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A focus group approach: Bovine Respiratory Disease
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A focus group approach: Bovine Respiratory Disease

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is the costliest and most frequently reported disease in U.S. feedlots. Alternative strategies to diagnose and treat the disease are needed. In this publication, Purdue and other research...

Animal Well-Being: Cattle
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Animal Well-Being: Cattle

The well-being of cattle -- beef or dairy -- is an important issue for consumers, the beef and dairy industries, and, of course, to the animals. In this publication, a Purdue University professor discusses well-being...

Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex
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Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex

Bovine Respiratory Disease is the costliest disease in beef and dairy cattle in North America. This publication, from four Purdue University researchers, discusses clinical signs, treatment and diagnosis of BRD and how m...

Cattle Warts--Bovine Papillomatosis
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Cattle Warts--Bovine Papillomatosis

This publication discusses prevention and treatment of cattle warts. ...

Dairy Manure Management Planning
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Dairy Manure Management Planning

This publication concentrates on the timely application of manure nutrients to crops. It deals with the part of a Manure Management Plan that utilizes manure as a fertilizer. A summary of manure handling options is in...

Dealing with Nitrates in Drought Stress Corn, Cattlemen's Perspective
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Dealing with Nitrates in Drought Stress Corn, Cattlemen's Perspective

This video addresses the issue of using stressed corn in a drought as feed for cattle. The problems/challenges such as the high nitrate levels are addressed. Silage vs Greenchop is addressed. introducing high nitrate ...

Determining a Value for Corn Silage
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Determining a Value for Corn Silage

Pricing silage crops can be much more challenging than pricing grains. This publication outlines methods for determining prices for various types of silage and includes a Web link to Purdue's Corn Silage Crop Calculator ...

Drought and Nutrient Management Considerations for Dairy Farms
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Drought and Nutrient Management Considerations for Dairy Farms

Drought can affect dairy farms long after the dry spell is over. That is especially true when it comes to the manure applied to crop fields and the rate at which it is applied. This publication offers tips for fertilizin...

Estrus Detection in Farm Animals
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Estrus Detection in Farm Animals

Estrus or "heat" is a period during the reproductive cycle when female animals become sexually receptive, signaling they are ready for mating. This publication provides information about the estrous cycles for various an...

Farm Animal Welfare: Audits and Certification Programs
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Farm Animal Welfare: Audits and Certification Programs

This bulletin is the first in a series on animal welfare assurance and audit programs. Three Purdue University researchers discuss the foundation of animal welfare, ways to assure livestock and poultry welfare, nation...

Feeding Distillers Grain to Young Dairy Heifers
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Feeding Distillers Grain to Young Dairy Heifers

Distillers grain is a popular livestock feed because of its availability and the cost of alternative feed grains. This publication looks at how best to incorporate distillers grain into the diets of post-weaned dairy hei...

Forage Field Guide, fourth edition
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Forage Field Guide, fourth edition

The new fourth edition of this guide contains 324 pages of information for forage and livestock producers and the agricultural industries that serve them. This new edition features updates and changes throughout, includi...

Forage Field Guide, fourth edition (25/box)
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Forage Field Guide, fourth edition (25/box)

This is a box of 25 copies of our popular in-field reference. The fourth edition of this pocket-size, in-field reference provides information for forage and livestock producers and the agricultural industries that serve ...

Forages and Feeding Dairy Cattle During Drought Conditions
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Forages and Feeding Dairy Cattle During Drought Conditions

Drought conditions create numerous challenges on a dairy farm, including slow regrowth of pasture, hay and crops to be ensiled, reduced yields, lower forage quality and increased production costs. This publication looks ...

Hoof Anatomy, Care and Management in Livestock
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Hoof Anatomy, Care and Management in Livestock

This publication discusses the complex hoof structure and the role that it plays in the overall health of an animal. A lame animal is not only in pain, but it is an extra expense that most producers cannot afford. This p...

