Glenn Selk
Know The Cull Cow Grades Before You Sell
Some culling of beef cows occurs in most herds every year. The Beef
Audits have generally shown that cull cows, bulls, and cull dairy cows
make up about 20% of the beef available for consumption in the United
States. About half of this group (or 10% of the beef supply) comes from
cull beef cows.
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Realistic Expectations For Estrous Synchronization & AI Programs
Producers that are wanting to improve the genetic makeup of their beef
herds very often turn to artificial insemination (AI) as a tool to
accomplish that goal. Many times, these producers have very high
expectations as they begin the first season of artificial breeding.
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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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Optimum Weaning Dates For Fall Calving Cows
Oklahoma State University animal scientists evaluated weaning dates of
158 Angus fall-calving cows over a 4 year period. Cows were allowed to
nurse their calves for about 210 days (April Weaning) or 300 days (July
Weaning).
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Cattle Update: Observe Bulls Closely As Breeding Season Begins
Another title for this article could very well be: “A lesson nearly learned the hard way”. Quite a few years ago, at the Eastern Oklahoma Pasture Research station we were involved in a field study using synchronized mature cows in a natural breeding pasture. At the time not much was known in the scientific literature about cow:bull ratios when estrus synchronization was involved.
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Breeding Soundness Exam Used To Evaluate Fertility In Bulls
Producers searching for a cost efficient method to promote a successful
breeding program may find breeding soundness examinations for bulls
beneficial. The importance of the bull in a cattle breeding program
often is underestimated.
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- Representative Lucas discusses new Farm Bill
- U.S. May consumer sentiment highest in nearly 6 years
- Cattle producers turn to MSU for reproduction class
- NCBA Op-Ed: EPA’s data sharing incident a debacle
- Cow-calf corner: Review calving season and make improvements
- Feeder cattle review: Feed report neutral to slightly bearish
- New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
- Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
- Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
- Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade
- What sick day? Farmers take just three a year
- Senate Agriculture Committee completes Farm Bill markup
