Source: Michigan State University Extension, Jerad Jaborek
Your eyes may be tricking you into believing whole shelled corn digestion is inefficient.
Can cattle digest whole shelled corn? To answer this question, we must first have a basic understanding of corn kernel...
Source: Oklahoma State University
By Paul Beck, David Lalman
Rural landowners often are interested in raising livestock to slaughter for personal consumption, local marketing or for normal commodity markets. Advantages to raising your own beef include having control over calf quality...
Dynamic event features the latest science, trends, networking and more
Bringing together researchers and feed industry specialists for an exceptional learning and networking opportunity is the focus as the Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada (ANCC) welcomes participants May 9-11 in Montreal, Quebec.
The...
Undoubtedly, 2022 has had its fair share of challenges thus far. High input prices likely led to fewer hay acres being fertilized, which with the added pressure of drought, can lead to lower quality and quantity of stored forages...
Source: University of Queensland
A research team led by the University of Queensland has developed a tool to help the global beef industry simultaneously reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions while meeting demand for meat.
The team assessed the economic and...
Source: North Dakota State University
Testing forage and feed for nutrient quality provides ranchers with the knowledge of what nutrients they are supplying to their cattle on a daily basis.
All living things require nutrients for survival. The most basic of...
Source: Selko news release
Micronutrients, Nutreco's U.S.-based feed additive company, is rebranding as Selko, effective January 2023. The change streamlines the portfolio of specialty feed additives, including IntelliBond trace minerals under a single global brand.
Expanding on a legacy of research...
Source: Government of Saskatchewan
The primary objective of backgrounding is to ensure optimal growth and development of the muscle and frame of the calf, while avoiding excess fat deposition.
After taking an inventory of resources, including feed, labour and cash reserves,...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
“Short-term in-field manure storage and seasonal feeding and bedding sites. What do they have in common? Surface water and the potential for nutrient accumulation in the soil, that’s what,” says Deanne Madsen, sustainable agriculture resource...
Part of ‘battening down the hatches’ in the face of global disruptions, rising costs
Taking steps to mitigate mycotoxins and other contaminants in feed is a top priority post-harvest 2022, as feed mills and livestock farmers seek to get the...