APHIS Seeks Public Comment on Transition to RFID Official Identification Tags

APHIS Seeks Public Comment on Transition to RFID Official Identification Tags. Article courtesy of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Aphis). The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking public comment on a proposal where APHIS would...

Low-Stress Handling Is A Team Effort

Low-Stress Handling Is A Team Effort. By Jaclyn Krymowski. For awhile now, stress-free animal handling has been all the buzz in the industry. And it’s not without good reason, as science and research has evolved, we’ve come to have a deep understanding of the short and long-term consequences on...

First Defense Tri-Shield® Reduces Rotavirus Shedding in Newborn Calves

 First Defense Tri-Shield® Reduces  Rotavirus Shedding in Newborn Calves. Rotavirus disease can intensify within a herd when infected calves shed the pathogen into the environment, exposing and infecting other calves. A recent study by Dr. Andy Skidmore*, in collaboration with Dr. Jan Gawthrop,...

Meeks Farm: Utilizing Winter-long Grazing

 Meeks Farm: Utilizing Winter-long Grazing. By Heather Smith Thomas. The largest expense for most stockman is winter feed or supplements.  The more time that cattle can graze without needing hay, the better.  Today there are new forage varieties that can fill some gaps in the grazing calendar...

Heat Stress is a Bigger Deal Than you Think

Heat Stress is a Bigger Deal Than you Think. By Jaclyn Krymowski In the hot summer months, cattlemen face one of nature’s harshest battle against the animal kingdom. Hyperthermia, or heat stress, is the scourge of livestock especially in regions that are especially hot and/or humid. All kinds of...

Protecting Herd Health from Common Cattle Diseases

Protecting Herd Health from Common Cattle Diseases.  Article provided by Central Life SciencesCattlemen know that protecting their cattle and operations from potential threats is essential to remaining profitable and productive. What many may not realize is just how impactful one of those threats – fly...

Baleage vs. Haylage: What’s really the difference?

 Baleage vs. Haylage: What’s really the difference? By Brad Shick Often times the terms baleage and haylage are used interchangeable in conversation due to the state or country of the farm/ranch or simply by the type of operation. So how are baleage and haylage different and why are they used?The...

Reproduction starts with Nutrition

 Reproduction starts with Nutrition By Jaclyn Krymowski Reproduction and parturition are perhaps the two most demanding life processes we, or nature, can demand of an animal. While these functions are certainly hardwired, built into the very nature of living things, they are also rather delicate, able...