Category: Livestock
Backyard Chickens Remain Popular in 2020
November 3, 2020
Small chicken flocks, a staple of turn-of-the-century American yards, have come back into vogue over the past several years. Backyard chickens supply their owners with ready access to farm fresh eggs and small flock husbandry can be a rewarding ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, LivestockTags: Backyard Chickens, Chickens, Eggs, Small Farms
Cattle are a Florida Tradition
November 3, 2020
The word “cowboy” often evokes images of the old west…but in truth cattle in America could be more accurately associated with the “old east”. Ponce de Leon, of fountain of youth fame, first introduced cattle to the new world via Florida ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, LivestockTags: Beef, Cattle, Cowboy, History
UF/IFAS RCREC Graduate Student Highlight: Wes Anderson
October 30, 2020
By: Bethany Wight, Biologist UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center Wesley “Wes” Anderson was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and raised in Lancaster County where he graduated from Cocalico Senior High School ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, WildlifeTags: Herpetology, Raoul Boughton, Wes Anderson, Wildlife Conservation
Vaccine for virus lethal to deer shows promise
October 29, 2020
A viral disease that impacts deer around the country can be devastating, but a vaccine shows promise for the $8 billion per year deer farming industry. The disease, epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus, or EHDV, is the leading cause of herd ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Cervidae Health Research Initiative, CHeRI, Deer, Deer Farming, Deer Farms, EHD, EHDV, White-tailed Deer
Understanding Animal Welfare Through Behavior
October 29, 2020
Animal welfare within the food and agriculture industries has become increasingly important to consumers. For animal researchers like Emily Miller-Cushon, Assistant Professor of Animal Behavior in the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, studying ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Animal Behavior, Animal Management, Animal Science, Animal Sciences, Animal Welfare, Calves, Cattle, Dairy, Dairy Calves, Livestock Productivity, Research
Understanding Grass Tetany in Beef Cattle
October 27, 2020
Cattle that experience nutritional stress while grazing the first lush growth of high-quality small grains and ryegrass pastures may become vulnerable to grass tetany. These fast-growing forages may be high in nitrogen and low in magnesium ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, LivestockTags: Cattle, Issues, Nutrition