Hen laying eggs

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What to Expect When Your Chicks Start Laying: A Guide to the First Eggs
After weeks of anticipation—16 to 18, to be exact—your once-tiny chicks are finally on the brink of becoming egg-laying hens. It's an exciting time, and naturally, you have questions. When will they start laying? How can you support them? What’s normal and what’s not?..READ MORE ›
Dairy Calf
Calf Success: New recommendations on passive immunity in dairy calves
By Ellan Dufour, M.S.,
Passive immunity in dairy calves is evaluated by measuring the serum total protein (STP)…READ MORE ›

Beef Cow
Late gestation cow management
By Twig Marston, Ph.D.,
When planning the management program for the late-gestation cowherd, we need to be…READ MORE ›

Corn Silage
Understanding the process of corn silage fermentation and starch availability
By Jon Pretz, PH.D.,
It is well-known that once corn silage is harvested and ensiled, it takes some time…READ MORE ›

Fundamentals don't change
Focus on the fundamentals to prepare for future success
By ,
Without a doubt, 2020 will go down in the record books as one of the most challenging…READ MORE ›

Feedlot Cattle
Understanding beef implants
By ,
Growth-promoting implants have been used in the beef cattle industry for decades. They…READ MORE ›

Peas in a field
Small-grain forages in lactating dairy cow rations
By Ben Jensen,
Co-author: Jon Pretz, Ph.D., dairy nutritionist In many parts of the U.S., small-…READ MORE ›

piglet
Meeting customer needs during challenging times
By ,
Pork producers face new challenges every day — and often several at the same time. Before…READ MORE ›

Dairy cows
Management and nutrition strategies to set heifers up for future lactation success
By Angie Golombeski, Ph.D.,
Raising replacement heifers represents a significant investment, accounting for roughly…READ MORE ›

Rabbit
Let me stress this…
By Dr. Ed Bonnette,
Stress. Even the word makes my blood pressure go up a few points. But it is such a “wishy…READ MORE ›