Media
Livestock Marketing: Beef slaughter rates up
Derrell Peel analyzes slaughter rates, herd rebuilding and beef demand.
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Cow-calf corner: Realistic AI expectations
Glenn Selk helps producers set realistic expectations for artificial insemination success rates.
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Feeder cattle review: Feeders move higher with less volatility
Compared to last week’s closing market, feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher with much less volatility than in recent weeks.
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Environment’s role in pathogen populations
Sid Thakur, MVS, PhD, with the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University, outlines his research into pathogen populations, and antimicrobial resistance, at different livestock-production stages.
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Smartphone apps for record keeping on the ranch
Barb Downey operates a commercial and registered Angus herd in Kansas. An active mobile technology user, she shares her experience on how these tools can provide more convenient opportunities for beef producers to manage herd records.
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Formula advice for dry lot feeding cattle
Dave Lalman describes a formula for dry lot feeding, an option for cattle producers still coping with drought conditions.
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Feeder cattle review: Spring weather fuels cash and feeder demand
Volatility is the only rule that feeder markets abide lately with demand rarely driven by sound fundamentals, just as this past week’s weekly session totally ignored last Friday’s bearish placement figures on the cattle-on-feed report.
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ADT in the cattle markets
Chelsea Good, VP for government and industry affairs at the Livestock Marketing Association, discusses the Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) rule and animal-identification requirements for interstate movement of cattle.
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Dealing with calf scours
University of Tennessee veterinarian David E Anderson, DVM, MS, discusses prevention and control of calf scours with Marc Caldwell, DVM.
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Feed options for cow calf producer during unusual spring
K-State beef specialist, Dale Blasi talks to Eric Atkinson on how cow calf producers can use alternative feeds and supplements during this unusual spring weather.
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Potential for biotechnology in animal health
Allison Van Eenennaam, PhD, a geneticist with the University of California – Davis, discusses potential applications of genomics, gene editing and recombinant vaccines for protecting animal health and performance.
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