If you’ve ever heard the saying "Your eyes were bigger than your stomach," you probably know it usually refers to an overindulgence on food, ending up with a bellyache. Like humans, cattle can ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Beef producers should expand their knowledge about grass tetany and bloat to protect their cows, said a Purdue University expert. The recent temperature change from cold to warm ...

VERNON - 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 ...

Cow on a summer pasture. Herd of cows grazing in Alps. Holstein cows on summer pasture. Mature cow at grass field. Cows eating grass at pasture. Cow Farm. Cows grazing at pasture.© K-Shoot ...

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 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 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 ...

Acute tympanites, also known as bloat, is a non-infectious disease common among ruminant animals. Bloat can become apparent when carbon dioxide and methane gases build up within a cow’s stomachs, ...

THE disturbance known as bloat, or hoven, in cattle arises through the inability of the animals to expel the gases formed in the rumen. Bloat can be expected when cattle graze young luscious clover or ...

Cows are literally designed to eat for hours, which can actually get them in trouble. The rumen, or a cow’s first stomach (and why they’re called ruminators), is a fermentation system that thrives on ...