One hundred years ago, researchers at what is now Colorado State University began investigating a disease affecting cattle on the state's high-mountain ranches. The disease, which caused significant death loss, p
Scientists at the University of Illinois using co-products from the ethanol and human food industries are helping shed light on ways processing high-fiber animal feed ingredients can enhance pigs' utilization of the nut
Does the sow have a high temperature and is she on her way to getting sick? This is important information - particularly when the sow has just given birth and the lives of the newborn piglets depend on her health. Resea
Several readers correctly identified the condition shown in our latest photo, but responses also again illustrated that a picture does not necessarily tell the whole story.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is willing to pay farmers $1,000 per acre to leave corn rows standing near highways in an effort to control blowing snow in the winter.
Manure that moves off target can decrease productivity and increase the risk of impairing local bodies of water. This tool helps applicators in four Midwest states determine the best time to apply.
The Ohio State University Department of Veterinary Preventative Medicine recently published an article identifying potential mechanisms where PEDv infection impact pigs at different stages of growth.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton unveiled a revised measure to reduce elevated nitrate levels in water supplies that includes restrictions on the application of farm fertilizers in the fall.
A scientist with the University of Saskatchewan says, as the pressure to reduce antibiotic use intensifies, the role of the microbiome in promoting animal health will become increasingly important.
Using genome-wide association and epistatic study, a mapping analysis aiming to find single gene and gene-gene interaction that associated with disease resistance, Jiaoping Zhang, post-doctoral research associate in the
It is no secret that beef slaughter weights have increased significantly in recent years - about 200 pounds on average since 1996 in fact. Several factors have influenced that trend, but mostly, cattle feeders hav
New research studies the potential for new swine flu strains to emerge globally and their connection to the human population. It also looks at whether one global swine flu vaccine could be a solution.
Researchers at Kansas State University's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory have discovered a virus that's been a real pest for pigs and hope the diagnostic tests they've developed to detect the virus are a step toward un
Corn and soybean prices are comparatively low now, which helps lower your cost of production. It also provides an opportunity to look at the percentage of these inputs in your pigs' diets to see if higher levels o
If we keep pouring more CO2 into the air, will crops fail, or benefit? A new study tries to disentangle this complex question. It suggests that while greater warmth will reduce yields of some crops, higher CO2 could hel
