Harvesting fodder maize at an increased stage of maturity improves the starch content of maize silage and the proportion of rumen by-pass starch without negative effects on silage preservation, feed intake ...

Biology - Other

Oct 10, 2012 not rated yet 0

people welcome developments in principle, so long as they are "not in my backyard." But just how big is a backyard? The answer depends on a number of factors and Guenther Schauberger of the University of Veterinary Medicine, ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 17, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Dung beetles are important to healthy cattle pasture ecosystems as they provide for nutrient recycling, removal of waste products from the soil surface and assist in the reduction of pestiferous flies.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 06, 2012 not rated yet 0

A more cost-effective, longer-lasting selenium supplement for livestock may soon be available, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 16, 2012 1 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) -- The future of corn prices and the impact on fed livestock continues to be an unfolding, tumultuous situation, but some degree of clarity should be coming to the story in the next few weeks, according ...

Biology - Other

Jul 25, 2012 not rated yet 0

A recent report conducted by the University of Illinois provides an economic snapshot of the current state of the livestock industry, giving the Illinois livestock industry data to back up their importance to the state. The ...

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

May 29, 2012 not rated yet 0

Some of the key safety nets that benefit crop farmers dealing with this year’s scorching drought won’t help livestock producers who have been saddled with high feed costs and growing uncertainty, ...

Biology - Other

Aug 09, 2012 not rated yet 0

Four swans found dead in Massachusetts had the bird flu virus, authorities said Wednesday, stressing that the strain was not dangerous to humans.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 02, 2012 not rated yet 0

European mountains have experienced a decline in forestry, agricultural and livestock operations over the past 50 years, due to the exodus of rural populations and socioeconomic changes. These areas have become ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 30, 2010 not rated yet 0

While consumers will see increases in the prices of meat, eggs and dairy products as a result of this year's drought, they won't see its effects nearly as much as farmers, according to an agricultural economist ...

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

Aug 10, 2012 not rated yet 0

The Netherlands stepped up measures Wednesday against the world's biggest Q fever epidemic that has killed 10 humans, by ordering the slaughter of over 30,000 animals, a press release said.

Medicine & Health - Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Dec 16, 2009 not rated yet 0

Finding alternative feed sources for chickens, pigs and other farm animals will significantly reduce pressure on the world's dwindling fisheries while contributing positively to climate change, according to University of ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 17, 2009 5 / 5 (1) 0

Winters in the Gobi desert are usually long and very cold but the winter of 2009-2010 was particularly severe. Millions of livestock died in Mongolia and the re-introduced wild Przewalski's horse population crashed dramatically. ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Dec 29, 2011 not rated yet 0

(AP) -- At about the time Foghorn Leghorn appeared on the Looney Toons drawing board in 1946, he began disappearing from America's dinner tables.

Biology - Other

Apr 24, 2009 4 / 5 (3) 0

University of Warwick Scientists from the UK research councils’ Rural Economy and Land Use program say that better information for buyers could provide the key to controlling many endemic livestock diseases.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 22, 2011 not rated yet 0