Reproduction

USDA grant supports study of melatonin use in pregnant cows grazing toxic fescue on calf growth

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — With support from a $300,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant, the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station is continuing research on the use of a common sleep aid for humans to improve weight gains of calves whose mothers grazed toxic fescue while pregnant.       Tall fescue is the most common ...

A&M Board of Regents approve Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center construction

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved construction of the new $13 million Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center at their meeting on Aug. 16. Construction is expected to begin in September with substantial completion scheduled for January 2025.       This initiative is a joint effort among the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life ...