Tan Zhiliang from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered the microbial ...

While metrics like mineral consumption were comparable, the actual cost of the two supplements differed. Farney said the price of Solus – the brand of essential oil examined – calculated to $13.09 per ...

The seasonal variability of distillers grains, a byproduct of ethanol production, has been one drawback of using it in a cattle finishing ration. New research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln ...

Each year, the UK sheep industry lambs 15m breeding ewes in a huge variety of systems and locations. From sea level to hill ...

Jordan Johnson, a University of Saskatchewan grad student working on her PhD in animal science, shared the importance of ...

The most common method to regulate intake of self-fed supplements is the use of salt since it is readily available, generally ...

China's animal husbandry is currently experiencing rapid development, with feed accounting for a large proportion of the total production cost. Ruminant breeding requires large amount of roughage, but ...

There was no difference (p>0.05) between the diets for the time that indigestible particles spent from ruminal escape to their first appearance in feces. The longest retention time (p<0.05) of solid ...

Mild cases of acidosis are commonly treated by removing the feed causing the problem and possibly administering a buffer by stomach tube. Treatment of more serious cases may include siphoning off ...

Do cows try to speak to us? Although we don’t speak “cow”, there may be ways dairy cows can tell us whether they’re doing well with the environment we provide them. Rick Grant and ...