A calf’s digestive system is shaped by more than time. Diet, milk intake and early environmental exposure all influence rumen development. On a recent episode of the Kansas State University Beef ...

Weaning creates major shifts in diet, intake and gut function, making rumen stability one of the most important parts of calf ...

They made significant strides in understanding how dairy cattle convert this complex plant matter—plant material rich in cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin—into high-nutrient milk. Lignocellulose, a ...

Results from a recent study on how early nutrition can affect finished beef health, performance and carcass quality in beef x dairy calves provided some clarity and some surprises for Iowa State ...

It all starts with a cow. These gentle, grass-chewing giants are the foundation of an entire food system built on milk. When a dairy cow becomes pregnant around one year of age, she begins a ...

Probiotics in calf rearing are shifting from reactive treatment to performance tools that boost growth, rumen development and lifetime milk yield.

Overlooking dry cows and bred heifers during hot weather can carry long-term consequences for calf health and future ...

This widely used reference has been updated and revamped to reflect the changing face of the dairy industry. New features allow users to pinpoint nutrient requirements more accurately for individual ...

Cattle such as cows are notorious burpers. A single bovine can belch out as much as 220 pounds of methane in a year. Why their burps are so potent seems to have to do with a special structure inside ...

Inside every cow’s stomach lives a teeming world of single-celled organisms, and one of them has been hiding a secret. A ...