News tagged with cattle feed

Researchers find mechanism that may stop E. coli from developing in cattle

May 11, 2010 - Microbiologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center, working with the Department of Agriculture, have identified a potential target in cattle that could be exploited to help prevent outbreaks of food-borne illnesses ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 11, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lazing in the shade grows steaks

New research confirms that cattle lying under trees and chewing cud aren’t bludging - they’re putting on condition by letting their digestive system do the work. 

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study: Distiller's grain safe for pigs, even with sulfur content

University of Illinois research reports that swine producers can feed distiller's dried grain with solubles (DDGS) to their pigs without concern for sulfur content.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expert: Hay test can lead to more efficient feeding during drought

An inexpensive hay test can offer the best guidance as to how much supplemental feed is required for a beef cattle herd, and at the same time, save ranchers money, according to a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.

Biology / Other

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

AgriLife research helps pave the way for a new livestock feed product

A two-year study by a Texas AgriLife Research team in Amarillo has helped bring a new product to market that could allow the cattle feeding industry to realize efficiencies in mills and more weight on cattle, according to ...

Biology / Other

created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Studies focus on feed ingredient's effects on levels of E. coli O157:H7 in cattle

After corn is processed to make ethanol, what's left of the corn looks something like slightly dampened cornmeal, though a somewhat darker yellow, and not as finely ground. Known as "wet distiller's grains with solubles" ...

Biology / Other

created May 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0