E. coli O157 in cattle gastrointestinal tract and facilitating effective cattle-to-cattle transmission.
Prebiotics may do more harm than good in horses
Researchers discover that prebiotics take effect too early in horse's stomach.
Evidence-based metritis therapy in dairy cows sought
Study to identify cow-related factors that can be used to predict which metritis cases likely will benefit from antimicrobial therapy.
US dairy sector concentrates to lower feed, production costs, expand exports
Every five years we get the ag census data from the USDA that gives us kind of a unique look, in terms of dairy, mostly in terms of breaking down by farm…
Robotic pills could monitor dairy cow health
A prototype demonstrates the circuitry and manufacturing technology being developed for a robotic pill that could give farmers an inside view of the health
Protein in dairy diets: not as simple as it seems
The efficiency with which protein is captured in milk by the dairy cow is staggeringly low. Optimising the dairy cow's use of dietary protein would decrease
Multiple options available to manage cattle nutrients
Cattle graze large areas to consume sufficient forage, and there are various ways to help with cattle redistributing nutrients in confined areas.