Calves
As feed prices rise, calf prices tend to trend lower, and ranchers may consider backgrounding calves for a period of time to help get calves through weaning stress and develop immunity through administered vaccines.
Ensuring calf health from day one spells success later – in performance and quality. Zoetis veterinarian Mark Alley shares why it’s important to have a prevention and treatment plan ready.
Calves are most successful in transitioning off the farm when they’ve had good care, are current on their vaccinations, and have been exposed to the challenges of a changing diet.
Demand for calves with documented health records and backgrounded for 45 to 90 days has become so strong that auction premiums are receding while steep discounts may apply.
Time is of the essence when a calving cow or heifer has a situation where the calf is coming backwards. If the umbilical cord is totally pinched by the pelvic rim, the calf can only survive about four minutes.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects international demand for U.S. beef to stick around in 2018. Its latest forecast calls for 3 billion pounds of exports in 2018.
Producers are being asked to provide input on their experiences of livestock raised without antibiotics, “no-not ever” production programs and the impact on animal health and welfare.
In her research report, Chesney Reeves, a high school student from Central City, Neb., says coccidia was present in 100% of the pens tested and in over 50% of the samples from every pen.
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A rancher in northeast Oregon has been granted the right to kill two wolves by state officials following an attack on calves in his cow herd.
Whichever way you look at it, increasing the opportunity for profit or decreasing the risk for loss, having an advanced genetic “scouting report” on feeders has value.
The major Cattle Inventory report was supposed to be released this week but is delayed. NASS announcing this week when reports will drop. Both Cattle on Feed and Cattle Inventory will be released February.
Share with us the timing of your primary calving season, whether it’s a tight 60-day window or a seasonal timeframe. We’ll report the results back to you.
When animals have health or performance problems it is almost always because the person in charge of taking care of them is not showing the proper interest in what they need.
Eyes to the sky in search of black vultures, producer concerns are mounting over calf losses. Black vulture expansion is drawing attention in the Midwest as livestock owners note increasing accounts of depredation.
The bomb cyclone storm continues to move East. Ranchers are checking cattle in the middle of the night, as more than a foot of snow pelts of the Western Corn Belt.
We know a lack of water will affect cattle health and performance. What we may forget is that water is a nutrient and has nutritional value that can affect livestock as its quality changes.
Starting calves can be as much art as science, which explains why some stocker operators and feedlots have more success than others.
Ranchers and veterinarians will continue to determine the damage and clean up the mess for months to come after the wildfires that engulfed farms and ranches earlier this month. A young 4-H group in Meade County, Kan. is helping in their own unique way.
Cattle prices have climbed to their highest point since August.
Cattle prices went from record highs to record lows in just two years, and it has cattle producers searching for answers.
A recent study by University of Montana faculty and graduate students found that wolf predation of cattle contributes to lower weight gain in calves on western Montana ranches.
For beef producers fishing for bulls, welcome to the bull-buying season.
Small steps on the farm can yield big differences at sale time.
The goal is to produce beef at a cost that will provide a profit.
Fetal programming is generally considered the impact of nutritional and health status of the mother during pregnancy and its impact on the health and productivity of the offspring.
No producer should be shut out of competitive bidding simply because the calves are not identified adequately.
Several marketing options for cow-calf producers to consider.
The six key sections to include in your business plan.