BeefTalk: Where are the elders?
In the world of beef production, all management directives are designed to maintain and improve the herd. Each cow, bull and calf is essential. Calving time serves to illustrate the strong desire and need to focus on each cow and calf.
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Is it too late to supplement post calving?
Calving season is in full swing for many producers. Now that cows/heifers have their calves at side, you might notice some of the cows are on the thin side.
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Nutrition can impact pregnancy rates in heifers and cows
How much does nutrition impact the reproductive rates of cattle? According to Dr. Rick Funston, UNL Beef Reproductive Specialist, “The nutritional status of animals is difficult to measure, and this complicates interpretation of nutrition x reproduction interactions."
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Proper injection sites to remember at calf-working time
The months of April and May are traditionally the months 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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Beef cattle researchers explore nutritional strategies
Cattle producers typically wean replacement heifers at seven months of age and raise them with limited nutritional input before their first breeding.
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AgSource Genetic Selection Guide accelerates herd improvement
With the availability of sexed semen, genomically proven cows and bulls, and the increased value of beef animals, producers have more choices to make in managing dairy genetics than ever before.
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Beef cattle artificial insemination school coming April 30-May 2
Beef cattle producers who want boost their profit potential by increasing success with artificial insemination can attend a school on the subject April 30 through May 2, taught by Ohio State University Extension and Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center experts.
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Colostrum supplements and replacers
Research indicates that the ability of colostrum to provide passive immunity to the calf is often limited by low concentration of colostral immunoglobulins, insufficient methods of feeding colostrum, and limited absorption of immunoglobulins in the calf.
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Beef cow culling with focus on udder confirmation
Beef cow udder scoring allows producers to make better culling and replacement decisions.
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Factors affecting birth weight
Calving difficulties account for a tremendous amount of economic loss in the beef cattle industry.
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Calculate herd efficiency for drought survival
Calculating herd performance and annually comparing it to your own data set as well as a larger set of data can help keep your operation on the forefront of efficiency and profitability.
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