The use of deep straw bedding and calf jackets, as well as providing extra calories during cold temperatures, will result in healthier calves and improved gains.
The Christmas rally in wholesale beef markets continued last week as boxed beef prices headed into the last half of December at the highest levels since early September.
In recent months, a common cause of illness in dairy calves has been garnering more attention among calf raisers, their veterinarians, and even health departments.
The first hours of a calf's life set the course of that calf's health for the remainder of its life. It's always critical to handle and feed colostrum properly, but because calves are under extra stres
New research continues to reinforce the importance of delivering high-quality colostrum to newborn calves to set them up for lifelong success. In his latest issue of Calf Notes, Dr. Jim Quigley discusses a study in Chin
Clostridial scours can be a stubborn and frustrating health challenge in young calves. University of Wisconsin Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Medicine Sheila McGuirk offers advice on how to best prevent and protect ca
The public is invited to a feeder calf grading and evaluation clinic starting at 6 p.m. on Nov. 1 at Joplin Regional Stockyards (JRS) in Missouri on November 1.
Cattle producers looking to use forage as cheap winter feed for their beef cows need to practice sound mineral feeding protocols to reduce the risk of grass tetany next spring.
Friday's Youth Livestock Auction at the State Fair of Texas saw Clifford, the big red steer named Grand Champion, sell for a record $131,000. Fourteen-year-old Jagger Horn of Jones County 4-H, raised the steer and
Post-calving diseases like retained placenta, milk fever, ketosis and mastitis all can delay the establishment of a cow's next pregnancy. Many of these conditions also have been shown to be linked, with the incide
