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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.
According to agents from the Louisiana State University AgCenter say the biggest concern is moving cattle to higher ground and feeding them.
The latest Cattle on Feed report from the USDA was considered to be bearish by analysts. Now traders are looking at whether futures markets can find a way to hold on to current prices.
While food companies are currently focused on millennials – because they currently have the buying power – Generation Z is looming on the not so distant horizon.
A grizzly bear in Montana has been euthanized following the discovery that it likely killed four cattle.
Wildlife officials have confirmed that a grizzly bear is responsible for killing a calf in central Montana.