OSU research aims to save billions for beef industry

By Alisa Boswell-Gore STILLWATER, Okla. – Scientists in the Oklahoma State University Department of Animal and Food Sciences are working hard to stop the waste of billions of dollars of beef each year. The U.S. beef industry loses $3 billion annually to meat discoloration. When beef is brown on the surface, it is discounted in price, and extensive discoloration leads to people throwing nutritious food in the trash. Why does meat turn brown? Most people…

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Use caution with poison hemlock, ivy and oak

Use caution with poison hemlock, ivy and oak By Trisha Gedon STILLWATER, Okla. – Flowers are blooming and vegetables are ripe for picking out of the garden, but unfortunately, poison hemlock and other toxic plants are also blooming across the state. Poison hemlock is one of the most toxic plants found in Oklahoma, excluding the Panhandle, said Laura Goodman, Oklahoma State University Extension range specialist. “Poison hemlock is toxic to many different livestock species. In fact, some…

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OSU research examines how to improve cattle selection practices

By Alisa Boswell-Gore STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State University researchers have hopes of offering future insight to cattle producers regarding selection practices. What could this mean for the cattle industry? “We’re hoping this will be the first steps in being able to find some selection criteria for immune response and robustness traits, along with the growth, carcass and feed efficiency traits that are currently being emphasized in selection,” said Paul Beck, animal and food sciences associate…

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