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
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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.
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Corn processing method may boost cow growth, energy
Increasing high moisture corn in diets improves growth efficiency and net energy, finds study.
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Modified grazing may benefit cow/calf producers
Modified intensive early stocking may improve several performance measures for both cows and calves.
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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)
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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
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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.
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Composting offers solution to horse manure
Florida event demonstrates three-bin manure composting method and discusses options for marketing composted manure.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Best practices may reduce environmental mastitis cases
Consequences of mastitis can be costly to a dairy, but treatment success varies depending on pathogen.
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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.