Veterinarian Steve Dritz and livestock specialist Joel DeRouchey of
Kansas State discuss the issue of gestation stalls in pork
production, in the wake of several food retailers taking a stance
against the practice...they explain why gestation stalls are used for
the actual benefit of the sow, and what science says about the sow's
level of comfort and stress in such stalls


K-State beef veterinarian Larry Hollis has important information on
abating heat stress in cattle, during the extremely hot weather
predicted for the rest of this week, and as similar conditions
reoccur this summer


And K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee sheds some light on the
biological system that impacts the spread of lyme disease, vectored
by ticks which are carried by wildlife 


Agriculture Today is broadcast each weekday morning at 10:00 on KFRM
Radio, Clay Center (550 AM) and KLOE Radio, Goodland (730 AM), which
collectively reach 75 counties in Kansas, parts of southern Nebraska,
eastern Colorado and northern Oklahoma...the broadcast can also be
heard over the K-State Radio Network website. Also see Agriculture Today
Radio archives.


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Story by: Eric Atkinson
agguy@ksu.edu
K-State Research & Extension News