By: Brad Buck, 352-294-3303, bradbuck@ufl.edu
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Farmers and University of Florida researchers use genetics and other techniques to ensure consumers can pick from the best assortment of delicious, nutritious dairy products at the grocery store.
Now that we’re in National Dairy Month, it’s a good time to...
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By: University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
The vast majority of cow-calf producers in Tennessee and the Southeast using a defined calving season have long favored spring calving; however, researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture have evaluated the risk and returns for a fall calving season,...
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By: Brad Buck, 352-294-3303, bradbuck@ufl.edu
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With help from cattle producers through the Florida Cattle Enhancement Fund, UF/IFAS researchers hope to develop Brahman cattle that can tolerate heat better, produce more tender meat and improve their fertility.
University of Florida Institute of Food and...
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A Mississippi-based Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researcher has learned that using poultry litter as fertilizer can help cotton growers in the Southeast maximize profits.
Poultry litter (chicken manure, spilled feed, excess feathers, and other...
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By Sharon Dowdy
Avian influenza was detected on March 3, 2017, in a commercial chicken flock in Lincoln County, Tennessee, less than 100 miles from the Georgia state line.
Tests revealed the presence of highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza (HPAI). The farm was quarantined and the birds were depopulated.
Avian influenza has not been...
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By Sandra Avant
Thanks to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists, a genomic database of U.S. beef cattle is now available online.
The complete genomes of 96 bulls representing different U.S. cattle breeds were sequenced by researchers at the Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC)...
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By Merritt Melancon
The market demand for organic chicken, beef and pork has been on the rise for several years, so most farmers were prepared for the new restrictions on antibiotics in animal feed that went into effect on Jan. 1.
The Food and Drug Administration rule change – the veterinary feed directive – prohibits farmers...
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By Jan Suszkiw
A mobile system for removing phosphorus from cow manure may offer dairy farmers greater flexibility in where, when, and how they use the nutrient to fertilize crops.
Manure can be spread onto crop fields as a source of phosphorus, nitrogen, and other nutrients important to plant growth. But applying too much manure...
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by:TheCattleSite News Desk
US – After a few years of significant challenge, the outlook for US milk producers is beginning to improve, according to a new report from CoBank. Despite projected supply increases, milk prices are poised for modest improvement in the years ahead thanks to new export opportunities and gains in...
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by University of California – Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Most Americans envision healthy mustangs galloping free on the range when they think about the country’s wild horse population. But UC Cooperative Extension rangeland advisor Laura Snell sees another image.
In conducting research on the...
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by Marjorie S. by Penn State
Consuming dairy cheese instead of other sodium-laden foods may actually protect against some of sodium’s effects on the cardiovascular system, such as high blood pressure, according to researchers at Penn State.
The researchers say the protection comes from antioxidant properties of dairy proteins in...
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Writer: Tom Nordlie, 352-273-3567, tnordlie@ufl.edu
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida residents curious or skeptical about the threat posed by the parasitic screwworm fly Cochliomiya hominivorax can rest assured the insect merits all the attention it has received after an outbreak was detected in the Florida Keys earlier this month, say...
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By: Samantha Grenrock, 352-294-3307, grenrosa@ufl.edu
The goal of any cow-calf operation is fairly straightforward: produce more cattle more efficiently. However, the science of animal reproduction — which includes nutrition, genetics and other health indicators — can be a little less clear-cut.
To help those in the cattle...
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By Kyle Dawson
Sha Tao and John Bernard, animal and dairy research scientists at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus, believe that feeding betaine to dairy cows could increase milk production.
Betaine is a natural chemical compound that essentially helps to improve cows’ metabolism and milk production.
“I think the key...
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By Merritt Melancon
Whether you are working with three laying hens in a backyard coop or a farm full of broilers, chickens need proper nutrition to live healthy, low-stress lives.
Providing the correct balance of protein, vitamins and other nutrients can be challenging for those mixing their own feed, and that can lead to...
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BY: TheCattleSite News Desk
“All of the other commodity markets peaked earlier in the decade and they’ve gone through substantial price corrections,” said Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax, a US beef information organisation, in his presentation to the Canadian Beef Industry Conference (CBIC) in Calgary in August.
“Our markets...
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By Dennis Hancock
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension forage specialist Dennis Hancock has organized the annual Georgia Grazing School set for Sept. 20 – 21 at the National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL)building on the UGA campus in Tifton, Georgia.
This two-day workshop will focus on soil...
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By Clint Thompson
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine are offering a unique training opportunity for cattlemen who want more information on how to assist cows and heifers having difficulty calving.
What is to be expected when delivering a calf? What is...
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By Clint Thompson
With water use and rising expenses a concern, forage sorghum is a cheaper, more effective alternative for Georgia cattlemen feeding dairy cows, according to University of Georgia animal and dairy scientist John Bernard.
UGA scientists are studying the effects of forage sorghum as a dietary supplement for dairy...
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by Michigan State University.
A collaborative Michigan State University study involving microbiologists, epidemiologists, animal scientists, veterinarians, graduate students, undergraduates and farmers could lead to better prevention practices to limit dangerous E. coli bacteria transmissions.
The study, published in Applied and...
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