Lung Ultrasound Scoring: A Way to Visually Detect Lung Damage
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Lung Ultrasound Scoring: A Way to Visually Detect Lung Damage

Respiratory disease is one of the leading causes of illness in young dairy calves, and it’s costly to producers. A lung ultrasound scoring system offers a way to diagnose such infections quickly. In this publication, two...

Managing Prussic Acid in Sorghum
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Managing Prussic Acid in Sorghum

Prussic acid poisoning can be a concern if livestock consume freeze-damaged sorghum plants. This concern can be minimized if management strategies are utilized. This video discusses ways to manage sorghum so prussic acid...

Managing the Prussic Acid Hazard in Sorghum
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Managing the Prussic Acid Hazard in Sorghum

Sorghum is a valuable forage crop but can produce prussic acid (also known as hydrogen cyanide, HCN), which can be toxic to livestock. In this publication, Purdue and Kansas State researchers discuss characteristics affe...

Methods of Livestock Identification
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Methods of Livestock Identification

Animal identification is the basis for keeping accurate production records of the herd/flock. This publication provides information about numbering systems and identification methods such as ear tagging, freeze branding,...

MRSA and Livestock
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MRSA and Livestock

There is growing concern over a possible link between MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and livestock production. This publication answers several of the most common questions surrounding this issue. ...

Parturition in Livestock
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Parturition in Livestock

This publication covers parturition—the process of giving birth—in livestock. It covers the anatomy of the reproductive tract, fertilization and pregnancy, as well as specifi information related to each speci...

Pinkeye: Keratoconjunctivitis of Cattle
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Pinkeye: Keratoconjunctivitis of Cattle

This bulletin provides information about the causes, symptoms and transmission of pinkeye in cattle. It also provides information on prevention and treatments for pinkeye. ...

Safety Harvesting Quality Forage in a Drought
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Safety Harvesting Quality Forage in a Drought

Alternative forage and nitrates are discussed - precautions and making silage. Opportunities and precautions when looking to alternate ways to feed cattle. Safety in feeding cattle high nitrate feed is discussed.

Should I Quit Dairying Because of the Drought?
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Should I Quit Dairying Because of the Drought?

Dairy farmers considering shutting down their operations following a drought should carefully weigh the pros and cons of exiting the dairy industry. This publication walks dairy farmers through the decision-making proces...

Supplementing Young Grazing Dairy Heifers with Lick Tubs: A Case Study
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Supplementing Young Grazing Dairy Heifers with Lick Tubs: A Case Study

Lick tubs offer dairy producers a nutrient supplement option for their pasture-raised young heifers. This publication explains what lick tubs are and provides findings of a lick tub study conducted by Purdue University r...

Treating for Internal Parasites of Cattle
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Treating for Internal Parasites of Cattle

This publication discusses times to worm, types of wormers commonly used, withdrawal time before slaughter, and methods of administration to various classes of cattle. ...

Use of Technology to Detect Bovine Respiratory Disease in Cattle
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Use of Technology to Detect Bovine Respiratory Disease in Cattle

Bovine respiratory disease is an economically costly and important animal welfare concern for cattle. In this publication, Purdue researchers examine the role of technology in BRD detection, including the pros and cons o...

Value of Distillers' Grain Ethanol Co-Products to Dairy Replacements
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Value of Distillers' Grain Ethanol Co-Products to Dairy Replacements

This 3-page publication discusses the storage and handling concerns that must be addressed and the requirements that must be met for wet DGS or DDGS to be an effective feed for dairy replacements. ...

Value of Distillers' Grains for Lactating Dairy Cows
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Value of Distillers' Grains for Lactating Dairy Cows

This 3-page publication discusses the feed value of distillers' grains for lactating dairy cows and the steps that should be taken to capture the maximal feeding value from corn ethanol co-products. ...

Zearalenone Concerns in Reproducing Livestock
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Zearalenone Concerns in Reproducing Livestock

Mycotoxins in corn and other grains can reduce performance in both ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats) and non-ruminants (swine, poultry) and can have detrimental effects on both finishing animals and reproducing males and ...