Animal health
It’s not rocket science—controlling parasites is critical to herd health.
French officials found a suspected case of mad-cow disease in the northern Ardennes region, raising concerns that Europe’s biggest producer could lose access to export markets.
Beef cattle research faculty from Kansas State University and Texas Tech University will embark on a feedlot cattle production and health research program to provide beef industry outreach.
Grass tetany, also known as grass staggers, magnesium tetany, hypomagnesemia, and wheat pasture poisoning, is a nutritional disorder caused by either 1) an inadequate amount of dietary Mg, or, 2) other mineral related factor that is preventing (antagonizing) dietary Mg from being properly absorbed or utilized.
Severe winter conditions are commonplace in many geographical areas where beef is produced and this can lead to some less than desirable calving conditions.
Veterinarians today have access to better vaccines, better treatments and generally better overall cattle management than in the past, and yet the prevalence of feedyard death loss continues to run higher than just a few years ago.
Public access to nearly 2,500 acres of the Cimarron National Grassland has been halted after seven cattle were found dead last year.
The first few days an animal spends in a feedlot are critical to their health and overall performance through the feeding period.
As calving season looms in the not so distant future, the first things that come to my mind is considering plans for pre-calving vaccination of pregnant cows, and thinking about controlling calf scours.
If foot and mouth disease (FMD) were to break out in the United States, the disruption to our cattle industry would be significant, especially if the disease is not quickly identified and confined to a small area.
Feeding silage, baleage, or apple pulp to pregnant beef cows requires careful management or congenital defects may affect calves.
Old Man Winter made an appearance over the Thanksgiving weekend in many parts of cattle country, challenging producers with rain, freezing rain and even snow depending on where they live.
There has been an increasing interest and utilization of remote medication delivery systems in the beef cattle industry.
The health of stocker cattle on wheat can be managed to increase profit.
Preconditioning is a set of management decisions relating to vaccination, weaning, nutrition and housing that maximize health and future growth potential of cattle in the feed yard.
Preconditioning is a set of management decisions relating to vaccination, weaning, nutrition and housing that maximize health and future growth potential of cattle in the feed yard.
A ‘wreck’ is bound to happen when dealing with high-risk cattle in the feedlot, but their impact can be reduced.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) announces the introduction of the Market Ready Quality Feeder Calf Preconditioning Program for beef producers.
With the current price of cattle, it is wise to do everything possible to protect your investment.
You might want to consider a “Bud Box” and double alley when building your new cattle handling facilities.
Shade, water, timing of feeding all critical to managing heat stress in cattle.
Beef producers can go antibiotic free and some consumers are willing to pay for it.
Revolutionary ear tags may aid producers in catching cattle diseases at their first signs.
As summer progresses, producers should be on the lookout for summer calf pneumonia.
Nearly 120 cattle producers from 23 states attended Beef Today’s Cow-Calf Cowboy College in Denver, Colo., today. The two-day conference brought cattlemen and women from Delaware to Florida to California, to engage in top notch cow-calf research and profit strategies.
I must confess some consternation with this expectation of restrictions such as protective boots and clothing and bottles of disinfectant.
When it comes to the health of newborn calves, it all starts with the cow.
Branding season or pasture turnout is a natural time point that lends itself well to working calves and preparing them for the summer ahead.
High cattle prices make it important to prevent stocker cattle from having bovine respiratory disease (BRD).
Producers with good, workable chutes are more likely to complete the appropriate practices than an owner with sub-par facilities.