Source: University of Saskatchewan, Lana Haight
A University of Saskatchewan graduate student is combining her love of cattle and her keen interest in forages as she seeks to answer questions many producers are asking about new forage varieties.
Using two years of data...
The cow-calf industry is characterized by a unique combination of variation and tradition. Wide variety is found in the breeds, people and scale of operations involved. It's little wonder that the sector features diversity and innovation in the organization...
A 2-year large-scale trial in beef cattle in Alberta, Canada has successfully demonstrated that a novel feed ingredient, developed by Royal DSM, can be included in commercial feedlot diets to reduce methane emissions by up to 80%, without negative...
Source: University of Saskatchewan, Lana Haight
Cattle producers looking for silage to rotate with barley may want to consider a newer variety of triticale, according to research conducted at the University of Saskatchewan.
“There are always new varieties of cereal crops...
Source: BMC Veterinary Research
Abstract
Background
The fatty acid (FA) composition of adipose tissue influences the nutritional quality of meat products. The unsaturation level of FAs is determined by fatty acid desaturases such as stearoyl-CoA desaturases (SCDs), which are under control of...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council
Researchers:
Trevor Alexander PhD, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein PhD, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Background
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is among the most common needs for antibiotic use in feedlots. It is difficult to develop effective vaccines for respiratory...
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: Jessica Davis-Unger, Karen S G Schwartzkopf-Genswein, Ed A Pajor, Steve Hendrick, Sonia Marti, Craig Dorin, Karin Orsel, Prevalence and lameness-associated risk factors in Alberta feedlot cattle,Translational Animal Science, Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2019, Pages 595–606,https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txz008
Abstract
Lameness in cattle...
Source: Canfax
A cycle implies a series of events, regularly repeated in the same order. Between the double dip recession in 1980 and today, irregular activity within the cattle cycle has led some to call the concept into question. The...
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Author: Christine O'Reilly, Forage and Grazing Specialist, OMAFRA
Like Ontario, Finland's nitrogen fertility recommendations for grasses are based off research from the 1960s and '70s. Since grass varieties and production practices have...
