Search results for "Delving deeper into the animal genome 264591911.html "

Dilution of fescue pastures by interseeding novel fescue is one way to solve the problem of toxic summer pastures.

A crew of firefighters in Wisconsin helped rescue two dairy cows from an underground manure pit.

Although many of the pastures are green and lush around the country, this is not the time to forget about trace minerals and their importance to beef production.

More tools would also be welcomed for understanding and mitigating the impacts of tall fescue on the livestock industry.

Cooler temperatures has resulted in slow pasture forage growth and cows are nipping it off faster than it is growing.

Grass tetany typically occurs when cattle are grazing rapidly growing, lush, green grass.

Cattle producers are invited to attend a field day at the Mingo Farm in St. James, Mo., to learn how to use natural shade to improve their beef operation.

Grazing fresh young alfalfa can induce bloat in cattle. Bloat can sometimes be fatal to cattle.

When you test your hay or corn stalks or cover crop for nitrates, look closely at the report to see what method your lab used to report your nitrate results.

The likelihood of problems from three potentially deadly threats: blue green algae, nitrates, and prussic acid all increase because of hot, dry weather.

Springtime brings the growth of new spring grasses, but also the potential for grass tetany.

Prussic acid and nitrates affect cattle differently.

Cattle mineral nutrition is complex and often confusing, but one strategy to help ranchers better understand their mineral program is to monitor mineral consumption.

Poisonous plants are responsible for considerable losses in livestock although many cases go unrecognized and undiagnosed due to a lack of knowledge of which plants could be responsible.

One of the most common concerns among cattle producers right now nitrate or prussic acid toxicity in sudangrass, millet or Johnsongrass.

Be cautious when turning livestock into pastures with certain warm season grasses as toxic nitrate and prussic acid can accumulate in drought situations.

Grazing on harvested corn fields provides a fall and winter management option for cattle owners and an income opportunity for landowners.

At, and after calving time next January, February, and March “grass tetany” could occur in a few situations.

After a long winter, don’t think the spring and summer will be without challenges of their own. Here’s six impact areas you need to be ready for, as they might affect your profitability this year.  

Forage analysis can be a useful tool to remove some of the mystery concerning the hay that producers will feed this winter.