Nutritional requirements for horses are met or not met depending on the grasses in your pasture, the type of soil you have, how many acres are available for the horse to graze and how weedy it is. But, even on a good quality pasture or hay, free-choice vitamin/mineral mix and water are needed to adequately meet the horses daily nutrient requirements. Horses lack the rumen, the large stomach-vat where cattle and other ruminants ferment and degrade poor quality, high fiber, materials through...

This deficit, as high as 50% in some parts of region, means cattle producers could be facing some tough choices between now and the arrival of fall. In the epicenter of abnormally dry and drought conditions that stretch through much of the Gulf coast to the southern and central Corn Belt, forage producers are facing steep shortfalls in supply. Ultimately, producers like Chadsu and J have two basic options: Cull down the herd size to cut forage needs or make use of available stocks, either...

Earl called the Food and Drug Administration, offering to send officials unopened samples of the food for testing, but they declined, he said. So Earl, like scores of pet owners determined to safeguard their animals or explain their pets' demise, took matters into his own hands and found a private lab to conduct tests at his own expense. Suspect tainted pet food? Talk to your vet. A pet's doctor can then determine whether to have food tested and how best to interpret a lab's findings, he...

To minimize the risk of inducing a potentially harmful imbalance or excess, learn the nutrient values of your horse's current forage and feed before choosing a supplement. As a result, most pleasure horses can meet their daily vitamin needs by consuming good-quality grass or hay. produced in the body from carotene pigments acquired from green forage and stored in fat cells; excess vitamin A is kept in the liver for future use. These organic compounds are readily available from fresh and...

But now, Helberg, who is 73 and a widow who wakes up in the morning with a cat on each side of her, has another worry: Where does the shrimp shes been feeding her ailing 14-year-old cat, Smudge, actually come from? And whats really in it? Farm-raised shrimp is just the latest in a series of suspect imports causing an image crisis for China. But now, Helberg, who is 73 and a widow who wakes up in the morning with a cat on each side of her, has another worry: Where does the shrimp shes been...