Calving Time http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/baby-calf-health/calving-time RSS Feed for Calving Time en-us Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:10:18 GMT April beef management calendar http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/baby-calf-health/calving-time/April-beef-management-calendar-148914255.html Remember to follow these beef cattle management tips as temperatures get warmer. Does your calving season fit your resources? http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/baby-calf-health/calving-time/Does-your-calving-season-fit-your-resources--147802505.html The 2011 tax season just finished. Many producers may have considered the amount of money they have spent on feed. Cow-calf corner: Recording multiple births http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/baby-calf-health/calving-time/Cow-calf-corner-Recording-multiple-births-145813745.html 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. Interval timing from calving to return to heat cycles http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/baby-calf-health/calving-time/Interval-timing-from-calving-to-return-to-heat-cycles-143352856.html 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. Assisting difficult calvings http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/baby-calf-health/calving-time/Assisting-difficult-calvings--139832983.html 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. The third stage of calving: Shedding of fetal membranes http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/baby-calf-health/calving-time/The-third-stage-of-calving-Shedding-of-fetal-membranes-139721733.html 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. Cow calf management: February timely tips http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/baby-calf-health/calving-time/Cow-calf-management-February-timely-tips-139218779.html Check these management tips to help your cattle herd through the colder February weather. Calving difficulties: Knowing what to look for http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/baby-calf-health/calving-time/Calving-difficulties-Knowing-what-to-look-for-139215049.html 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.” Frostbite in newborn calves http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/baby-calf-health/calving-time/Frostbite-in-newborn-calves-138781944.html 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. Cow calf corner: Calf scours data http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/baby-calf-health/calving-time/Cow-calf-corner-Calf-scours-data-138428889.html In Cow-Calf Corner this week, Glenn Selk explains the causes of calf scours among a herd.