Livestock & Range Blog

Sheep and Goat Workshop: September 27 in Royal Oaks

Sheep and Goat Workshop Flyer

Sheep and Goat Workshop Flyer

Ground Squirrel Workshop: September 11 in San Jose

Join the Santa Clara County Division of Agriculture & UCCE Santa Clara County for a Ground Squirrel and Gopher Management Workshop. Click here to register. 

GS Gopher Workshop Flyer

2018 Forage Production Results for San Benito, Monterey, and Santa Cruz Counties

In 2018 I clipped and weighed forage production (grasses and forbs) from four ranches in San Benito County, two ranches in Monterey County, and four ranches in Santa Cruz County. The goal is to do this during peak forage production, which is when the...

Summer is pinkeye season

(this article is adapted from an article by the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and is based on the work of John Angelos, DVM, PhD; Dr. Angelos provided additional editing) Pinkeye—or infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis—is...

Selenium Deficiency and White Muscle Disease in California Beef Cattle

Selenium deficiency is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies in beef cattle in California1. It can cause diarrhea, reduced weight gain/loss of weight and can cause vaccines to be less effective2. Cows may not expel the placenta in a timely...

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