Design students reconsider chute-side BRD diagnostics
Students tasked with designing better chute-side diagnostic machine using pre-existing technology.
Will feeding silage to lactating cows give calves scours?
With ongoing shortages of distillers grains, cow/calf producers consider substituting corn silage, but concerns expressed that silage may lead to calf scours.
Water quality can affect livestock production
Providing cattle with good-quality water can promote forage intake and weight gain and improve herd health.
Varying deworming strategy may aid parasite control
Improve efficacy by administering dewormer with alternative mode of action.
ICASA solicits research concepts to address cattle, swine disease
Research proposals aimed at developing tools to identify animals at highest risk of infectious diseases and those that would benefit most from metaphylaxis treatment.
Effort launched to aid heifer reproductive success
Heifer CONSULT is an online resource for cow/calf producers.
Forage brassica may be option for fall grazing systems
Knowledge of brassica management for forage compared with annual ryegrass is lacking, which has inhibited producer adoption.
Antemortem blood parameters may indicate incidence of liver abscesses
Cattle with major liver abscesses undergo physiologic differentiation, which can be detected in whole blood and serum.
Research funded to identify natural predator against southern cattle fever ticks to protect cattle health and ranchers’ livelihoods.