Are You Familiar with Bovine Leukosis Virus in Cattle?

Are You Familiar with Bovine Leukosis Virus in Cattle?

João H.J. Bittar, DVM, Ph.D., Ameer A. Megahed, DVM, Ph.D., Ahmadreza Mirzaei, DVM, PhD., Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida   What is BLV? Bovine Leukosis is a lifelong infection caused by the...
New UF/IFAS Forage Team Website

New UF/IFAS Forage Team Website

Ashley Kuhn, Communications Coordinator, and Marcelo Wallau, Forage Extension Specialist, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department   Have you seen our new and improved UF Forage Team website? We now have a hub for quick and easy access to all things related to forages for...
Friday Feature:  Low-Stress Cattle Handling in Cowpens

Friday Feature: Low-Stress Cattle Handling in Cowpens

This week’s featured video was produced by Oklahoma State for their SUNUP TV program.  Low-stress cattle handling is one of the cornerstone concepts of Beef Quality Assurance (BQA).  Handling cattle calmly in small groups reduces bruising and injury of both...
Basic Genomic Principles for Beef Cattle

Basic Genomic Principles for Beef Cattle

  Raluca Mateescu, Associate Professor of Quantitative Genetics & Genomics, UF/IFAS Animal Science Department   A primer of genetics and inheritance Use of genomic technologies in the beef industry is rapidly increasing. To understand the value and use...
You Don’t Have to Body Condition Score Every Cow

You Don’t Have to Body Condition Score Every Cow

It is the time of year when the body condition of cows should be on producer’s minds. The grass is short this fall, due to the lack of rain and the early frosts, so we need to be on our “A game” when it comes to our fall/winter cow nutrition....