livestock
Keeping Your Vaccines Viable
By: Tracey Erickson, SDSU Extension Dairy Field Specialist
Vaccines are a vital part of keeping all livestock healthy. Vaccines help in the prevention of disease, which results in less utilization of antibiotics due to fewer sick animals. Vaccines provide protective… Continue reading
How to Take Control of Pinkeye
Consider these management practices to keep your herd protected.
Pinkeye is more than an inconvenience in cattle herds. It’s a highly contagious disease that’s painful for animals, can significantly reduce calf growth rates, and can even lead to blindness, if… Continue reading
Hurricane Preparedness for Livestock
by: Joe C. Paschal, Ph.D., Extension Livestock Specialist, Texas A&M University
Livestock owners should “hurricane-ize” their livestock each year prior to hurricane season. This would include making sure their livestock are current on their vaccinations (blackleg, leptospirosis, tetanus, encephalitis). Additional… Continue reading
Dry Edible Beans as Livestock Feed When Hit by Drought and Hail
Dry edible beans such as pintos, great northern, and black beans… Continue reading
Does Crown Rust in Oats Cause Problems for Livestock?
By: Russ Daly, Professor, SDSU Extension Veterinarian, State Public Health Veterinarian
The weather conditions during the spring and summer of 2019 contributed to many challenges for farmers and livestock producers. For crop producers, one of those issues is crown rust… Continue reading
Livestock production is key to food access and nutrition, experts say
Courtesy of: K-State Research & Extension
MANHATTAN, Kan. – A University of Florida animal scientist backed the importance of livestock agriculture Monday, saying it is a key component to improving the availability of nutritious food in countries that need it… Continue reading
- Workshops Offer Biochar Basics and Uses :: Cavalier November 8, 2019
- Workshops Offer Biochar Basics and Uses :: Carrington Research Extension Center November 7, 2019
- Cattle risk management workshop Nov. 6 in Sidney November 6, 2019
- Workshops Offer Biochar Basics and Uses :: Lisbon November 6, 2019
- Heart of America Grazing Conference, October 29-30 October 29, 2019
- Cattle Marketing Listening Sessions Scheduled :: Sioux Center, Iowa October 29, 2019
- Cattle Marketing Listening Sessions Scheduled :: Osage, Iowa October 24, 2019
- Cattle Marketing Listening Sessions Scheduled :: Maquoketa, Iowa October 23, 2019
- 21st Annual Dakota Feeder Calf Show/Feedout Set October 19, 2019
- AgriLife Extension organizing Grass Grazing and Animal Management School February 20, 2019
