“Bloat on cattle has been reported due to all the clover growing.” * “Calving season is in full swing,” said Missy Hodgin, AgriLife Extension agent for Clay County, east of Wichita Falls. “Cows are in ...
Bloat is a common problem in ruminant animals if they can’t get rid of extra gas produced by rumen microbes during digestion. The enlarged gas-filled rumen puts pressure on the lungs and they can’t ...
VERNON -- A Texas A&M AgriLife Research animal nutritionist is trying to decrease the severity of frothy bloat, the major non-pathogenic cause of death and reduced performance in cattle grazing hard ...
Cattle deaths due to bloat are an economic loss, but the greater cost may come during the early stages of bloat, said a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher at Vernon. "What you don't see ...
Bloat can be a prominent issue this time of year for cattle grazing small grains pasture. Environment, weather, forage growth stage and forage quality all play a role in the occurrence of bloat. Even ...
SDSU Extension feedlot management specialist shares when and why producers should consider replacing corn with milo when ...
Nebraska has 10.5 million corn acres and 1.5 million beef cows — more than enough acres of corn residue for grazing beef cows ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A potentially fatal condition called “frothy bloat” is afflicting Kentucky cattle herds and prompting state officials to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to include the ...
COLLEGE STATION — It is a big shift from worrying about not enough forage to worrying about too much and the resulting cattle-bloat issues, Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel said, but that is ...