Determining the Cause of Open Cows… Supplementing Stocker Calves on Grass
• Monitoring and diagnosing open cows
• Researching a nutritional supplement for stocker calves
• Agricultural news, and the Kansas soybean update
• Protecting ornamental trees from scale damage…
00:01:30 – Determining the Cause of Open Cows: From the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at K-State, veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek talks about several cases the laboratory has been working, on open cows that were previously preg-checked positive...he tells why the cause is hard to pin down, and says that determining what didn't cause the apparent calf abortion is just as important.
00:12:56 – Supplementing Stocker Calves on Grass: From one of her recent podcasts, K-State beef systems specialist Jaymelynn Farney talks with Oklahoma State Univeristy cattle nutrition specialist Paul Beck about his work with a new idea in supplementing distillers dried grains to stocker calves on grass: presenting DDGs in a cubed form...his field trials have delivered quite favorable results.
00:24:22 – Ag News: Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines, including this week’s Kansas soybean update.
00:32:25 – Protecting Trees From Scale Damage: K-State horticultural entomologist Raymond Cloyd talks about protecting ornamental trees from scale damage with a dormant oil treatment here in the late fall.
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