Join Robert Fulton, DVM, PhD, Oklahoma State University, as he shares findings from several studies that clarify the most predominant subtype of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV).
When news surfaces about cattle with rabies, media outlets and the urban public might treat it as a humorous event, with images of a vicious, slobbering cow running amuck on the farm.
The person who originated the adage, “It beats a snowbank” may have been thinking about feeding corn stalk bales. However, like most forages there can be quite a bit of variability in nutritional value.
Poisonous plants are responsible for considerable losses in livestock although many cases go unrecognized and undiagnosed due to a lack of knowledge of which plants could be responsible.
With the limited opportunities and short windows many have had to make hay so far this year, some hay may have been made at higher moisture levels than we would like
While only effective on dark hided cattle (black and red), this low stress permanent method of identification has specific supplies and steps ensuring its efficacy.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell for the second straight session on Tuesday, easing on follow-through technical selling in the wake of bearish government supply data released late on Friday, traders
Farmers in the Northern Plains have been struggling with drought, making it difficult and expensive to scrounge up enough feed for their livestock to last through the winter.
It۪s bad enough wading through rhetorical swamps teeming with PR-ese written by animal activist screechers. But since when did the mainstream media become their press agents?
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today launched a demonstration program allowing stakeholders in the grazing community an opportunity to achieve rangeland health goals on public land while allowing greater flexibilit
Unseasonably hot U.S. weather is accelerating corn and soy crop maturity after months of concerns that lagging development could drag down yields or put some late-planted acres at risk of damage from frost, agronomists
Forage growers may be reluctant to include native grasses in their grazing system because they have heard that grazing management for these species can be difficult
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tumbled about 2 percent on Monday after government data on Friday showed bigger-than-expected placements of cattle on feed in August.
When purchasing ranch-direct calves, Colorado cattle feeder Steve Gabel says I won۪t buy them without verification they۪ve received at least two doses of modified-live viral vaccine.
The sale barn is a great way for producers to discover the value of their calves, yet it can have a negative connotation when talking about animal health. The trip to and from as well as the sights, sounds and smells of
Ranchers placed 1.93 million cattle in U.S. feedlots in August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, in a stronger-than-expected report likely to weigh on futures early next week.
It can be a challenge to keep up with the latest technology and how it might fit on your farmwhich is exactly why Farm Journal is hosting the AgTech Expo. Whether you۪re a novice, an early adopter or somewhere in betwe
U.S. live cattle futures jumped to the highest levels in over a month on Friday, lifted by technical buying and expectations for bullish government supply data that was due after the close of trading.
Commit this truism to memory: Feed is available for cattle.In fact, if we did not have cattle and sheep, acre upon acre of forage would be grossly underutilized. Even in dry years, forage is present. Sometimes we need t
Hong Kong authorities on Thursday suspended meat imports from a Brazilian exporter and two producers on suspicions that health certificates had been falsified for 10 shipments of frozen chicken feet and livestock offal.
China could import up to 20 million tons of corn a year, more than six times the current level, to meet a switch to greater use of ethanol in fuel, an analyst predicted on Thursday.