Maintaining fresh-cow dry matter intake is one of the secrets to keeping cows healthy and productive throughout lactation, ...

In the northern Great Plains, winter is a fact of life in which severe cold temperatures, frequent dangerous wind chills, and blowing and drifting snow are common occurrences. Beef cattle increase ...

Providing additional calcium to fresh cows helps maintain health and productivity, writes InTouch feeding specialist Thomas O'Sullivan ...

Manuel Peña shares dairy nutrition essentials, including information on the amino acids and fiber that dairy cattle need.

One California Dairy is taking a closer look at lighting for circadian rhythm, melatonin and dry cow management.

I am not much on New Year’s resolutions. I have tried making some in the past and failed. I think the big reason they don’t ...

The benefit of fermented dairy extends to other monogastrics: preruminant calves.

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The study of symbiosis is quintessential systems biology. It integrates not only all levels of biological analysis — from molecular to ecological — but also the study of the interplay between ...

Low reproductive rates, health challenges and reduced growth can all be caused by trace mineral deficiencies in cattle.

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It’s unclear what truly prompts cows to calve, other than a hormonal connection. Rasby and McCarthy explain studies show ...