Calving Time
Cattle Management Ideas To Accomplish Night Time Feeding (To Encourage Day Time Calving)
Research and ranch experience has shown that the management procedure of feeding pregnant cows late in the day (or even better in the evening) has decreased the percentage of cows calving during the middle of the night.
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Night Time Versus Day Time Feeding Influences Time Of Calving
It is generally accepted that adequate supervision at calving has a significant impact on reducing calf mortality. Adequate supervision has been of increasing importance with the use of larger beef breeds and cattle with larger birth weights.
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New Year's Resolutions, & Planning For A Good Calving Season
While most people are thinking of holiday plans and family get-togethers, many beef producers are concerned with the rising price of feed ingredients and how winter storms are impacting their cow herds.
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Beef Cow Body Condition Scoring For Whole Herd Is Simple Process
Keeping track of an individual cow’s condition using the body condition scoring system may be simple enough, but what about a whole herd?
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Beef Cow Body Condition Scoring For Whole Herd Is Simple Process
Keeping track of an individual cow’s condition using the body condition scoring system may be simple enough, but what about a whole herd?
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K-State Animal Scientist Discusses Body Condition Scoring For Beef Cows
Beef cattle producers know that a cow’s body condition at the time of calving will affect the health of her calf and her ability to breed back in a timely manner.
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K-State Animal Scientist Discusses Body Condition Scoring For Beef Cows
Beef cattle producers know that a cow’s body condition at the time of calving will affect the health of her calf and her ability to breed back in a timely manner.
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KLA: Mitigating Weaning Stress Discussed At Cattle Welfare Symposium
Animal welfare challenges often involve routine management decisions that can make a big difference in cattle well-being.
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Cow Disposition & Preg Rate
Probably not surprising, but most AI breeders find that nervous, excitable cows tend to have lower preg rates when AI bred. That’s why the portable breeding barn is such a hit with those who use it.
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Tally Time – Below Target Body Condition At Calving
The body condition of cows after calving can sometimes be surprising.
The 150 pounds or so of calf and fluids are gone and it becomes much
easier to see the amount of condition, or lack there of, along the back
of the cow and over the hooks.
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Cow Calf Management: How Did Your Calving Go?
With the memories of the mud, rain, snow, ice and extreme cold snaps
still a recent memory trying to forget this past winter and early
spring is something we all might like to do. Right now though while
calving is just finished or about to finish is a good time to take
stock of how things went, a report card of sort.
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- 3,000 pounds of copper wire stolen from Oklahoma ranch
- Will Smith dethroned in latest Peterson Farm Bros. parody
- Changes in U.S.-Mexican cattle and beef trade
- Peterson Brothers: What summer vacation?
- Experts weigh in on lowest beef supply in 60 years
- Crude oil expected to peak and cost of electricity to go down
