Reproduction
USDA grant supports study of melatonin use in pregnant cows grazing toxic fescue on calf growth
By John Lovett, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station |
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
By Maggie Berger, Texas AgriLife Today |
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 ...