Animal health
No matter what producers do there will be sick or injured animals. Knowing what to do with them is important.
All cattle producers should consider completing their Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification every three years, and convenient training is available in-person and online.
It looks like rain in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa today. Why not spend the next two days out of the weather learning how to better handle your cattle?
As prices for calves continue to reach historic levels, beef cattle producers could see increased revenue by implementing cost-effective calf management practices.
Review the numerous vaccination programs available and then, in consultation with a veterinarian, design and match operational needs with marketing protocols.
Online training in animal care just got a new look at the Beef Cattle Institute.
Make sure you reduce the stress on your calves by preparing them for weaning.
Selecting for disease resistance could increase your bottom line in the future.
The cattle feed additive Zilmax has no noticeable detrimental effect on cattle health or well-being, according to research by scientists.
Producers should implement fly control programs that protect livestock and reduce the chances of insecticide resistance.
Learn how to minimize the impact flies have on your herd.
Pneumonia in cattle can be very frustrating for veterinarians and producers.
How risky is it to feed crops that have mycotoxins to cattle?
A good cow herd vaccination program starts with the heifers. Protect heifers before breeding season begins.
A K-State veterinarian warns producers of hoof conditions that could affect beef cattle this summer.
Vaccines cost only $3 to $10 per calf. With prices for calves hovering around $2 per pound, even a pound of gain lost to a preventable disease would cover the cost of the vaccine.
Having a broad vaccination program builds immunity within the general population, which effectively limits the capacity of the agents of disease to spread.
There are a lot of different reasons to castrate calves at a certain stage in their lives, but when is the best time to do it?
It is weaning time for fall calves which means local livestock specialists with University of Missouri Extension are getting questions about proper pre- and post-weaning management.
Practicing proper Beef Quality Assurance guidelines at branding is a must for producers.
An astounding 7,732 producers from across the country recently received their Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification.
The producer should take a serious look at the reasons why each calf died and what could be done next time to save it.
Beef producers should be on the watch for grass tetany in cattle that will be turned out on spring pasture.
Grazing season is here for much of the country, so make sure you’re cattle are ready to combat pesky insects like flies this summer.
Use Beef Quality Assurance this spring when bringing calves in for branding.
Five distinguished cattle veterinarians have been nominated and voting is underway for the 2014 Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame.
Proper nutrition goes a long way in maintaining a healthy herd of cattle.
Cattle producers need to watch out for grass tetany.
Kansas State and Nebraska professors call for increased attention to the issue of lameness in beef cattle.