Calves
Even though calves may have been on a backgrounding program for several months, it doesn’t mean they are safe from subsequent health issues later on in the feeding period.
A pre-calving program, later calving seasons and feeding pregnant cows properly help make calving go smoothly.
Access to the proper feed, good water and a reasonable space that has wind protection will keep a cow content.
As the nation’s cowherd enters into an expansion, several key factors are at play, says Darrell Peel, ag economist, Oklahoma State University at the 2015 NCBA Cattlemen’s College.
There are definite advantages for calves born in the first 21 days of the calving season.
Having a plan and being prepared will help make the calving season a success.
Time of day of feeding is the variable most easily changed by management.
A successful breeding season actually begins with management decisions made at calving.
A K-State veterinarian talks about what can lead to the condition and offers suggestions in caring for these newborn calves.
Be sure you’re getting the right kind of colostrum supplement or replacement to calves if fresh colostrum isn’t available.
Extension specialists from Purdue University, the University of Kentucky and the University of Tennessee will share strategies for profitable beef herd management at the annual Cow/Calf Improvement Seminar.
It is important to decide the time of year you would like your calves to arrive.
As 2014 ends, cow calf producers are thinking about the approaching calving season.
Southeast cattle farmers and ranchers have begun a very busy and critical time of the year. Most producers have already begun calving season and some are considering improving management practices. Producers can make calving season more predictable, more profitable, and less stressful by implementing some key management practices.
Cow-calf share or cash leases can be used as a way to share the revenue and expenses associated with a cow-calf enterprise when multiple people are involved.
Profitable heifer purchase decisions require some consideration of more than current prices.
What did it cost you to produce a calf this year? What will it cost you in 2015?
How much you’re willing to spend on heifers may depend on your operation.
There are many incentives to have a planned breeding and calving season.
TSCRA Special Ranger Bert Perrier, Dist. 4 in northeast Oklahoma, reports 12 calves missing from a property near Wynona in Osage County.
There is still a need, and tremendous benefit from, the continued collection of phenotypes in the context of genomic selection.
It might be a good year to background some cattle this winter.
Here are some selection tools to help you make decisions on the next generation of cattle you raise.
Cooler weather and a resurgence in rain will be sparking regrowth in fescue pastures, but ranchers with fall calving cows may need more than grass to maintain good body condition for cows.
What should producers do with the record income they’ll receive from selling cattle this year?
Post weaning calf performance is important to maximize cattle profitability.