BTW - do a simple search on google for an analysis on weaning weights of cattle on endophyte infected hay vs. non or friendly see what you get. Or better yet do a simple search on endophyte alone vs. ky31 with lespedeza and clovers and legumes.
Flourish!!! FLOURISH!!! are you serious??? Here in this state cattle do not flourish of KY31. Farmers just choose to ignore the fact their cattle are not up to par. Here, we like our cattle up to the snuff.
The stats of endophyte infected cattle are atrocious. We took over this herd after...
We feed the hay of the fescue in the winter months because the levels are lower then and the cattle can withstand the toxitity better. That's how. Okay, so the cattle will eat some of it in the summers too. But, we're still having to supplement with hay because they do refuse to eat what...
Man, a soil test was the first thing we did. We've contacted VA Tech and had specialists down here. This farms been in the family for over 250 years, it's clean no dumping. The vet is at a loss. It all comes down to fescue toxicosis, which sadly is quite common. Most farmers just don't...
We've been experiencing a decline in our cattle's health and production over the past 5 years and we are searching for a remedy to our situation. Below I will explain.
History & Problems
We are located in Virginia. Currently we are on a Rotational Grazing Management Plan. Our pastures are...