Learn the six metrics a beef veterinarian recommends to help ensure your bovine respiratory disease (BRD) control program is set up to maximize profit.
Zoetis presented its second donation to Folds of Honor in August, bringing the company’s total first-half contribution to $292,000 to help support the work of the nonprofit honoring America’s heroes.
What forage do you have available? The implant you choose depends on nutrient availability, and proper planning can help ensure stockers gain even when feed quality and quantity are compromised.
Kansas cattleman, Brian Keith, knows his success depends on a healthy herd. Keith leads a
diversified cattle business with cattle sourced from a variety of places and keeping BRD locked out on arrival is crucial.
Using this guide will help ranchers and land managers align with well-recognized sustainability goals, like those of the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.
For spring calving herds, weaning is fast approaching and so is the time for making marketing decisions. The earlier you can make decisions, the more time you’ll have to implement management strategies to maximize...
Sustainability is multifaceted. While environmental stewardship often takes center stage, it is also important to consider the social and economic components that drive sustainability.
Growing a successful, sustainable ranching operation is a marathon, not a sprint. It takes commitment, vision, long-term planning and the forethought to know that your decisions will affect the operation for generations.
Droughts are natural disasters. However, managing cattle out of drought doesn’t have to be one. Find out why parasite control strategies are key to successful herd management.
Zoetis has introduced an expanded precision animal health portfolio, including Performance Ranch™, new cow-calf management software, and BLOCKYARD™, innovative blockchain technology.
Routine herd health protocols are key in combating respiratory diseases like Mycoplasma bovis. You can help get calves ready for performance success with proper weaning strategies.
Let’s get right to it. According to Merck Animal Health research conducted in 2021 by Farm Journal, 73% of beef producers who vaccinated against pinkeye reported a positive return on investment (ROI).
Bovine pinkeye. It seems to happen every summer. Even though it may look the same in different animals, potential causes and opinions on what vaccines are most effective vary.
This spring, cattle producers have a chance of winning daily prizes with an approximate retail value of $200 when they submit their best calving season photos to the company’s Calving Season Sweepstakes.
From the guiding system and the chute to staging pens and loading or unloading, these four components must all function well for a handling facility to be successful.
You’ve given your cattle the best sound nutrition, vaccine and antibiotic treatment programs and they still don’t respond. Frustrated, you blame your products and programs. But something else could be the culprit.
Jeff Sarchet, D.V.M., Beef Technical Services with Zoetis, offers three reasons bacterial culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing can be misleading. And he answers your question, “What can we do?”
Metrics provide a great starting point for measuring the success of your BRD
treatments and control antibiotics. Find out if your operation is already tracking
all or some of these essential metrics.
When is the best time for parasite control? Find out why being flexible can help you do a better job of managing parasites while keeping resistance issues at bay.
Advanced Animal Diagnostics’ QScout® BLD is a rapid, on-farm diagnostics tool providing livestock producers with the information they need to make informed management and treatment decisions.
The fact that trace minerals are needed is well established, however there is still much discussion around the exact levels required and how chemical form can influence these levels.
At least 13 different coccidial species are known to infect cattle in the U.S. Consider cattle can be infected with several species simultaneously, and suddenly you need help—fast.
Dwight Doffin, longtime manager at Feller & Co Cattle Feeder, Wisner, Nebraska, has seen the feedlot business grow and change over his 30 years working alongside President and CEO Tom Feller.
The two biggest myths about the value and performance of implanted calves have been debunked in two highly credible studies comparing real auction market sales and hot carcass weights.
More pounds can mean more for your bottom line. Find out how SYNOVEX® ONE GRASS helps South Dakota cattleman Tom Arnesen get heavier, more uniform calves with one trip through the chute.