Cow-calf corner: Assisting a newborn calf with acidosis
Glenn Selk tells us the best way to help a newborn calf that is having difficulty breathing.
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Taking care of young calves in cold weather
This week has brought very cold temperatures to Michigan. Calves need extra care in these conditions to stay healthy.
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The “colostrum” conversation
It is common knowledge that colostrum or ‘first’ milk produced by dams in the first few days postpartum is critical to the health and vitality of newborn calves.
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Early calvers add dollars
Eric Mousel, agricultural sciences department chair at Northwest Missouri State University, talks about the advantages early-calving heifers have over later calving counterparts.
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Most passive immunity occurs in the first 6 hours
Resistance to disease is greatly dependent on antibodies or immunoglobulins and can be either active or passive in origin.
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Write it down: Record keeping for the stocker producer
Most beef producers have heard the phrase “you can’t improve what you don’t measure” over and over again, but many producers still haven’t taken advantage of how record keeping can improve their profitability.
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Management practices for added value in market calves
Lack of forage and increased input costs for beef producers continue as we move ahead in 2013.
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Cow-calf corner: The stages of calving
Glenn Selk offers advice on the stages of calving.
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Cold stress and newborn calves
For the 73 percent of South Dakota's cattle producers who calve in the spring, calving is right around the corner.
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Keeping livestock water open in the winter
It may seem obvious to provide clean and abundant water to your livestock, especially on hot days.
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The 3 stages of parturition (calving)
Before the first heifer begins the calving process this spring, it would be wise to review what takes place in a normal delivery.
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- Commentary: New rules un-COOL
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- TSCRA works with sale barns to catch Houston cattle thief
- NASA backs 3D food printer to feed growing population
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
