Calves
As the New Year begins, seedstock producer and exhibition breed sales take center stage.
There are likely few benefits for the U.S. in exporting abundant natural gas supplies, says a Purdue University energy economist.
A heifer’s genetics can affect herd profitability for eight to 14 years.
The gold standard prevention measure is to control environmental contamination.
It is clear that protein nutrition during late gestation is important to fetal development.
USDA’s monthly Cattle on Feed report showed some surprises today. Three market experts decipher the numbers and provide advice.
Fall means there are a lot of calves being weaned, shipped and received. By now, hopefully, you have a plan of action in place to keep the process as calm and stress-free as possible for the animals. Additional stresses at weaning and processing can inhibit immunity.
The health, management, and vaccination history for the majority of feeder calves sold at sale barns are not known to the buyer.
As snow and frigid temperatures remind us that it’s still winter, it’s a good time to remind cattle producers that calves are especially vulnerable in these conditions.
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.
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.
It took Congress 352 days into the year to define tax laws for 2015. Welcome to expertly run America.
As expected, President Barack Obama vetoed a measure that would have killed the EPA’s Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule.
November U.S. beef exports exceeded beef imports for the first month since February 2014. U.S. beef imports during November were down 26.6% compared to a year earlier thanks to a sharp decline in shipments from Australi
The United States Department of Agriculture released its monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates on Tuesday that give a closer look into beef supplies and price projections for 2016. While the numbers are
Glenn Selk explains why passive immunity is important in the first 24 hours of a calf’s life.
Most areas of Oklahoma have had adequate summer forage to allow pregnant replacement heifers to be in excellent body condition going into late fall and winter. Now producers are faced with the challenge of maintain
Justin Dlomo watches his small herd of emaciated cattle scrounge for bits of dry grass with a growing sense of dread. “I don’t even know what to do anymore,” he says. Worsening drought in Zimbabwe has dried up water hol
Glenn Selk explains how newborn calves absorb antibodies in the first hours of their life.
Several parts of the country have been experiencing harsh weather conditions as we move from fall into the early stages of winter. Here in Ohio, recent weather patterns can easily be classified as wet and mild. Don‚Ä
Animal scientists and veterinarians agree that there are three important stages of any cow’s delivery of the baby calf. Understanding what to expect during the normal delivery can help to determine when a cow nee
What goes up must come down! That is exactly what has happened to cattle prices, but the task now is determining where the market is headed in 2016 and beyond. As is the normal procedure, taking a look backwards will he
“Neonatal” calf diarrhea is defined as scours occurring within the first 3 weeks of a calf’s life. Bacteria, viruses and parasites can attack the lining of the calf’s intestine and cause diarrhea. The
The feeder calves with the greatest value are almost always the heavier calves, but producers must calculate if it is profitable for them to own the cattle longer, and provide the resources to add the additional weight.
Acidosis is the result of oxygen deprivation and accumulation of carbon dioxide that results from passage of the calf through the birth canal.
Driving pairs deserves special attention because this could be one of the top cattle handling problem on ranches. Everyone has trouble, at least sometimes.