Category: Livestock

Can Calcium Propionate Help Maintain Calcium Concentrations and Prevent Metritis in Dairy Cows with Dystocia?

by Diana Hagan
July 2, 2015

Studies have suggested that giving dairy cows supplemental calcium may reduce the incidence of metritis. This study tested this hypothesis with cows at the UF Dairy Unit and found that calcium supplements actually did not benefit postpartum ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock
Tags: Carlos Risco, Department Of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Klibs N. Galvao, Mauricio Benzaquen, Uterine Disease (Dairy)

Principles of Pasture Productivity – A Three Part Series

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 5, 2015

Cattle and horse operations, large and small, depend on the successful production of forage to help meet the nutritional demands of their animals. Making the grass grow is not as simple or easy as many of us would like it to be. In an effort ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Tags: Agriculture, Pastures

Winter Annual Variety Trial

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 2, 2015

If you’ve wondered what winter annuals do in the real world, you’ll want to join us for the Jefferson County Cool Season Field Day on Saturday, April 11 from 10am to 1 pm at Asheville, FL. You’ll see 33 plots of oats, rye, triticale, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock
Tags: Ag, Bees, Forage, Grazing, Pasture, Wildlife

New on Featured Creatures! Asian honey bee (suggested common name)

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
January 23, 2015

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The Asian honey bee, Apis cerana Fabricius (Fig. 1), occurs in southern Asia. There are eight recognized subspecies of Apis ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Livestock
Tags: Bees, Featured Creatures, Pest Alert

New on Featured Creatures! The chicken mite

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
January 12, 2015

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The chicken mite, Dermanyssus gallinae (De Geer) (Fig. 1), is a parasitic poultry mite that is widely distributed. Despite ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Featured Creatures, Mites, Pest Alert

New on Featured Creatures! The wedge-shaped beetles

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
January 8, 2015

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Ripiphoridae are a family of unusual parasitic beetles that are thought to be related to tumbling flower beetles (Coleoptera: ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beetles, Featured Creatures, Pest Alert, UF-IFAS Pest Alert

Underperforming Food Plots? 3 Possible Reasons Why

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 6, 2014

Deer grazing test plots at the NFREC in Quincy. Quality food plots take effort and planning. Deer hunting season has begun in Northwest Florida. As hunters venture into the woods and sit for hours on end they have plenty – sometimes ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Tags: Food, Panhandle Outdoors, Plots, Possible, Reasons, Underperforming

New on Featured Creatures! Gulf Coast tick

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
November 7, 2014

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The Gulf Coast tick (Fig. 1), Amblyomma maculatum, was first described by Koch in 1844. Gulf Coast ticks are found in grass ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation
Tags: Featured Creatures, Pest Alert, Ticks, UF-IFAS Pest Alert

New on Featured Creatures! Zombie fly

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
November 6, 2014

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Apocephalus borealis Brues (the zombie fly) is a member of a specialized subgenus known as Mesophora. This subgenus parasitizes ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, Pests & Disease
Tags: Featured Creatures, Honey Bee, Pest Alert, Pest Movement, UF-IFAS Pest Alert

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