Cattle
Weight gain in horses more than doubles risk of laminitis
Horses and ponies that gain weight are more than twice as likely to develop laminitis than if they lose or maintain their weight, according to new research
- Tough winter leads to challenging spring for cattle
- Cattle placements higher than anticipated
- Cornell model helps reduce nitrogen losses from dairy farms
- Choice for grazing cattle on wheat based on gain or grain
- Biochar may help tackle methane emissions from dairy manure
- Crossbreeding may improve beef cattle efficiency in grazing systems
- Adding fat to pregnant cow diets may boost yield, performance
- Supercomputers help target bovine TB
Cattle
Effective parasite control begins with understanding active ingredients
Strategic use of active ingredients offers promise in managing parasites.
Study to investigate genetics of tying-up in horses, ponies
While many forms of tying-up appear to have genetic component, gene or genes causing the disease have not yet been identified.
Webinar to explore heritability of cattle water intake
Great Plains Grazing will host a free webinar Feb. 19 on cattle water intake.
Land purchase paves way for Idaho research dairy
Idaho State Board of Education vote advances University of Idaho plan to create nation's largest research dairy.
Mobile app updated to estimate horse bodyweight
University of Minnesota faculty launches updated, first-of-its-kind mobile app.
New reproductive protocol for sheep uses natural hormones
New system also decreases the time during which sheep are exposed to exogenous reproductive hormones.
Big data could help improve livestock resilience
Automation in livestock farming so far has been limited to dairy cows and pigs, but new developments expected for laying hens, broilers, meat cows and fish.
Lawley’s to boost efficiency, footprint with new feed additive production site
Lawley’s Inc. is seeking to improve its support of dairy producers, along with its production efficiency and quality control with a new Texas-based
Sheep with higher vitamin D levels give birth to heavier lambs
Researchers explore link between vitamin D levels and health and reproductive outcomes in sheep.
Manure injection results in less phosphorus runoff
Research shows practice is compatible with no-till and doesn't increase sedimentation, but dairy farmers slow to adopt practice.
Transporting cull dairy cows may change animal well-being
Transport of dairy cows to slaughter may result in deterioration of their clinical condition.
Improved method for determining allele frequencies may aid genomic prediction
GLS method with sparse matrices is fast and highly accurate at estimating base generation allele frequencies.