The new information has pet owners and caretakers on high alert and searching for a pet food that's safe. This weekend, two more brands of pet food were recalled. Her store carries only two brands of pet food. StillWestlund says all pet owners should stay on top of the latest information and keep an eye on their pets. Westlund says since last months' recalls, more pet owners are coming to her for advice. For the first time, the list contains a dry cat food. She addsif owners notice any...

He cautioned that too much of anything is bad, and an excessively high relative feed value in alfalfa can cause problems in cows. In addition to feed needs, other support comes from veterinarians and firms selling products to the dairies. An alfalfa grower and the dairy producer need to set a contract that will be beneficial to each, he said. What some perceive to be cheap land is getting a lot of attention from dairy producers in other countries and states. It could be good news to...

ScienceAlert - Australia & NZ - Modelling farm profitability. Scientists at Orange Agricultural Institute have developed a computer modelling tool that aims to substantially increase farm profitability by meeting production targets and quality specifications through better matching livestock feed demands with forage resources. Scientists at Orange Agricultural Institute have developed a computer modelling tool that aims to substantially increase farm profitability by meeting production...

Hay, the staple winter diet of domesticated horses for over a thousand years, has come in last in a university study exploring equine preferences for conserved forage. The winner in the carefully controlled study was baleage with a moisture content of 65 per cent, followed by grass which was baled and wrapped when drier (haylage), and then hay. The making of baleage and haylage involves wrapping grass to deprive it of oxygen, resulting in acidification of the forage (ensiling) The term...

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