January's sub-zero temps sent farmers into a tailspin. From frozen water troughs to hypothermic barn cats, this week's warmup ...

and 105 concrete troughs, with water security supported by 47 dams. There are also steel cattle yards with covered working area, a hydraulic crush, drafting pound (seven ways), curved race and ...

A family of renowned Queensland Wagyu breeders are calling time on their premier grazing operation, offering a showpiece ...

But it’s not always that simple. Research also has addressed the direct effect of water source and quality on gain. The two most common types of watering systems for cattle are: A trough fed by a well ...

Wild Encounters Weird Ways to Stop Cattle Water from Freezing Without Electricity Posted: January 28, 2025 | Last updated: January 28, 2025 "Gold Shaw Farm is a dream in the making, nestled in ...

Naturally, Bradley works in sheep genetics for Meat and Livestock Australia and on weekends ... and the frost is thick enough, the farm’s water trough will freeze over. When it does, Bradley ...

Hollingsworth was pronounced dead at the scene. "An investigation into the incident shows that Hollingsworth had entered the bull pin of his farm to ensure the cattle’s water source hadn’t frozen up," ...

Research by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln recommends that beef cattle need about 1 gallon of water for every 100 pounds of body weight. But lactating or growing cattle may need twice that amount.

LIVESTOCK owners are being reminded to look for signs of blue-green algae when inspecting farm dams, troughs and other water sources, particularly during the warmer months, when algal blooms are more ...

Aristoteles Historia animalium, D'A. W. Thomson (Oxf. Univ. Press, Bk. 8 (7), 596, a, 1949). Schmidt-Nielsen, B., Schmidt-Nielsen, K., Houpt, T. R., and Jarnum, S. A ...

The use of shades in feedlots has made a big difference in the effects of heat on fat cattle, but a few other strategies ... Under emergency conditions a watering trough slip-in can be built where ...