Category: UF/IFAS

Dominando el gallinero: Cómo proteger sus aves de corral de los depredadores

by Jonael Bosques

September 29, 2023

¡Bienvenido al otoño en Florida! Durante esta época del año, nuestros patrones climáticos comienzan a cambiar y con esto vienen nuevos desafíos. Si tiene aves de corral, sabe que tiene la obligación de criar a sus animales con ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Aves, Ciencia, Corral, Depredador, Depredadores, Extension, Florida, Gallinas, Manejo, Pollos, Prevencion, Proteccion, Rural, Urbano

Ruling the roost: Showing predators who is the boss of your backyard poultry colony

by Jonael Bosques

September 29, 2023

Welcome to fall in Florida! During this time of the year our weather patterns start to shift, and with this come new challenges. If you own chickens, you know that you have an obligation to raise your animals with their safety as a priority. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Animal, Backyard, Chickens, Florida, Poultry, Predations, Predators, Prevention, Production, Science

Online Course for Spanish-speaking families who want to keep chickens: Management of Poultry in Florida

by Jonael Bosques

May 18, 2023

Florida is one of the states with the strictest regulations in the Southern United States. Due to its rapid urbanization and number of residential areas, several governments have developed regulations that limit the use of these parcels in order ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ag, Agriculture, Espanol, Extension, Florida, Hardee, Ifas, Poultry, Spanish, Urban

Curso en linea: Manejo de Aves de Corral en Florida

by Jonael Bosques

May 18, 2023

Florida es uno de los estados con regulaciones mas estrictas del Sur de Estados Unidos. Debido a su rápida urbanización y cantidad de areas residenciales, varios gobiernos han desarrollado regulaciones que limitan el uso de dichas parcelas ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Agricultura, Agriculture, Aves, Espanol, Florida, Gallina, Pollo, Pollos, Residencial, Spanish

Striking Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly in Florida Relies on Sound Pasture Management Decisions

by Jonael Bosques

May 2, 2023

Pollinators are of extreme importance to our Florida Flatwoods ecosystem. They are responsible for transferring genes of plants from one flower to another increasing fruit set in wild and domesticated species. By doing so, these organisms ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Invasive Species, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, , Wildlife
Tags: Bahiagrass, Butterfly, Cattle, Extension, Florida, Hardee, Pasture, Pawpaw, Soils, Swallowtail, Zebra, Zebra Swallowtail

Un plan de bioseguridad para proteger nuestras aves de corral durante el invierno

by Jonael Bosques

December 14, 2022

El invierno llega a Florida, y con este, migraciones de aves silvestres cargando enfermedades virales y bacterianas las cuales pueden enfermar nuestros pollos, codornices, patos, y otras especies a nuestro cuidado. ¿Cómo reducir la posibilidad ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Animales, Aves, Bacteria, Bioseguridad, Corral, Cuarentena, Depredadores, Enfermedades, Extension, Gallinas, Ifas, Infección, Inspeccion, Invierno, Manejo, Patos, Pollos, Salud, Salvaje, Uf, Veterinario, Virus

Monitoring gastrointestinal parasite loads in Florida sheep and goat operations

by Jonael Bosques

July 26, 2022

Gastrointestinal parasites are one of the many unforeseen challenges in livestock production. Some animals have the ability of coping with these burdensome organisms, but some individuals in our herds or flocks will never develop the resistance ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Agriculture, Bosques, Extension, Farming, Florida, Goats, Haemonchus, Hardee, Health, Ifas, Jonael, Livestock, Parasites, Sheep

Getting the Brooder Ready Before the Chicks Arrive

by Jonael Bosques

February 17, 2022

Chick days are upon us, and before you take home a colony of chicks by impulse, take a moment to verify that you are ready to receive them. Below you will find some critical key points that are essential for the survival of your new feathered ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Ag, Agriculture, Brooder, Chicken, Chicks, Extension, Farming, Feed, Florida, Heat, Hens, Lamp, Livestock, Nutrition, Protect, Protecting, Rooster, Temperature, UF/IFAS

Feeding Beef Females: Ensuring that no cow is left behind

by Jonael Bosques

September 17, 2021

Winter months can be tricky when it comes to feeding your pregnant or lactating beef cows in Florida. The changing day length, and weather patterns limit grazing options in farms that rely on summer perennial grasses. In Florida summer grasses ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bahia, Beef, Body, Bosques, Bovine, Cattle, Condition, Cool, County, Cow, Crop, Crops, Decision, Extension, Farm, Farming, Fertilizer, Forage, Grass, Grasses, Grazing, Hardee, Heifer, Heifers, Ifas, Jonael, Lactating, Nutrients, Nutrition, Pasture, Perennial, PH, Pregnant, Ranch, Season, Soil, Summer, Supplement, Sustainability, Winter

Identifying Anaplasmosis in the Cattle Herd

by Jonael Bosques

March 29, 2021

Anaplasmosis (also referred as gall sickness) is a disease that affects ruminants caused by bacteria that can infect blood cells. It occurs in warm weather and is a cause for concern in beef cattle farms in Central and South Florida. Even in ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: A, Ag, Agriculture, Agro, Anaplasma, Anaplasmosis, Bosques, Bug, Bull, Cafe, Calf, Carrier, Cattle, Covid, COVID-19, Cow, Diseas, Disease, Diseases, Extension, Farm, Farming, Florida, Fly, Hardee, Heifer, Herd, Ifas, Insecticide, Jonael, Latino, Livestock, Produciendo, Ranch, Ranchette, Science, Sick, Steer, Tick, Ticks, Uf, Vaccine, Veterinarian, Video

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