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The cost of implementing adequate biosecurity measures and associated vaccination protocols is minimal, compared with the cost of even losing one calf, let alone a cow or bull.
It’s been talked about for 60 years. It’s better for animals, preferred by most cattle feeders and could provide a 169% return on investment.
Breeding soundness exams can uncover problems with just-purchased young bulls and older bulls that have sired calf crops.
Demand remains strong at the meat counter despite higher prices, says Brian Grete, editor, Pro Farmer.
Calf scours, the common term for neonatal calf diarrhea, is one of the primary health problems in baby calves.
Vanderbilt University researchers have found a genetic mutation that causes pulmonary hypertension in cattle grazed at high altitude, and which leads to a life-threatening condition called brisket disease.
It’s the night before an auction, and cattle are beginning to arrive. Manhattan Commission Company in Manhattan, Kan., already smells like livestock - it always does - but the back lot is also about to get loud.
A year since a tense standoff between a Nevada rancher’s armed supporters and federal land managers, Cliven Bundy’s cattle still roam public lands, more than $1.1 million worth of grazing fees have yet to be paid and Bundy has become a tea party celebrity in the West.
Gardiner Angus Ranch sets new record with bulls averaging $10,585, registered females going for $9,154 and commercial heifers bringing $8,857.
The more cows bred in the first 21 days of breeding the better.
Cattle market prices down from 2014, but still historically high.
This year’s Pineywoods Cattle Congress on April 17 will address strategies on the new economics of beef cattle production.
The Southwest Missouri Beef Cattle Improvement Association’s bull sale on March 30 left consignors disappointed in the $4,585 average sale price.
There’s nothing like green grass to remind many of us how much we love the livestock business.
Once the commitment has been made to purchase or retain a heifer to be a replacement in the herd, it is important to give her the best chance at having a long and productive life in the herd.
A Marlin, Texas man was arrested Friday, March 6 and charged with third degree theft of property after stealing $34,000 worth of ranching equipment and other items from a Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association member located in Marlin, Texas.
A holiday break makes a good time to tighten up your calving season with controlled breeding.
Beef cattle producers who want to boost their profit potential need to consider several factors when purchasing a herd sire.
As the State of Texas continues dealing with violence and other critical issues along the Texas-Mexico border, the threat of an animal disease and parasite outbreak continues to grow.
A tragic event triggered the idea for a new invention that could help farmers track wandering livestock.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct the 2015 Sandhills Cattleman’s Conference on April 14 in Andrews, Texas.
The Beef Reproduction Task Force composed of representatives of the AI and pharmaceutical companies, veterinarians and reproduction specialists developed a list of recommended synchronization protocols for use in cows in 2015.
Bull buying season is well underway throughout the cow-calf regions across the country.
The North Dakota Legislature has doubled the $1-per-head checkoff that ranchers pay when they sell cattle.
Effective today, an agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the state of Minnesota states they jointly will provide $220,000 for wolf management activities in Minnesota.
In northern England there roams a herd of wild cattle that has existed for 700 years, and for the first time ever they’ll have a female warden looking after them.
Although it is still mid-March, the temperatures in much of the country have been relatively warm and a few of the cool season grasses will begin to green-up sooner than we may expect. With that green-up and cows lactating heavily comes the concern of grass tetany.
John C. Oswald of Hutchinson, Kansas, was inducted into the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) Hall of Fame posthumously for 2015.
The Illinois Beef Association (IBA) announced Tuesday that the recently held statewide referendum to restart the Illinois Beef Checkoff passed with an 88 percent majority vote.
Being prepared is a good way to help ensure the calving season goes smoothly.