Short term changes in nutrition can impact embryo survival
When it comes to replacement heifers, we focus a lot of attention on getting heifers to the appropriate weight and condition for breeding.
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Don’t let those heifers slip now
As we get closer to April and the breeding season for replacement heifers that are destined for a spring calving herd, proper nutritional management is more important than ever.
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Blizzards challenge even the most experienced cattlemen
Cow/calf producers relentlessly study available research that focuses on production data targeting increased efficiencies and performance in their operations.
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Cattle nutrition: Added enzymes reduce costly bloat losses
A Texas A&M AgriLife Research animal nutritionist is trying to decrease the severity of frothy bloat, the major non-pathogenic cause of death and reduced performance in cattle grazing hard red winter wheat in the southern Great Plains.
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February timely tips
Follow these cow-calf management tips moving from winter to spring.
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One calving season versus two calving seasons
The beef industry has seen a “down-sizing” due to the drought affecting many cow herds. Much has been written and spoken about the need to “rebuild the cow herd.”
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Research Review: Lifetime productivity of beef heifers
Research is continuing to show improved lifetime productivity for heifers that conceive early in their first breeding season.
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Temperament plays key role in cattle health
USDA and university scientists have found that cattle temperament influences how animals should be handled, how they perform and how they respond to disease.
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Cow-calf: The placenta
Often times we forget that throughout gestation we are not only feeding our cow, but we are also feeding the calf developing within her.
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Drought stricken ponds
We talk with Dave Lalman and Marley Beem about ponds impacted by drought.
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Cow-calf corner: Hidden costs of difficult calving
Glenn Selk shares why prolonged or difficult delivery can impact future reproductive rates.
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- Commentary: New rules un-COOL
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- TSCRA works with sale barns to catch Houston cattle thief
- NASA backs 3D food printer to feed growing population
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
