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Drought stressed forages can be high in nitrates and potentially toxic for cattle, but with careful management there are options for ranchers to utilize those forages.
Dry lotting cows can be a feasible way to allow pasture recovery, while feeding grain, forage, and crop stover to pairs. The system allows closer observation of the herd and low weaning stress.
Heat stress is caused by a combination of environmental factors including temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, air movement and precipitation.
We all know real dairy plays a significant role in a healthy lifestyle. But a new study has found that the power of milk can also speed up wound healing.
Here’s a look at a recent report on the U.S. susceptibility to JEV related to the availability of competent mosquito vector species, susceptible maintenance avian hosts, as well as intensive travel and trade activities.
Learn how to avoid these frustrating and deal-breaking mistakes.
Bimeda Inc. recently gained FDA approval for SpectoGard® (spectinomycin sulfate) sterile solution, the first and only generic, bioequivalent to Adspec.
Kansas State University beef cattle veterinarians share tips on disposing products, needles and syringes that are a risk to humans.
Vitamin A is critical to cattle health and is generally consumed in adequate quantities. But Vitamin A in stored feedstuffs declines over time with exposure to sunlight and high temperatures.
With no end to the higher feed cost trend in sight, farmers are looking at ways to get the most out of their rations while minimizing wasted feed.
We don’t feed dairy calves the way we used to, and that’s a very good thing, according to calf industry consultant Dave Kuehnel.
One Holstein sire born in 1962, Pawnee Farm Arlinda Chief, sired 16,000 daughters, 500,000 great-granddaughters, and more than 2 million great-granddaughters.
Annoying. Bothersome. Irritating. Inconvenience. Pest. No matter how you describe Musca domestica, aka the house fly, and its friend the gnat, one thing’s for sure – they are a nuisance and a threat to your swine herd.
See how rising costs impact you and your family.
Instead of writing down these big audacious goals, Jon Acuff, an entrepreneur, speaker and best-selling author, has better advice: Set micro goals.
What’s the perfect close-up ration to optimize calf health -- something that’s not too much of this or too little of that, but “just right?”
Creep grazing has potential to be a cost-effective way to produce additional calf gains using forage rather than the traditional grain-based creep diets.
Full-time graduate students interested in controlling mastitis, promoting udder health and improving milk quality can apply for the NMC Scholars Program to attend the National Mastitis Council Annual Meeting.
Still unclear about the recent changes to over-the-counter antibiotics or beef promoting implants? Dan Thompson, DVM, host of Doc Talk TV, shares details about the new livestock antibiotic and implant regulations.
Pinkeye is a painful eye disease that affects cattle worldwide. Here’s a look at the causes, signs, treatment, control and prevention of pinkeye, provided by K-State’s Beef Cattle Institute.
The 69th annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course in Bryan-College Station will offer some cutting-edge information and ranch technology, along with basic beef cattle production information.
Although limitations exist, the Fecal Egg Count Reduction Test to assess the efficacy of parasite control programs is the only practical method of determining the presence of resistance in cattle nematodes.
The average cost of feeding a steer to finish weight was 25% higher for cattle marketed last week and is projected to be 31% higher for cattle placed on feed last week at roughly $600 per head.
The heat is on, and calves feel it, too. Here are five strategies to help calves cope as summer sizzles on.
Water quantity and quality is critical to cattle health and performance. Hot weather and drought conditions can impact both water quality and quantity for cattle.
The use of shades in feedlots has made a big difference in the effects of heat on fat cattle, but a few other strategies can help keep cattle cool, enabling cattle to keep gaining, even in the dog days of summer.
Oklahoma State investigated using distiller’s grain cubes in a supplementation program for growing steers with mineral supplements containing ionophores offered free-choice in a separate complete mineral mix.
Ruminants walk a fine line in their ability to utilize certain feedstuffs while maintaining digestive integrity. Michigan State University researchers recently evaluated the effect of starch in dairy diets.
Why do some of the best calves catch a cough, known as summer pneumonia? K-State experts discuss the disease and what ranchers can do to best mitigate an outbreak in their herd.
Manure analysis can provide telling insights into what nutrients actually are being digested in a ration.