Regardless of when and how many calves you will wean, methods of reducing stress on fresh weaned calves is of great interest to cattlemen and of benefit to cow-calf operations. …
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Weather forecasts predict worsening drought conditions in the northern Great Plains for the 2021 growing season, which is bad news for cattle producers. Many cattle operations will find themselves without …
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Cows that calve on time are the number one indicator that cattle within that operation fit the managerial program. This happens simply from timely reproduction. Reproductive performance of an operation …
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Written by Aaron Berger, Jay Parsons, and Mary Drewnoski, University of Nebraska Extension Due to the recent severe weather, many cow-calf producers have a significant number of first-calf heifers or cows that have …
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written by Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State Univeristy Livestock Extension October is traditionally calf weaning and cow culling month for spring calving operations. At cow culling time, producers often face …
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by Carolyn Roy, WSMV Meet Eeny, Meeny, Miny, and Moo: A DeKalb, TX heifer has managed the extremely rare feat of giving birth to 4 live calves. WSMV Channel …
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The Noble Foundation and Oklahoma State University evaluated two alternatives. By Jon Biermacher, Kellie Curry Raper, and Billy Cook, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation By summer, cow-calf producers start thinking …
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As the days grow shorter and winter sets in it is a good time to review some items for management of cold stress and general cattle comfort. Other than the …