IFAS Extension
Release Date: 6/23/2026
Agriculture
Abstract
A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Animal Systems
About this Publication
This document is AN334, one of a series of the Department of Animal Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2017. Revised July 2021, July 2024, and March 2026. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
Authors
Philipe Moriel
Specialist
University of Florida
associate professor, Department of Animal Sciences, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center