By Matt McMillan, Ph.D., Equine Nutritionist, Hi-Pro Feeds Colic in horses can be defined as exhibiting signs of distress caused by abdominal pain and is one of the most frequent causes of emergency treatment annually and is reported as a leading cause of death in horses in the United States. Further, studies indicate that approximately […]
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Body Condition Scoring is important for livestock operators because it gives them an opportunity to observe and determine whether their animals are gaining or losing weight. Body condition scoring is a measurement, or estimation, of the relative amount of fat that an animal has. According to research, the fertility and post-calving recovery of a cow
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With cattle prices declining, one big question cattle producers are asking themselves is this: When and where is the bottom? In tackling this question, one useful comparison is last year. As producers will no doubt remember, it was in late September/early October 2016 that prices were crashing. A multi-month bear market just kept falling and
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It’s no secret that Mother Nature has a major influence over North American cattle numbers. As all producers know, the multi-year southern Plains drought was one of the main reasons the U.S. herd by the end of 2013 had slumped to its smallest since 1951. With pastures burning up under relentless sun and heat and
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“Now’s a great time to talk, we have our truck and trailer stuck in the mud!” Sabrina Ketcham, Professional Barrel Racer, says with a chuckle while taking a phone call from the road. A seasoned pro, Sabrina easily rolls with the latest bump in the road of her 2017 season. Born in Colorado, Sabrina has
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It seems the BSE crisis is just something Canadian cattle producers are having a tough time getting over. And now there may be even more reasons to hold back on expansion. More than 14 years after the discovery of the first homegrown case of BSE in a cow in Alberta shook the industry to
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The general approach of these twice-monthly posts is to take a step back and review the big picture cattle price trends. Today let’s take a quick look at what we’re watching and the latest take on it. A solid low for the long-term cattle price cycle is not yet in place. We tend to pay attention
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By Matt McMillan, Ph.D., Equine Nutritionist, Hi-Pro Feeds On a weight basis, the horse’s body consists of approximately 60 to 65% water, 30 to 35% of protein, fat, and stored energy sources, and 4% in minerals. While minerals only makeup a small portion of the overall body composition of the horse, they play a critical
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If you’ve been keeping up with these blog posts you know that we believe that the main trend for cash cattle prices is down from the high made in the spring. We’ve also suggested that although the details of the current downtrend are hard to call there’s a chance the market declines all the way to
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