Animal health
Feedlot owners and cow-calf producers can use best practices for helping those cattle get off to a good start when entering the yard.
Here are some basic rules of thumb to follow when determining the hay supplies you will need to sustain your cow herd over the next few months.
Take a deeper dive into the culling decision along with post-culling management and marketing focused on spring-calving herds.
The award was presented during the Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Symposium in Athens, Georgia, earlier this month.
Effective drenching with these tips gets the medication in the correct place without waste.
Feeding free-choice hay with a concentrate supplement has the potential to add gain to growing calves without large investment in additional equipment.
Needle size matters when using hormones during synchronization protocols for breeding cattle.
Have you wanted to have more calves born earlier in your calving season, but didn’t want to deal with the increase in labor, cost and facilities to utilize estrus synchronization and artificial insemination?
With USDA’s new animal disease traceability rule going into affect in November, APHIS addresses producer questions and concerns.
David Lalman, Ph.D., has researched cow size and feed efficiency with intent to help producers create a cowherd that is resilient and productive in the best environment and still productive in the worst of years.
Kennedy Cattle Company triples feedlot size to take advantage of strong cattle prices. Manages margins by growing more of its own feed.
Florida, Alabama, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan and Nebraska have all made news headlines this year in regards to cultivated meat legislation.
Parts of the Texas Panhandle, Kansas and Nebraska could get some rain as early as this weekend. Other parts of the Midwest might have some moisture relief as well by early next week.
The pace of expansion of the U.S. cow inventory will be slower than past cycles including the fact that beef production takes longer than other proteins.
With weaning time, most calves will be taking their first trailer ride, so consider low stress handling techniques to get them started right.
Insights on the economic impact and sustainability of cow-calf operations.
There’s a lot of hyperbole out there about USDA’s EID mandate — much of it serves as nothing more than fear-mongering.
The university is one of nine schools participating in the Veterinary Workforce Solutions Program, which seeks to address structural challenges facing the food animal veterinary industry.
The problem typically occurs when animals do not have access to water for an extended period, raising the sodium levels in serum and brain tissue, say practitioners with Casselton Veterinary Service.
The decision is a key part of Canada’s response plans to control and ultimately eliminate an outbreak of FMD should it be detected in Canadian animals.
The first case of anthrax since the 1970s has been confirmed in Wyoming cattle herds.
Consistently opposing new traceability measures without proposing viable alternatives does not contribute to solving the broader issue of disease prevention and management.
Topics covered in the 2024 event will include the cattle outlook, coccidiosis, and future trends in the Kansas cattle feeding industry.
Free webinar about upcoming livestock electronic tagging requirements scheduled for Oct. 1
Dr. John Groves says a holistic approach is a good way to address chronic, challenging problems in a population of cattle rather than treating individual animals only.
At least four additional states have confirmed cases of rabies in cattle this year.
A University of Kentucky research study will focus on how 5-HTP influences feed intake, vasoconstriction and gut health.
While even average crossbred animals are bringing a decent profit, healthy, well-grown calves are worth top dollar.
Shared employment, housing and movement of employees between facilities are possible factors. Such insights could potentially be leveraged to address biosecurity needs in the state and others as well, the agency says.
This is the third human case associated with the virus. Last week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a plan to produce 4.8 million doses of a vaccine for human use to counter H5N1.