Bloat is a common problem in ruminant animals if they can’t get rid of extra gas produced by rumen microbes during digestion. The enlarged gas-filled rumen puts pressure on the lungs and they can’t ...

“Bloat on cattle has been reported due to all the clover growing.” * “Calving season is in full swing,” said Missy Hodgin, AgriLife Extension agent for Clay County, east of Wichita Falls. “Cows are in ...

VERNON -- A Texas A&M AgriLife Research animal nutritionist is trying to decrease the severity of frothy bloat, the major non-pathogenic cause of death and reduced performance in cattle grazing hard ...

When wheat pastures have endured dry conditions for months over the winter season and suddenly rain starts to fall in late winter and early spring, the wheat often responds with rapid, high-quality ...

Bloat can be a prominent issue this time of year for cattle grazing small grains pasture. Environment, weather, forage growth stage and forage quality all play a role in the occurrence of bloat. Even ...

Cattle deaths due to bloat are an economic loss, but the greater cost may come during the early stages of bloat, said a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher at Vernon. "What you don't see ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Even though calves might have been on a backgrounding program for several months, it doesn't mean they are safe from subsequent health issues later on in the feeding period, says ...

COLLEGE STATION — It is a big shift from worrying about not enough forage to worrying about too much and the resulting cattle-bloat issues, Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel said, but that is ...