FEED-LOT Magazine

06/19/2026

Primary photosensitization occurs when livestock become overly sensitive to sunlight after eating toxic plants containing the photosensitizing agent, phylloerythrin. Effects of photosensitization are like a really severe sunburn.

Sun, heat and moisture can harm animals’ skin, but early care helps to keep livestock healthy

06/19/2026

Might get a little 'roast'-y in there. ☀☀

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06/19/2026

June typically offers more favorable weather conditions and extended daylight hours, contributing to increased feed intake and improved conversions. Persistent high temperatures and warmer nights in August result in accumulated heat stress. This sustained heat load reduces feed intake, negatively impacting conversion.


Source : Erin Schwandt, Nutritionist

06/18/2026

Cattle prefer water that contains small amounts of salt, however, water that contains high amounts of total dissolved salts (TDS) can result in reduced performance. Guidelines suggest that water containing 3,000 ppm TDS or less is usually acceptable for most livestock.

By : Aerica Bjurstrom, UW-Extension Kewaunee County Water is the most important nutrient an animal requires and consumes daily. Depending…

06/18/2026

When it's too hot to cook, you grill.
Balsamic Steak and Peach Salad and summer doing what summer does best. ☀️🥩🍑

Ingredients

06/17/2026

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Screwworm, drought, the war with Iran... all have impacted cattle, grain and oil markets. But the futures market is communicating that drought and other production risks are substantially mitigated. Or at least that is what the funds think... read more in FEED-LOT's eNews.

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06/17/2026

For beef cows and heifers, relatively little pregnancy loss occurs beyond 60 days after breeding in normal situations. However, heat stress can increase pregnancy loss well into the second and even third trimesters.

In previous articles, we’ve talked about how to concentrate your breeding season and how much value that adds to your calf crop each year. But, getting cows bred is only

06/16/2026

If treated early enough in the disease process, many calves are likely to recover; however, calves with advanced lung damage may not respond to treatment. If the pneumonia is caused by a virus such as bovine respiratory syncitial virus (BRSV), antibiotic treatment will not be a directly effective treatment.

Calves running with their dams on grass pastures are considered to be at low risk for developing pneumonia because they are not facing any of the risks typically associated with

06/16/2026

06/15/2026

It is estimated that 2-15% of feedlot heifers are pregnant upon arrival and in recent years this figure appears to be increasing. As the beef industry selects for genetics that lead to early puberty as a means to recoup rearing expenses and get replacement females in the herd, we have inadvertently created a situation where heifers can become pregnant too early.

The clinic phone rings, a feedlot heifer is hiplocked and the producer needs assistance. Upon arrival the heifer is unable to stand with a dead calf stuck half out. The