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May is a good time to score your cow herd for hair shedding according to Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with University of Missouri Extension.
Make the most of your time waiting to jump in the tractor and planter by making sure your replacement heifers are ready for breeding and take the right steps to get heifers bred in a timely manner this spring.
A good stand of crested wheatgrass has the capacity to meet cows’ and calves’ nutritional requirements.
The feeder calves with the greatest value are almost always the heavier calves, but producers must calculate if it is profitable for them to own the cattle longer, and provide the resources to add the additional weight.
Windbreaks, both constructed and planted, can improve conditions for livestock in windy and cold conditions.
Energy is one of the most critical nutrients for grazing cows particularly at pasture turn out because it coincides with their greater needs to support the young calf.
If we don’t drive our cattle properly, their minds are on going back to where they came from and be looking for a way out. We need to show them this is their new home.
For an increasing number of producers, AI and estrus synchronization are tools that help them reach their production goals and allow them to take advantage of genetic choices only available through AI.
Acidosis is the result of oxygen deprivation and accumulation of carbon dioxide that results from passage of the calf through the birth canal.
While only effective on dark hided cattle (black and red), this low stress permanent method of identification has specific supplies and steps ensuring its efficacy.
One of the most important practices that any forage producer can incorporate into their program is adding legumes to grass pastures and hayfields.
Calculating the amount of hay that is needed on both a short term and over the course of an entire winter are mathematical exercises that are required on any cow calf enterprise.
Cattle are also a great option for people with small acreages and flexible schedules.
Driving pairs deserves special attention because this could be one of the top cattle handling problem on ranches. Everyone has trouble, at least sometimes.
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Stressed cattle have elevated nutritional requirements and decreased appetite. A double whammy when all you want is for them to eat, grow, and not get sick. Having the right supplement in the pen can be a life-saver.
Shipping Fever, or Bovine Respiratory Disease, is the major health problem encountered by beef calves upon arrival at cattle feeding operations.
Feeder cattle prices depend on the weight of the cattle with lightweight cattle typically having the highest price per pound (or hundredweight) and lower prices for heavier cattle.
All-fresh retail beef prices were $5.833/lb. in July, up 1.0 percent year over year. All-fresh beef prices have increased each month this year since January.
Labor and material costs in constructing livestock working facilities can eat a livestock producer’s lunch and put a serious damper on the checking account. However, the cost of working facilities is not so expensive
All cattle and calves in the U.S., as of January 1, 2017, totaled 93.6 million head, according to USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service. This is 2 percent above the 91.9 million head counted on January 1, 2016.
The term “Futures Market” is sometimes daunting because not everyone is familiar with what it represents, how it works, and how it can be used.
Hay that has been cut and then rained on can lose quality in four ways.
Consistent and proper animal husbandry and common sense help early weaned calves do just fine.
Coccidiosis is an intestinal disease that affects several animal species, including cattle.
There are several steps to each protocol that must be carried out correctly in order to achieve the best pregnancy rates possible.
Bloat in dairy calves can become very serious, very quickly. Aggressive feeding plans can lead to delayed abomasal emptying, increasing the risk for bloat. However, a focus on feeding volume and proper concentrations.
In order to run an efficient operation, cow-calf producers must know the production status of their cow herd. One basic step is pregnancy checking so the right management decisions can be made on individual cows, such a
As fall approaches, producers should start to think about which cows will be culled after they wean their calves. Many considerations must go into deciding whether a cow stays in the herd for another year.
For sex sorted semen, the ability to shift the gender ratio of a calf crop comes from the fact that gender is determined by the sperm cell that fertilizes the egg.
Calf scours causes more financial losses to cow-calf producers than any other health problem in their herds.