Tag: livestock
Enduring winter’s stress on animals
Livestock producers should make sure animals have adequate shelter, water, dry bedding and feed to make it through cold spells
How to prepare a livestock birthing kit
Making sure equipment and pens are ready ahead of time means less stress on you and the animal.
Pa. Farm Show Junior Livestock Sale sets new record
Records shattered when 420 animals grossed $369,360 at the junior livestock sale Jan. 10, at the 2017 Pennsylvania Farm Show.
Trade-offs in management of endophyte-infected tall fescue
Livestock that consume endophyte-infected fescue may experience symptoms associated with ergot alkaloid toxicity. Long-term exposure to tall grass fescue containing toxic endophytes may lead to fescue foot and fat necrosis.
The joys, sadness of raising livestock
Judith Sutherland reflects on the trials and tribulations of raising and losing livestock.
Holstein pedigrees feature new traits
Feed Efficiency, Fertility Index, and Sire Calving Ease are now displayed on all versions of pedigrees for the subject animal, sire and dam.
How to hay test for efficient winter feeding
How do you know how much hay, grain, and pasture your animals need? A hay test is a great place to start.
2 types of livestock insurance policies
The USDA’s Risk Management Agency offers protection to livestock producers in two main policy types: Livestock Gross Margin and Livestock Risk Protection.
Parkersburg Livestock Market set to reopen
Sales will be Fridays at 2 p.m. with the first sale planned for Dec. 16.
Eggs from small flocks more likely to contain salmonella
Eggs from small flocks of chickens are more likely to be contaminated with salmonella enteritidis than eggs sold in grocery store.
