Nutrition needs to be changed to manage fall calving

Nutrition needs to be changed to manage fall calving

Caring for fall-born calves is not much different from caring for spring- or winter-born calves, but there are subtle management changes that can help these calves thrive. One of those differences is nutritional requirements, says Patrick Wall, a beef specialist at Iowa State University. Fall-born calves, unlike spring-born calves, must go through the winter feeding …

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CBD and CBG may promote healing of bone fractures and manage pain

CBD and CBG may promote healing of bone fractures and manage pain

Penn State College of Medicine researchers are studying how cannabinoids can manage pain and promote bone healing in bone fractures. Fluorescence microscopy reveals how periosteal bone progenitors, which later develop into specialized bone cells that aid bone tissue, appear in healing tissue. Credit: Reyad Elbarbary/Penn State Cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG) may one day help …

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