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Forage Focus: Stretching out the Spring Flush of Forage Growth
May is a vital time for spring 'flush', when forage grasses should achieve 70 per cent of growth and perennial grasses reach full head, writes Chris Penrose, Extension Educator, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Morgan County....
May is a vital time for spring 'flush', when forage grasses should achieve 70 per cent of growth and perennial grasses reach full head, writes Chris Penrose, Extension Educator, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Morgan County....
Phosphorous In Wheat Can Be Improved
We now know why some cereals have higher phytase levels and, thanks to researchers at Aarhus University, how to makes it more readily available....
We now know why some cereals have higher phytase levels and, thanks to researchers at Aarhus University, how to makes it more readily available....
Phosphorous in Your Cows Minerals?
Expensive and environmentally damaging if used incorrectly, phosphorous requirement needs gauging by forage testing, writes Chris Wand, Beef Cattle and Sheep Nutritionist at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. ...
Expensive and environmentally damaging if used incorrectly, phosphorous requirement needs gauging by forage testing, writes Chris Wand, Beef Cattle and Sheep Nutritionist at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. ...
Alfalfa For Grazing
With total season weight gains of over 800lb/acre observed in trials and demonstrations, alfalfa grazing could be a worthwhile way of extending the productive life of your alfalfa hay stands, according to Garry Lacefield, University of Kentucky. ...
With total season weight gains of over 800lb/acre observed in trials and demonstrations, alfalfa grazing could be a worthwhile way of extending the productive life of your alfalfa hay stands, according to Garry Lacefield, University of Kentucky. ...
Predicting Grass Silage Timing 2013
Irish farmers are being advised to walk silage frequently to assess crops, after a delayed spring has caused growth rates to fall to around a third of average at 20 kg dry matter per hectare for April....
Irish farmers are being advised to walk silage frequently to assess crops, after a delayed spring has caused growth rates to fall to around a third of average at 20 kg dry matter per hectare for April....
Beef Cattle Researchers Explore Nutritional Strategies to Time Puberty in Replacement Heifers
By weaning early and feeding high concentrate diets, researchers believe they can speed up pregnancy optimisation in replacement heifers. This is linked to propionate being created in the rumen and the build up of leptin in the blood. ...
By weaning early and feeding high concentrate diets, researchers believe they can speed up pregnancy optimisation in replacement heifers. This is linked to propionate being created in the rumen and the build up of leptin in the blood. ...
Effects of Corn Steep Liquor Supplementation on Voluntary Selection of Tallgrass Prairie Hay Contaminated with Sericea Lespedeza and Uncontaminated Tallgrass Prairie Hay
Kansas plains are heavily infested with the noxious weed Sericea Lespedeza and for this reason a team of researchers at a Kansas State University conference were keen to show that feed additives may increase consumption of the grass weed....
Kansas plains are heavily infested with the noxious weed Sericea Lespedeza and for this reason a team of researchers at a Kansas State University conference were keen to show that feed additives may increase consumption of the grass weed....
Colostrum Supplements and Replacers: What is the Difference?
Instructions accompanying colostrum should be carefully read and followed, advises Janna Kincheloe Back, South Dakota State Univeristy Extension Research Associate who adds that quality colostrum should only contain 50g/l of primary immunoglobulin....
Instructions accompanying colostrum should be carefully read and followed, advises Janna Kincheloe Back, South Dakota State Univeristy Extension Research Associate who adds that quality colostrum should only contain 50g/l of primary immunoglobulin....
Alternative Beef Production Systems: Issues and Implications
Changing consumer demands are supporting alternative beef rearing methods which is challenging grain-fed systems as alternative systems attract premiums. ...
Changing consumer demands are supporting alternative beef rearing methods which is challenging grain-fed systems as alternative systems attract premiums. ...
Effects of Grazing Novel Endophyte-infected Fescue Following Grazing Endophyte-infected Fescue on Steer Performance.
Important studies into Fescue toxicosis have revealed that pasture renovation could lead to reductions in cases. ...
Important studies into Fescue toxicosis have revealed that pasture renovation could lead to reductions in cases. ...
Livestock Resources and Environmental Issues in Asia
Livestock production is a significant and growing source of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution, range degradation and greenhouse gases, according to Benjamin Henderson (Livestock Policy Officer) and Henning Steinfeld (Chief of Livestock Information and...
Livestock production is a significant and growing source of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution, range degradation and greenhouse gases, according to Benjamin Henderson (Livestock Policy Officer) and Henning Steinfeld (Chief of Livestock Information and...
Feed and Fodder Challenges for Asia and the Pacific
Harinder P.S. Makkar, Animal Production Officer with the FAO in Rome explores the options to address feed and fodder challenges in Asia in the coming years. He focuses on making better use of feed resources, seeking alternative feeds and fodders and putting...
Harinder P.S. Makkar, Animal Production Officer with the FAO in Rome explores the options to address feed and fodder challenges in Asia in the coming years. He focuses on making better use of feed resources, seeking alternative feeds and fodders and putting...
Direct-Fed Microbials for Receiving Cattle II: Effects of ProTernative Stress Formula Fed in a Dry Suspension on Growth, Feed Intake, and Health of Receiving Beef Heifers
Adding proternative stress formula did not positively impact feed intake and health in a population of 287 'highly stressed' beef heifers, according to a study by A.V. Siverson, D.A. Blasi, M.E. Corrigan, J.J. Higgins, and B.E. Oleen....
Adding proternative stress formula did not positively impact feed intake and health in a population of 287 'highly stressed' beef heifers, according to a study by A.V. Siverson, D.A. Blasi, M.E. Corrigan, J.J. Higgins, and B.E. Oleen....
Big Picture Approach Key to a Successful Grazing System
The false economy of overgrazing, understanding the requirements of marginal and riparian areas and the 365 day concept of the grazing season are the subjects of an Alberta government interview with Grant Lastiwka from the Alberta Ag-info Centre....
The false economy of overgrazing, understanding the requirements of marginal and riparian areas and the 365 day concept of the grazing season are the subjects of an Alberta government interview with Grant Lastiwka from the Alberta Ag-info Centre....
Forage Use in the Beef Industry
Varying forage type, better grazing management and a dogmatic cattle finishing programme are all management techniques available to feed more efficiently, according Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist....
Varying forage type, better grazing management and a dogmatic cattle finishing programme are all management techniques available to feed more efficiently, according Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist....
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