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Here's what you need to know about hemp as a feed ingredient for cattle.

Here's what you need to know about hemp as a feed ingredient for cattle.

Reduced-fat corn dried distillers grains with solubles (RFDG; 5 to 8% fat on a DM basis) are another type of DG and produced by partial fat removal from DG.

Providing concentrate to cows in box robots offers challenges and opportunities to optimize production.

Elevated BHBA levels alone do not necessarily indicate a need for treatment.

While we usually think of a cow’s gut simply as the organ system responsible for digestion and absorption of nutrients, it also plays other critical roles.

For the past three decades, dairy producers have known that a negative DCAD (Dietary cation-anion difference) diet in close-up cows benefits colostrum production and early lactation.

Late planting dates will impact quality and digestibility.

Medical goldmine, pipe dream or somewhere between?

Test baled cornstalks for nitrate levels and feed them to cattle with caution, says University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Gene Schmitz.

The growing season in Wisconsin and other areas in the upper Midwest this year has been a challenge. 

Focused management, proper nutrition and diligent monitoring can help reduce metabolic disorders.

In some cases, plants can become more toxic during drought and heat stress.  In addition, there is the increased potential for cattle to ingest toxic plants due to lack of other feedstuffs.

Hot and dry cornfield conditions are breeding grounds for dangerous aspergillus ear and kernel mold that produces aflatoxins. This toxin is a carcinogen, can harm livestock and can lead to rejection at the elevator.

Hay bales can be an effective and reliable feed source for livestock as the weather turns cold and dreary.

Increase liquid nutrients to help keep calves growing through cold weather.

If health issues are suspected, obtain a representative sample that is as close as possible to what the animal consumed.

Calves and young heifers are particularly susceptible to damaging effects of mycotoxins, as are transition cows.

Everything needed to manage toxic fescue comes in a new edition of an old booklet, says Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Extension specialist.

The cost of kernel processing should be compared to the expected value to be gained from feed improvement to determine if the additional cost is justified.