ASG concluded that the European legislation does not clearly outline the definitions of diet pet food and medicinal pet food. ASG therefore recommends a better tuning of the definitions for diet pet food and medicinal pet food within the European Union and a follow up study in horse feed and livestock feed. Follow up research ASG also noted that regulation in the pet food and livestock feed chain is far behind the legislation in the human food chain. An increasing amount of pet food...

Hay, especially grass hay, produces heat when it is digested. Although many grain supplements are labeled for more than one species of livestock, some grain supplements suitable for other livestock should not be fed to horses. Anytime you are feeding an animal, whether it's a household pet or livestock, you should always carefully read the label first. Cattle feed can have higher mold content and other additives that horse feed should not contain. In times of heat stress, feed the highest...

Published Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:20:35 PM Central Time LANCASATER -- To help determine when alfalfa is at its optimum harvest quality of 170 relative feed value (RFV), samples from the University of Wisconsin-Lancaster Agricultural Research Station are tested weekly to monitor forage quality. RFV results of first alfalfa sample are in. Published Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:20:35 PM Central Time LANCASATER -- To help determine when alfalfa is at its optimum harvest quality of 170 relative...

CEO Paul Henderson told Canadian Press that the pet food maker, which has been embroiled in a massive pet food recall, has lost two contracts that represented about 4.5 per cent of its sales last year. Henderson said the first customer has cancelled its orders for pouched food, while the other has opted to make its own canned food. But Henderson said he wasn't able to tie the sales losses directly to the pet food recall. CEO Paul Henderson told Canadian Press that the pet food maker, which...

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The topic has become a hot potato in the country following the revelation that a toxic chemical was discovered in imported pet food; this resulted in the death of some pets. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt speaking at what is being termed as a "strategic economic dialogue" involving scores of senior officials from both countries, said the recent events have highlighted concerns over the safety of food and medicine. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt speaking...

The governor's office says the freeze resulted in 258 million dollars in damage to Georgia crops, a 33 percent decrease from the normal production value. Grains, hay, forage and pasture losses were also significant. Farmers whose crops were damaged or destroyed during a record freeze Easter weekend can now apply for federal loans. Interested participants should contact their local FSA office for more information. Blueberries, pecans and peaches suffered the greatest losses. Agriculture...

Possibly glufosinate and glyphosate, herbicides that are liberally applied to crops across the US, and are absorbed by crops that are genetically engineered (transgenic or GM, genetically modified), so that they are not harmed by the weed killers while all else growing in the fields is wiped out, could be part of the problem. ca : BullBoards Postings - China science of transgenic gluten Login:Password: Possibly glufosinate and glyphosate, herbicides that are liberally applied to crops...

Making the most of rainfall for forage producers particularly for bermuda grass means fertilizing. If grass is properly fertilized, producers can attain significantly more forage with less rainfall compared with non-fertilized bermuda. That means we need to manage our forage supplies so that when an extended drought hits, we can avoid or at least moderate the kind of problems many producers faced last year, he said. Long-term weather patterns, Woods said, are fairly predictable and...