Because they can forage up to 20 hours a day, the stomach needs to process food quickly, between 30 to 90 minutes before passing it on. Carbohydrates demystified I have a thoroughbred, who in typical thoroughbred fashion can lose weight with one desperate whinny, so coming up with a feeding program that keeps him calm but keeps him fit is a constant challenge. Understanding digestion Having exceptionally small stomachs, horses are limited in their ability to absorb nutrients from large...

In theory, cells taken out from a handful of animals could produce the world s meat supply without sacrificing the animals. Is there any alternative to disease prone, farm-based meat production? Scientists feel that in the long run, cultured meat - meat grown in the laboratory - may be the answer. In fact NASA scientists had succeeded in culturing turkey muscle cells and goldfish cells as a potential way to feed astronomers on long space missions. The production of cultured meat begins by...

The production of milk from dairy animals, the production of meat from beef cattle and the sustenance of any livestock depending on alfalfa hay rests on the wings of the honeybee, which is responsible for the pollination of alfalfa seed. The flourishing production of food crops in the United States, to feed the relentlessly burgeoning population, would not be possible without the honeybee. Remember the "web of life?" You wouldn't normally think of ice cream as connected to the pollination...

U of M Researcher finds affordable feed substitute for dairy cattle. According to Harouna Maiga, UMC department of agriculture professor, substituting some of the soybean meal and all of the beet pulp in the animal's diet with mustard bran increased daily milk production by about 4 pounds and did not change milk composition or feed intake. According to Harouna Maiga, UMC department of agriculture professor, substituting some of the soybean meal and all of the beet pulp in the animal's diet...

The melamine-contaminated feed was used at 30 broiler poultry farms and eight breeder poultry farms across Indiana; all of the broiler chickens have since been sold to outlets nationwide. Some 6,000 hogs suspected of eating the contaminated product have since been quarantined and meat from these animals will be withheld from the food supply, both agencies said. health officials announcing that melamine-tainted pet product made its way into poultry feed at 38 Indiana farms. health officials...

Though the agriculture department does not track how many acres have been lost among Virginia's historic farmers, farmland in general has dwindled across the state. But many of the historic Century Farms are in jeopardy thanks to the difficulties of turning a profit in farming and pressures of the lucrative real estate market of recent years. Owned for generations by the Dawson family, the sheep farm in Schuyler was originally 300 acres, but is now roughly 80 acres. By expanding their...

Although smooth bromegrass will respond to nitrogen rates of up to 275 pounds an acre, research by SDSU range scientist Alexander &#8220Sandy Smart in eastern South Dakota has suggested that applying about 90 pounds an acre likely will produce the highest economic returns, Mousel said. Older stands of smooth bromegrass may become dense and sod-bound, markedly lowering productivity as a result of low nitrogen cycling. Although smooth bromegrass will respond to nitrogen rates of up to 275...

Weeds often are more aggressive than domesticated forage species and are better able to compete for light, water and nutrients. Livestock producers should be aware of the large number of weeds that are poisonous and the conditions under which poisoning is likely to occur. At what point does some kind of weed control become necessary? A good rule of thumb is when weeds equal 20 percent of the stand, it is time to begin a control program. Weeds usually are lower in protein and are less...

The FDA all of the broilers believed to have been fed chicken contaminated with melamine have since been processed into food. It didn't take long for investigators to track the deaths to tainted pet food, and soon the trail stretched all the way to China and a chemical called melamine. Should public and private colleges in Missouri do criminal background checks on all faculty and staff before hiring? Yes, it's a no-brainer. They've learned that melamine, combined with another contaminant...