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Knowing the quality of that forage gives you the understanding of how much energy is actually contained in what you're feeding. Well, no one, if offered the choice. This gives you a starting point to compare how you're feeding your herd now to how you...

He Iowa Roundup, now in its sixth year, continues to be the most popular and well-attended one in the U.S.Attendance at this year's May 3 event equaled that of the previous year.Two members flew in from Texas (without knowing the other was coming) and...

I vouch, it is worth every minute you spend digging, cleaning, nurturing, pruning, watering, or even sitting amongst the plants out there in a garden which we can call our own.Back to DG, I began watching the forums and it tasted like my own cup of tea.

You were probably searching the web for information about a plant, a bug, or maybe just general gardening interest. And it grew.There are five times more people in DG than in the entire country that I live in! That is a lot of people communicating.Mr

I promised her that day that I'd make sure we "kept up". Mothers have an incredible impact on all of us; some of us have, are now, and will be blessed by Mothers who teach the love of gardening and the appreciation for things that really matter.The beautiful...

Soon people began to slow down their cars to look at his bird house. See below for pictures of John's other projects, including rustic arbors and lawn ornaments.You may contact John here, at Dave's Garden or write: John Looser , RR3 Brussels Ontario,...

Here, we will take a look at a different kind of gift, one that will last far longer than a box of chocolates or bouquet of cut flowers. These plants have the word ‘love' in their name, rather than a meaning paired with the flower itself.These are only...

“Most of the information we have is extrapolated from beef research, and dairy bulls are not managed under the same conditions.” According to Troxel, vitamin A, derived from carotene, is necessary for bulls' reproductive health, too.

One branch of the Leptobos family tree is the aurochs, the ancestor of cattle that became domesticated in Asia, North Africa and Europe. From winter to summer, a herd would typically move in a circular route that covered 400 miles each year, following...

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As we continue our celebration of Baby Animal Month on HobbyFarms.com, we hope these photos from our readers' hobby farms will bring a bit of happiness to your day. Head over to our Facebook page through the month of April, where we'll be talking about...

A successful grassfed beef herd, starts with the right genetics—you just need to know what to look for. Senepol, Tuli and Bonsmara are other breeds with the potential for good crossbreeding.

While adding a family dairy cow with its traditional twice-daily milkings to your farmstead will surely add another chore to your to-do list, it can be a great way to keep tabs on what's in your kitchen's dairy products and help you transition to a more...

Those are just two of many heart-themed plant names. Super bonus: What is the botanical term for heart shaped leaf when the stem attaches at the point?Has this reading been a love-ly diversion on a dreary winter day?

Planning for fall-born babies could give you an edge on the market competition. Most folks in the farming community consider spring synonymous with birthing: Foals, calves, lambs and goat kids frequently tend to make an appearance just as the pastures...

For young calves, lambs and goat kids, “banding” is a common non-surgical method of castration. Within a few days, the scrotum withers and after about a week, it falls off. I was originally called to treat a group of calves for pink eye .

With a shade shack, you can encourage them to put their manure in specific places, moving it often to prevent heavy impact. So, before buying 20 cattle to keep on 20 acres, really take a look around and determine what you have to work with.

This enables a person who is located in the crowd pen area to hold the gate open for the animals. Round tub systems take advantage of the natural tendency of cattle to circle around the stockperson.

The four-compartment stomachs of cattle, sheep and goats are uniquely equipped to process the fiber and nutrient content of forage. DREC went on to note that the difference in weight gain would be less for animals that are on pasture receiving grain as...

It can be done but requires careful management , the right cattle and the right climate. There are other terms also used to describe specific characteristics of cattle, including sex and age.

“Both breeds have been and continue on a parallel course. “Any of the separate strains of Florida Cracker cattle would fit the breed standards of the Pineywoods cattle. Homesteaders of northern-European descent began settling Florida in the 1800s.

Though some vaccines instruct delaying intake of colostrum in order to allow the vaccine to take effect, the window for antibody absorption from colostrum is short, and this delay may negatively affect the calf's health.

Provide More Food When a cow is experiencing cold stress, the major effect on nutrient requirements is an increased need for energy, which generally indicates the total amount of feed needs to be increased.

Young calves (before the rumen is fully developed) do well on milk or just grain, digesting it in the abomasum, which functions like a human stomach. But after its rumen starts to develop, it needs to eat forages, and the forage should contain protein,...

Because no piece of land is completely balanced in its vitamin and mineral content, no forage will be, either. Pasture irrigation in the dry months and supplemental hay feeding round out the peaks and valleys of finishing cattle on grass, according Lemke.

An Angus family milk cow? It takes a certain amount of strength and agility to tame and train a bovine. If not, ask someone who does to help evaluate potential purchases. Methods designed for clicker training dogs, horses and llamas are easily modified...

(For more about BCS, read “ Why Body Condition Score Your Cows? The diet during this time can vary depending on your farm and your production goals; it may even be that you keep the growing and finishing diets the same.