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 ...

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 ...

The post-mortem findings are unimaginable to the untrained mind. Some farmers have even called the subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) damage in the cow’s body an act of the occult.Signs of ...

When the diet is not consistent, cattle can experience ruminal acidosis, which is when the pH of the rumen becomes low, said Jim MacDonald, UNL professor of animal science and principal ...