Silage

Ruminants are a group of mammalian herbivores – including cows, goats, and deer – that ferment their nutrients in a specialized stomach prior to digestion. This organ is called a rumen, and is host to millions of bacteria, protists, and fungi. A calf is born with a sterile rumen and microbial populations are introduced in the days following birth through exposure to the environment, consuming forage, and interactions with its mother. A typical rumen population is established around 2 weeks after

Coffee husk and coffee pulp are coffee processing by-products. Coffee husk is obtained when harvested coffee is processed by the dry method, and coffee pulp is produced by the wet method. Coffee is usually processed by the dry method; therefore an expressive amount of husk is obtained every year. Some of the husk is used as organic fertilizer but, other applications are very limited, mainly because it is a bulky product. The presence of tannins and caffeine diminish acceptability and palatability

One flew East, One flew West, One died without a part of his brain. In my opinion the main theme of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is conformity. The patients at this mental institution, or at least the one in the Big Nurse’s ward, find themselves on a rough situation where not following standards costs them many privileges being taken away. The standards that the Combine sets are what makes the patients so afraid of a change and simply conform hopelessly to what they have since anything out of

“And on the eighth day God looked down on his planned paradise and said ‘I need a caretaker’, so God made a farmer.”(Paul Harvey). Farmers have been taking care of the land and livestock since mankind can remember. But just like everything else, problems start to evolve, crops getting ate by the bugs or livestock coming down with illnesses. Well, we’ve managed to keep some of those things under control, but now we are faced with a new problem: being able to by drugs to treat our livestock, over the

Cronobacter spp. are prevalent organisms that have been secluded from a variety of sources. Different cereals, herbs, spices, and ready-to-eat products, as salads, confectionery, cheese products, meat, and vegetables have often been in minimal contact with the organism (Iversen and Forsythe 2004; Friedemann 2007; Baumgartner et al. 2009). A number of such products conform to the natural plant habitat for Cronobacter spp. considering the raw materials a source for such organism’s contamination. With

The National Farm Animal Care Council has a code of practice for the care and handling of equine that was published in 2013. This code covers all breeds/types of horses, donkeys, ponies, and mules. The code focuses on proper care of equine, and offers recommendations, or minimum requirements for maintaining the welfare for all equine in all different situations. Animal welfare is categorized into five freedoms that animals have. True West Paints maintains all five freedoms for their horses, these

Potassium is a mineral that is needed for the body to function properly. It was first discovered in 1807 by Humphry Davy. It is important for both cellular and electrical function. Potassium is an important electrolyte in the human body. It helps control the amount of water in the human body, and help maintain a healthy pH level. Electrolytes are lost through sweat, so it is important always have a source potassium during or after physical activity. Potassium is also important for the balance of

too long ago, Audi King was on a business trip in northern Wisconsin. Audi is a curious and adventurous man full of vigor for the unexpected. While in Wisconsin he made a stop at a local farm to sell the farmer his company’s product, Agra King, a silage preservative. While driving to the farm he noticed several old tractor trailers that looked abandoned, scattered across a vast field. Before leaving the farm, he asked the farmer what the trailers were used for. The farmer told him that the trailers

Supplementation of folic acid in ruminant Consequently, the role of FA in ruminant nutrition has largely been ignored. As folate plays crucial role in DNA synthesis and methionine cycle, its requirement increases during gestation and lactation. Recent evidences however, suggest that microbial synthesis may not be adequate to meet the high demand of FA during gestation and lactation (Ragaller et al., 2008). It is now quantitatively known that microbial synthesis of FA ranged from 16.5 to 21 mg/d in

farm is located. The impact of not preserving water will not only affect our family farm in Grant and Stevens county, but also the cattle that graze on the grass in the pasture. Along with our pasture, we have farm ground that is irrigated to raise silage, corn, and wheat; which is sold to feed yards in the area for cattle. Without water, the impact