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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.

Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says the cattle market has just felt better the last week with cash finally bottoming and futures posting a higher weekly close.