Feb
21
The Real Cost of Underfeeding
Let me set the scene. Your cows are pregnant, healthy, and out on pasture –
there is just one problem: limited
2 min read
Tyler Thomas
Graduate Research Assistant | Animal Sciences | Ruminant Nutrition | Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Fellow
Feb
21
Making Marbling Moves
We all know that better beef = more profit when cattle arrive at the packing
plant. Beef is one of the
2 min read
Feb
21
🥩Making Marbling Moves
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In this week’s R2R Edition:
1. Making Marbling Moves
2. The Real Cost of Underfeeding
Meat Quality
Making
4 min read
Feb
10
Nanoparticles: the future of animal supplements?
The high-points:
* Lactic acid bacteria improve both rumen fermentation and silage quality in
the cattle industry.
* Tested delivery of bacteria
3 min read
Feb
10
Biology + Economics = Greater Profitability for Brazilian Ranches
The high-points:
* Brazil houses roughly 23% of the cattle on earth but produces 17% of the
beef, suggesting inefficiencies in
4 min read
Feb
10
The shifting solution for sulfur surplus symptoms
The high-points:
* High concentrations of sulfur can be toxic to cattle, decreasing performance
as well as causing polioencephalomalacia.
* Cattle receiving
3 min read
Feb
10
Are you going grass-fed? Tips for what to plant in your pasture.
The high-points:
* The flavor of grass-fed beef is a constraint of consumer preference due to
the beef often having lower
3 min read
Feb
10
Great Then, Still Great Now
The high-points:
* Common sustainability practices at use in feedlots, decrease greenhouse gas
emissions.
* Some of these practices use technology like
2 min read
Feb
10
Finding common ground for the grasslands
The high-points:
* Many consumers, non-profits, and government organizations are keen to know
the environmental impacts of what consumers are buying,
2 min read
Feb
10
The Many Uses of Direct-Fed Microbials
The high-points:
* The microbes in the rumen have a large impact on the health and productivity
of the ruminant.
* Increased
3 min read