Later in the summer forage quality starts to decline, so older calves benefit from protein supplementation. This practice, commonly called creep feeding, can provide a boost to weaning weights. Dr.

Portable calf shelters should be utilized where cows and new calves do not have access to creep areas inside sheds or protected ... but the condition of the cows is the ultimate test of the ration fed ...

Another advantage of feeding a total mixed ration is that the nutrient density and intake can be controlled better than in a grazing situation and can result in not only the targeted gain, but also ...

a large number of cattle died in a brief time, and laboratory tests showed pneumonia, but did not find any bacterial or viral infection. But to veterinarians and pathologists, the feed ration became ...

Dairy producers have the same tools available as beef farmers, however they more fully utilize those tools to maximize production without overfeeding or wasting feed. Dairy cow rations are typically .

that whole ration falls apart and your cattle don’t perform the weight that you expect.” Why it matters: Calving is months away, but ensuring healthy mothers and babies starts now with a well-planned ...

With today’s sophisticated and high-powered ration ... for feeding more group TMRs, more pen moves and the social costs of that movement, more management time and perhaps more feed inventory ...

(They are) excellent feed for cattle and dairy cows, and has been increasingly used in hog and poultry rations, as well. It is a product that should be well familiar to nutritionists,” Sean Broderick, ...

A Wisconsin farmer says it’s worth the extra effort to manage and harvest triticale as a cover crop he can harvest for his ...

Livestock account for 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, with the largest portion coming from methane that ...

A new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that feeding grazing beef cattle a seaweed supplement in pellet form reduced their methane emissions by almost 40% without ...

New study reveals feeding grazing cattle seaweed reduces methane emissions by 40 percent, offering a sustainable solution to agriculture’s climate impact. • Feeding grazing cattle a seaweed supplement ...