Prussic acid toxicity, commonly linked to the consumption of Johnsongrass, is a serious condition that can be fatal to livestock. Recent rains after a period of dry weather have heightened the ...

Many Kansas cattle operations rely on some type of harvested feed to use in the winter months, and common among those sources are forage sorghum, millets, sorghum-sudangrass, and sudan. Forages in the ...

It was discovered in the early 1900s that under certain conditions sorghums are capable of releasing hydrocyanic acid or commonly called prussic acid, says Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University ...

FARGO - Livestock may suffer from prussic acid poisoning after feeding on sudangrass, forage sorghums or sorghum-sundangrass crosses under certain environmental conditions. Producers are concerned ...

It was discovered in the early 1900s that, under certain conditions, sorghums are capable of releasing hydrocyanic acid, commonly called prussic acid. Prussic acid when ingested by cattle, is absorbed ...

I would like to remind you that prussic acid poisoning is a non-infectious condition that can kill livestock. This problem is found in in sorghum-type forages such as haygrazer, sudans, sorghum alum, ...

Each fall, prussic acid poisoning is a real concern for Kentucky livestock producers, especially those who grow and graze their animals on sorghum-based forages like forage sorghum, sorghum-sudangrass ...

Summer typically brings periods of heat and drought that impact forages grown for hay and grazing for beef cattle. When these plants are stressed, forages such as Johnson grass and forage sorghums are ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- With parts of South Dakota experiencing the first cold weather of fall, producers should be aware that forage sorghum, sorghum-sudan hybrids and sudangrass all have the potential to ...

Prussic acid: Naturally occurring glycosides may form prussic acid, also called hydrocyanic acid or HCN, which can build up to toxic levels in a number of plants including Johnsongrass, sorghum, ...

With extremely dry conditions and having the first real frost this week, producers are looking at all the possible available forages to feed their cattle. But they need to be careful as the conditions ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A sorghum technology developed at Purdue University improves crop and animal safety. New research confirms that it appeals to the taste buds of grazing ewes. Sorghum is a ...