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 ...

Dear Daktari, I am a dairy farmer and I recently encountered a case that nearly claimed my precious dairy cow. I was lucky because I called in a veterinary doctor who quickly saved my cow but warned ...

There are several ways to minimize the risk of bloat when cattle graze legume pastures, such as timing of grazing, paying attention to plant maturity, moisture, and weather. Choose a dry day and wait ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...