Preconditioning

Tour of Kansas feedlot shows quality premiums start pre-breeding

Missouri beef producers learned that how their calves perform in feedlots starts with what happens on their farms—even before breeding time. Full story

Spring management can increase fall calf values

Cattle prices are high and are project­ed to remain high throughout 2012 despite seasonal volatility. Full story

Late calving cows: Getting them back on track

To maintain an annual calving interval (≤ 365 days), conception must occur within 80 days of calving; however, the period of anestrus following calving is frequently greater than 60 days. Full story

Traits that add value to calves

Calving season is still underway for many ranches, but this is a good time to begin planning and preparing to receive top prices when those calves go to market. Since 1975, Pfizer Animal Health, in cooperation with Superior Livestock Auctions and King Data Services, has collected data on over 5,042,272 calves sold in 41,657 lots though Superior’s video auctions. Full story

Preconditioning beef calves prior to sale by cow-calf producers

Preconditioning is designed to reduce incidence of bovine respiratory disease by increasing the immunity of the calf in preparation for the stress of weaning and shipping as calves move from their birth location through the stocker and feedlot phases of the beef production cycle. Full story