Source: Beef Farmers of Ontario
Executive Summary
The goal of this work is to develop a method to stimulate immune responses in beef calves that are immunosuppressed by stress or viral infection, as a method to prevent bacterial pneumonia such as...
Source: University of Illinois news release
Like the virus that causes COVID-19, pathogens that attack crops change constantly to evade host immunity, or disease resistance in plant parlance. Sometimes, a single gene makes the difference between a resistant crop and...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council
Project Title:
Identification of causal mutations located in distortion regions in beef cattle genome associated with bull and cow fertility and its links to feed efficiency
Researchers:
Angela Canovas Ph.D. acanovas@uoguelph.ca
Angela Canovas Ph.D., Katie Wood Ph.D., and Eduardo...
Source: BMC Veterinary Research
Abstract
Background
High-grain diets that meet the energy requirements of high-producing ruminants are associated with a high risk of rumen disorders. Mild acid treatment with lactic acid (LA) has been used to modify the degradable characteristics of grains...
Source: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
This article was originally published by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada written by Hushton Block, Research Scientistâ Beef Production Systems, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Brandon Research Centre, Brandon, Manitoba Email: hushton.block@agr.gc.ca
An ongoing study at AAFCâ...
Source: Beef Farmers of Ontario
Executive Summary
Summary
Sixty-four cow calf pairs were assigned to one of three anthelmintic treatments (ivermectin, fenbendazole, or control) at the beginning of the grazing season in 2014. Animals that had calving difficulty, twins, or were ill...
Source: North Dakota State University
ENERGY AND PROTEIN CONTENT OF FEED BARLEY
Barley grain is used primarily as an energy and protein source in beef cattle diets. The nutrient content of barley (Table 1) compares favorably with that of corn, oats, wheat, sorghum...
Source: Oklahoma State University
Research has shown that the young calf is the most at risk for vitamin A deficiency in cow-calf systems. Vitamin A plays several important roles in the body, one of which is immune function. Marginal deficiencies...
Source: Western College of Veterinary Medicine. Amanda Loeffen
A Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) researcher and his team are looking into new options for pain management during castration of beef calves.
WCVM assistant professor Dr. Diego Moya is investigating whether lidocaine,...
Source: University of Manitoba
BENEFICIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICE (BMP) FOR GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION
BACKGROUND
Enteric methane is produced by microbes during digestion of feed in the rumen of cattle.
Between 2 and 11% of the feed energy offered to cattle is lost...
