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How to Handle and Dispose of Sharps and Unused Vaccine Products
How to Handle and Dispose of Sharps and Unused Vaccine Products

Kansas State University beef cattle veterinarians share tips on disposing products, needles and syringes that are a risk to humans.

Veterinarians Provide Tips for Handling Animal Health Products
Veterinarians Provide Tips for Handling Animal Health Products

Veterinarians as Kansas State University's Beef Cattle Institute discuss tips for using and storing animal health products for optimum performance.

Divestment plan leads to ownership changes for 11 feedlots
Cattle Chat: How to Promote Good Gut Health

One of the goals of feeding cattle a proper diet that promotes good gut health is to keep the lining of the intestinal tract from getting damaged.

Factors Influencing Birth Weight
Factors Influencing Birth Weight

Calving season can be an exhausting time on the ranch, especially when cows experience difficulty giving birth.

Cattle Chat: Understanding Hardware Disease
Cattle Chat: Understanding Hardware Disease

Cattle sometimes eat objects that they shouldn’t. On a recent Cattle Chat podcast, veterinarians discussed the signs of hardware disease and offered suggestions on ways to manage the incidence.

Knowing What Ranch Records To Keep
Knowing What Ranch Records To Keep

What records to keep will vary from operation to operation, but in 2023 there may be some special challenges that aren’t typically a concern.

How to Adjust Feed Resources and Reduce Hay Waste
How to Adjust Feed Resources and Reduce Hay Waste

Last year's drought has ranchers scrambling to manage reduced feed resources to keep their cows adequately fed throughout the winter.

Leasing Arrangements in Times of Drought and Beyond
Leasing Arrangements in Times of Drought and Beyond

Ag economist offers steps to consider for cow or pasture leases.

Begin Planning Drought Management Strategies
Begin Planning Drought Management Strategies

With the low amount of moisture that ranchers have received over the winter, the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute said now is the time to think about management strategies for a drought.

Evaluating Bulls For Breeding Soundness
Evaluating Bulls For Breeding Soundness

Make sure your bulls are in good body condition, possessing structural soundness and are able to produce high quality semen ahead of breeding turnout with the females.

Inspect water systems before winter
Prepare Your Water Systems For Winter

Water is the most important nutrient for overall cattle health and production, experts say, and now is the time to make sure your winter watering systems are set up for full-time access to clean, drinkable water.

KSU calves
Invest Time Into Caring For Calves

It is important for cattle producers to take the time to observe newly weaned calves for the early stages of illness.

Corn by-products can be an alternative energy feed source for cattle.
Feeding By-products to Cattle

Corn by-products, such as wet gluten and distillers’ grains, can be an alternative energy feed source for cattle.

Weaning calves
Managing Calves Prior to Weaning

Calves are most successful in transitioning off the farm when they’ve had good care, are current on their vaccinations, and have been exposed to the challenges of a changing diet.