Special Microbes From Food Waste Cut Cow Methane by 25%
Scientists in India created a special mixture of helpful microbes grown from fruit and vegetable waste that they added to cow feed. When they tested it on …
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Why Cows Get Sick From Too Much Grain: A Guide to Rumen Health
Dairy and beef cattle can develop a painful stomach condition called subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) when they eat too much grain and not enough hay or grass. …
Read MoreSpecial Feed Additives Help Beef Cattle Gain Weight on Problem Pastures
Researchers tested whether special plant-based additives could help young beef cattle grow better when eating toxic grass. Forty-five heifers were divided into …
Read MorePlant-Based Vitamin D Supplement Safety Tested in Cattle
Researchers tested a plant-based form of vitamin D on six cattle to find out how much is safe to give them. They gave the cattle different amounts of this …
Read MoreNew Ways to Fight Cow Infections After Birth
Researchers tested different methods to fight harmful bacteria that cause infections in cows after they give birth. They tried using helpful bacteria called …
Read MoreWhat Mom Eats Affects How Calf Guts Absorb Food
Scientists studied how a pregnant cow's diet affects her calf's ability to absorb nutrients after birth. They looked at whether special vitamins related to …
Read MoreCommon Parasite in Farm Animals Damages Organs More Than Expected
Researchers in Pakistan discovered that a type of parasite called a fluke infects nearly half of the farm animals they tested at a slaughterhouse. These …
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