How Stress Impacts Cattle Reproduction

How Stress Impacts Cattle Reproduction

Mauro Venturini, Daniella Heredia, Maria Camila López, Angela Gonella Diaza, North Florida Research and Education Center, and Kalyn Waters, UF/IFAS Extension Holmes County Introduction Stress is defined as a physiological response to a threat. Stress and the...
Don’t Let Your Horse Get Stricken by Strangles

Don’t Let Your Horse Get Stricken by Strangles

Sally DeNotta, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, UF College of Veterinary Medicine There has been a recent uptick in the number of horses affected by the disease commonly known as ‘Strangles’ in Florida. Horse owners need to be extra vigilant with disease prevention and biosecurity...
2024 UF Beef Cattle Short Course – May 8-10

2024 UF Beef Cattle Short Course – May 8-10

Cows, Consumers, and Beef Demand Join us for the 73rd Annual Beef Cattle Short Course, in Gainesville, Florida, on May 8-10, 2024. The program will include lectures from influential external speakers, outstanding University of Florida faculty members, short...
Free Soil Health Testing for Florida Ranchers

Free Soil Health Testing for Florida Ranchers

The Soil Health Laboratory from the Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Department at the University of Florida is offering a one-time, free soil health test for livestock producers in Florida. The primary goal of this initiative is to conduct a baseline survey of the...