Byproduct feeds from ethanol plants offer beef herd owners a way to supplement bad hay being baled for winter feed this year.
Important tips related to feed quality, feed storage, and feed loss management
Over the decades, cattle farmers learned to work around toxins in fescue grass in their pastures. “We called it ‘managing fescue,’” says Craig Roberts, extension forage specialist. “It shou
Chances are you’re not thinking about forage testing in January but maybe you should be.
Is fat a bad word? Not necessarily. Simply put, fat is just the body’s storage form of energy. If an animal consumes more energy than it uses, the excess calories will be stored as fat - money in the bank to
We imagine a connoisseur might describe it as “steely, with a hint of barnyard.” If you fancy a glass of well-aged camel urine, don’t.
Glenn Selk explains why passive immunity is important in the first 24 hours of a calf’s life.
Most areas of Oklahoma have had adequate summer forage to allow pregnant replacement heifers to be in excellent body condition going into late fall and winter. Now producers are faced with the challenge of maintain
Spring-Calving Cow Herd ‚Ä¢ Keep replacement heifer calves gaining enough to reach their “target” breeding weight (65% mature weight) by spring. ‚Ä¢ Start cows on the high magnesium mineral suppleme
Starting in 2017, livestock producers will need to obtain a written order from their veterinarian before buying certain antibiotics for their animals.