This publication gives information on the nutrient requirements for beef cattle.
Under certain conditions, beef cattle may be exposed to forages and feeds containing toxic or harmful compounds. When consumed, these anti-quality factors can result in reduced cattle growth, depressed reproductive performance, poor health, and even death.
People often have emotional ties to specific trees. Sometimes, as people age, a desire develops to reproduce and share historic or family legacy trees with future generations. Emotional ties to trees get stronger with age and stir a desire to grow seedlings from those special trees so that we can share their legacy and beauty with our children and grandchildren.
Minerals and vitamins account for a very small proportion of daily dry matter intake in beef cattle diets and can sometimes be overlooked in a herd nutritional program. Although minerals and vitamins are needed as a very small percentage of dietary nutrients, they are very important in beef cattle nutritional programs for proper animal function, such as bone development, immune function, muscle contractions, and nervous system function. Cattle growth and reproductive performance can be compromised if a good mineral program is not in place.
What is bovine viral diarrhea virus?
Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is a potentially serious pathogen that can cause severe economic losses in cattle operations. First identified in 1946 in New York State as a disease causing diarrheal outbreaks and erosive lesions of the digestive tract, BVDV has now been implicated as a cause of many other disease syndromes. It has been estimated that 4–17 percent of farms have one or more persistently infected BVDV calves.
For landowners interested in starting a natural resource-based alternative enterprise in the Southeast, managing fields planted with food plots for use by mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) and other wildlife species can be an attractive option.
Protecting water quality in Mississippi is everyone’s responsibility. As a forest landowner, you can make sure any activity, such as harvesting trees, does not negatively affect the quality of Mississippi’s water. Forestry experts have developed strategies and management practices to reduce the amount of nonpoint source pollution from forest management. These practices are called best management practices (BMPs).
Fertigation refers to injecting fertilizer into an irrigation system. This is accomplished in drip (trickle) irrigation by using some type of injector to meter the concentrated fertilizer solution into the irrigation water. The basics of the system design are outlined in this publication.