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Calving Time

April beef management calendar

04/25/2012 12:57:05 PM
Remember to follow these beef cattle management tips as temperatures get warmer. ... Full story.

Does your calving season fit your resources?

04/17/2012 3:25:00 PM
The 2011 tax season just finished. Many producers may have considered the amount of money they have spent on feed. ... Full story.

Cow-calf corner: Recording multiple births 

04/02/2012 2:55:00 PM
Glenn Selk talks about multiple births and keeping records on a freemartin heifer, which is an infertile heifer that is twin to a bull calf. ... Full story.

Interval timing from calving to return to heat cycles

03/19/2012 1:18:19 PM
Research data sets have shown conclusively that young cows that calve in thin body condition but regain weight and condition going into the breeding season do not rebreed at the same rate as those that calve in good condition and maintain that condition into the breeding season. ... Full story.

Assisting difficult calvings

02/21/2012 10:17:22 AM
Realizing that a difficult calving is in progress is a critical, but only an initial, step in assuring that everything possible is being done to ensure as good an outcome as possible. ... Full story.

The third stage of calving: Shedding of fetal membranes

02/20/2012 12:38:54 PM
The process of “calving” or parturition in beef cattle is defined by three stages. Stage I occurs about 4 to 24 hours prior to calving. ... Full story.

Cow calf management: February timely tips

02/13/2012 10:22:55 AM
Check these management tips to help your cattle herd through the colder February weather. ... Full story.

Calving difficulties: Knowing what to look for

02/21/2012 9:56:57 AM
According to the NAHMS Beef 2007-08 Research data, “Calves born dead accounted for nearly half of calf losses (44.5 percent) during the first 6 months of 2008 and another 13.5 percent of losses occurred in the first 24 hours following birth.” ... Full story.

Frostbite in newborn calves

02/06/2012 10:05:51 AM
When those frigid stretches of winter coincide with calving time, completely new sets of problems present themselves for the cow-calf producer striving to get calves off to a good start. ... Full story.

Cow calf corner: Calf scours data 

01/31/2012 3:11:16 PM
In Cow-Calf Corner this week, Glenn Selk explains the causes of calf scours among a herd. ... Full story.

List of supplies and equipment for calving time

01/26/2012 1:53:57 PM
Calving time is just around the corner, or maybe it’s begun already. Do you have your supplies ready? ... Full story.

Prepare before you pull (that difficult birth)

01/23/2012 1:22:04 PM
Before applying the obstetrical chains to "pull" a calf during a difficult birth, a proper analysis of the situation must be made. ... Full story.
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