Timely Tips
Tips for managing your cattle ranch this spring.
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Proper injection sites to remember at calf-working time
The month of May is traditionally the time when “spring round-ups” take
place. This is the time that large and small cow/calf operations
schedule the “working” of the calves.
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Protecting More Calves From Respiratory Diseases
It soon will be time to "work" the spring-born calves. New research is
available that suggests that the young calves may be vaccinated with
products used for protection against the respiratory diseases (IBR and
BVDV).
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Write a strong calf-raising contract
As dairies expand, more dairy producers look to custom growers to raise their herd replacements. Unfortunately businesses can’t rely on a handshake anymore. Calf raisers and contracting dairies need to have a strong contract in place to protect everyone involved. Four calf experts offered tips on how to write a strong contract and what should be included in the contract.
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Fit and ready to breed
Springtime bull management can maximize breeding success.
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Bulls deserve a good vaccination program
North Dakota State University Extension beef specialist Kris Ringwall offers these tips for keeping valuable bulls healthy.
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Cattle Health: Are Your Vaccines & Health Products Working?
The failure of animal products and vaccines often are the result of human error and not the result of a defective product.
Have you ever done any of the following things?
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BeefTalk: Bulls Deserve A Good Vaccination Program
Bulls can get sick, too. As a kid, I remember finding our bull dead.
The bull was at the end of a grove of trees, the victim of blackleg. Not far away were two dead calves.
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April Beef Management Calendar
Keep your cattle healthy with the the following Spring checklist:
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Cattle Health: What Is BVD-PI?
BVD-PI stands for Bovine Viral Diarrhea-Persistent Infection. BVD-PI occurs when an animal is infected with BVD before birth (in utero).
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Video: Drovers TV - BVD, Storm Rations, Marketing Cattle
This week's Drovers TV episode takes a look at BVD, storm rations and marketing cattle.
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- Ag markets were mixed to start the new week
- U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
- Schwieterman: Cattle futures end week with sharp losses
- Insects. They’re what’s for dinner!
- The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
- New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
