Source: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
You have all your feed put up, know how much you have got and now want to determine how to best use it to feed your animals. To do so, feed testing and ration...
Source: Oklahoma State University
Liver abscesses are the most common reason for liver condemnation in beef processors.1 . The average incidence of liver abscesses ranges from 12 to 30% 2, 3 but can be as high as 90%.4 Liver abscesses...
Mycotoxins, often hidden in beef cattle diets, can lead to various health issues, including impaired immune response, reduced growth rates, reproductive issues, lameness, and gangrene. Since illnesses caused by mycotoxins are difficult to detect and resistant to antibiotics, understanding...
Source: American Feed Industry Association
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and Feedstuffs named BioZyme's Stockyard plant in St. Joseph, Mo., as its 2024 Feed Facility of the Year. This prestigious award is presented annually to a feed facility demonstrating...
Source: Oklahoma State University, By David Lalman
On average, nearly 40% of total operating costs in cow-calf enterprises are associated with nutrition because purchased and harvested hay and concentrate feeds make up the majority of that cost. Consequently, the nutritional program...
The leader in intelligent nutrition, Novus International, Inc., and Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced a partnership to develop advanced feed additives designed to meet the evolving needs...
Source: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Frozen grain can be fed successfully to cattle and, when available, can be a cost-effective energy source.
Grains are used as energy supplements for ruminants and their feed value is therefore based on energy content....
Source: University of Illinois Extension, Travis Meteer, Extension Educator, Commercial Agriculture
Why would my cows be open?
Open cows are simply a fact of the cattle business. Managing to achieve a 100% pregnancy rate is simply not cost effective, nor should...
In many parts of western Canada this year, rain came early and made for a solid grass year. Unfortunately, the rest of the summer brought mostly extreme heat with little moisture other than a handful of storms that brought...
Source: Beef Improvement Federation
by Lauren Gatz, Beef Improvement Federation intern
How balancing production cost control and efficiency can change your operation
“Improving production or output is important, but in most publications, controlling costs trumps increasing output.” said Dave Lalman, Oklahoma State...
