Weaning
Early weaning for the beef herd
This article could probably be titled "What to Do If All Else Fails". Certainly no one ever plans to find himself in a drought, short of forage, and with a group of cows too thin to breed.
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Beef calf preconditioning programs: Markets
Preconditioning programs are implemented around weaning time.
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Passive immune status 24 hours post-calving
Animal and veterinary scientists working at the USDA experiment station at Clay Center, Nebraska monitored health events and growth performance in a population of range beef calves in order to identify associations of these factors with passive immune status.
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Early weaning as a winter management tool
The vast majority of Ohio's calves from commercial cow-calf production are born during the first four months of the calendar year. While exact numbers are not available, the authors estimate through various surveys and post-meeting evaluations that roughly 20% of Ohio's beef calf crop are born in the last four months of the year. There are many reasons that a producer chooses a calving season but we would speculate that tradition and convenience would be at the top of most lists.
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The Consequences Of Shortcuts In Beef Cattle Production
Taking shortcuts on a beef cattle operation can have advantages but can also produce some undesirable or unintended consequences. Sometimes taking the easy route can be a recipe for disaster in terms of production output, animal value, and/or profitability.
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Cow Calf: Feedlot Facts On Weaning
‘Tis the season: weaning time. This month we’ll address on-the-farm weaning rations. The biggest hurdle in getting calves started off right in the fall is the weather.
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Healthy Heifer: Research Shows First-Lactation Benefit To Feeding Whole Milk To Calves
In a recently published study, heifers fed whole milk before weaning
produced more milk during their first lactation than those fed milk
replacer as calves. Israeli researchers published these results in the
June issue of the Journal of Dairy Science.
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Effect Of Weaning Date On Performance Of Beef Cows & Their Progeny In A Fall Calving
Effect of Weaning Date (Normal vs. Late) on Performance of Young and Mature Beef Cows and Their Progeny in a Fall Calving System in the Southern Great Plains
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KLA: Mitigating Weaning Stress Discussed At Cattle Welfare Symposium
Animal welfare challenges often involve routine management decisions that can make a big difference in cattle well-being.
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Cattle Preconditioning: Does The Month, Sex, Weight & Length Of Weaning Period Make A Difference?
Producers who precondition calves or are considering doing so may find
interesting the results of research into the most profitable time of
year to precondition calves.
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Cow Calf Management: Normal Vs. Late Weaning
A group of 158 fall-calving, mostly Angus cows were divided into two
groups and studied for four years. In one group, calves were weaned in
mid-April at approximately 210 days of age (NW).
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- Corn market reacted poorly to the Crop Progress data
- Packer margins jump higher, feeding margins bleak
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- Oklahoma producers have access to new OQBN tool
- Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL
- Oil ends higher on weaker dollar, supplies weigh
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
- Ag markets were mixed to start the new week
- Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
