Tag: cattle
Dealing with cattle parasites
Here's a quick feedlot riddle: They're tiny, relatively easy to control and can affect cattle health, performance and carcass quality in a serious way. What are they? Parasites.
Howard Leslie wants to be found in only one place: the...
ENON VALLEY, Pa. — For the first time in more than 40 years, Howard Leslie won’t be returning to the classroom in the fall....
There’s no reproductive advantage to higher phosphorus dairy ration
Reducing phosphorus in dairy diets doesn't change a cow's productivity, but it does affect the environmental impact that cow might have.
Codex approves international standards for ractopamine
A U.N. commission has approved an international standard for the veterinary drug ractopamine, a feed additive to promote leanness in pigs.
Shorthorn make the grade — and yield — in recent on-farm...
OMAHA, Neb. -- Shorthorn genetics defied the odds on the grid recently; two purebred heifers graded USDA Prime, Yield Grade 1. Two others on...
Treating mastitis with Vitamin D
BELTSVILLE, Md. — A natural remedy that delays and reduces the severity of mastitis infection in dairy cattle is being investigated by scientists at...
Expansions in dairy industry lead to surplus, lows for milk prices
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — One source of income for Pennsylvania dairy farmers has hit its lowest point in three years, according to a dairy...
Farm to Fork: Pa. teen starts beef cattle enterprise with a...
A Pennsylvania teen is starting his own beef enterprise, and has locked in a 10-year market at nearby Grove City College through Bon Appetit's Farm to Fork program.
Thank a hunter for 75 years of conservation
Later this year, the conservation community will celebrate the 75th anniversary of federal legislation that keeps state wildlife agencies afloat. On Sept. 2,...
Some hot numbers in cold times
As the world stumbles toward a summer of financial winter, one part of the American economy continues its merry, five-year waltz: U.S. ag exports...
