Cattle
Can moose digesta help inform ruminant nutrition?
First-of-a-kind study advances understanding of microbial and viral communities involved in ruminant biomass breakdown.
- Winning the battle against heat stress starts with nutrition
- Uruguay: Fresh forage and TMR mixed diets may be cheaper, support high milk yield
- Livestock chain analyses help predict disease spread
- Supplementing diets for pastured-raised dairy cows may boost milk yields
- Genomics link beef cattle to production environment
- Muddy pastures interfere with livestock grazing
- Infrared tech may support cattle herd improvement
- Beef production accounts for 3.3% of U.S. GHG emissions
Cattle
Cutting methane emissions in cattle
Researchers from Mexico and Colombia examined the influence on methane production of including tannins and saponins in the diets of heifers.
Corn processing method may boost cow growth, energy
Increasing high moisture corn in diets improves growth efficiency and net energy, finds study.
Modified grazing may benefit cow/calf producers
Modified intensive early stocking may improve several performance measures for both cows and calves.
Veterinary study aims to reduce calf pain during difficult births
Dr. Jennifer Pearson, a veterinarian pursuing doctoral studies at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM)
Encapsulated additives may boost meat tenderness in feedlot cattle
Adding a blend of encapsulated feed additives with clove and rosemary essential oils may improve the tenderness of meat from grain-fed cows without changing
Flaxseed additives may boost dairy cow health, milk production
Adding rumen-protected flaxseed to dairy cow diets may improve health, increase the nutritional value of milk and boost milk production, says researcher.
Composting offers solution to horse manure
Florida event demonstrates three-bin manure composting method and discusses options for marketing composted manure.
New camera-in-a-capsule method provides closeup of gut issues
Horses are notorious for gastric ailments. Over the course of a lifetime, chances are good that a horse will suffer at least once from some kind of gastrointest
Grass tetany preventable in grazing beef cows
Plan ahead to minimize metabolic disorder by providing high-magnesium supplement prior to turning cows out onto lush spring pasture.
Sodium butyrate may boost gain, feed efficiency in weaned heifers
Supplementing the diets of post-weaned heifers with sodium butyrate may improve weight gain and feed efficiency, says researcher.
Best practices may reduce environmental mastitis cases
Consequences of mastitis can be costly to a dairy, but treatment success varies depending on pathogen.
Tips offered for dealing with flooded hay, grain
First step is to determine if water is from potentially contaminated flood waters or ponded water from rain or snowmelt.