In the context of optimizing herd management and animal health monitoring, this study aims to enhance the understanding of livestock feeding behavior through precise monitoring of the time each animal ...

Discover how a forward-thinking farming family in Tarland is shaping the future of livestock with pioneering EID use in cattle and sheep.

Many ranchers have cattle out on big pastures or rangeland for summer grazing. It’s not as easy to check on them regularly or ...

Some of the modern and ancient ways in which farmers are trying to cope with the heatwave include sunscreen, flavoured ice blocks and paddling pools for cows. There is a renewed appreciation for ...

Nolan Smith drives a feed truck as it distributes a mixture of hay and grain to cattle waiting along feeding troughs. Denker Feedlot grow alfalfa hay and the crops used for feeding cattle.

After 40 years at Millungera Station near Julia Creek in north western Queensland, Evan Acton is planning on moving back to ...

CLAVET, Sask. — Ergot is increasingly creeping into cereals in Western Canada, as well as into cattle feed. If grain has been contaminated by the fungus, it will be refused for human consumption and ...

Proactive management of livestock prior to and during heat events is critical in protecting livestock from heat stress.

Heat stress occurs when the cow’s internal body temperature rises above its comfortable range and absorbs more heat than the ...

Trevor Dalitz was working on his farm, feeding the sheep bright and early when a freak accident tore open his stomach.

Given the drought conditions in some locations this year, many producers may be asking themselves how to handle the annual forages they have standing in the field that may not have grown as much ...