The individual in this position has the responsibility of developing and stewarding a tripartite partnership between the Ohio State University Department of Animal Sciences, field-based Extension professionals, and representatives of the beef industry to respond to the ever-changing needs of beef producers. Consequently, it will be important for the incumbent to adeptly listen to stakeholders, [...]
– Dr. Michelle Arnold, UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory What is “antibiotic resistance”? When an antibiotic is no longer useful against an infection because the targeted bacteria changed in some way that protected it from the effects of the drug (antibiotic), this is referred to as “antibiotic resistance”. The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine is the [...]
– David P. Anderson, Professor and Extension Economist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service One of the interesting trends in 2019 was the retreat in the number of carcasses grading Choice throughout a large portion of the year. The decline in Choice carcasses, combined with lower weights and fewer steers sent to market resulted in some [...]
– Dr. Andrew Griffith, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee I spoke with six individuals this past week that send cattle to either Kansas, Nebraska, or Iowa for finishing. A recurring theme was in relation to the spread between Prime, Branded, Choice, and Select beef. Some of the conversation was [...]
– Matt Reese, Ohio’s Country Journal editor (Previously published in Ohio’s Country Journal: Febuary 19, 2020) There are concerns about the ability to control predation of livestock by coyotes When coyote predation becomes a problem for a livestock operation, it can be a major issue that requires extensive measures to address. For this reason, an Ohio [...]
– Christine Gelley, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Noble County, OSU Extension Lactating animals are at greater risk of mastitis infections when it is muddy! We finally got some snow and freezing temperatures! At our house, we didn’t get snow a single day that our Christmas decorations were up, but snow on Valentine’s Day was [...]
– Jeff Lehmkuhler, PhD, PAS, Beef Extension Specialist, University of Kentucky Last winter we had a dramatic increase in the number of cattle deaths compared to previous winters. Excessive rain contributed to these losses and led to wet haircoats and mud conditions in the fields. In the midst of last year’s muddy conditions, we did [...]
– Natassaja Boham, Makenzie Doherty, and Jordan Johnson, OSU Animal Science Undergraduate Students and Brady Campbell, Program Coordinator, OSU Sheep Team Llamas have proven to be beneficial as a guard animals in livestock production systems that include other small ruminants such as young calves and sheep. In this latest Ag-note, Animal Sciences students Natassaja Boham, [...]
– Dr. Kenny Burdine, Livestock Marketing Specialist, University of Kentucky After a very frustrating fall, the calf market is showing some signs of life. To start the new year, 550 lb steers calves traded $12 per cwt higher in January than they did in November (see figure 1). This is by no means a great [...]
– Erika Lundy and Patrick Wall, Iowa State Extension Beef Specialists Just one example of a pocket sized record book As we gear up for calving season, now is a good time to consider what information we should be recording in our calving books. The key is not what we weigh, measure, collect, spray, or [...]
