MoreCowsNow Resources

• Commercial Heifer Selection Using Genomics
  University of California, Davis
• National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium
• Beef Improvement Federation
  Conference proceedings
• Reproduction of Heifers Sired by High or Low Residual Feed Intake Angus Bulls
  Kansas State University
• Relationship Between Ultrasonically Measured Beef Cow Carcass Traits and Lifetime Productivity
  Kansas State University
• Integration of DNA Marker Information into Breeding Value Predictions
  University of Nebraska

Heifer and cow management

• Management Considerations in Beef Heifer Development
  University of Missouri
• Effect of Calving Period on Heifer Progeny
  University of Nebraska
• Economic Analysis of Keeping a Nonpregnant Cow
  University of Nebraska
• Effect of Post-Weaning Heifer Development System on Average Daily Gain, Reproduction, and Adaptation to Corn Residue During First Pregnancy
  University of Nebraska
• Impact of Post-Weaning Beef Heifer Development System on Average Daily Gain, Reproduction, and Feed Efficiency
  University of Nebraska
• Heifer Development: Think Profit, Not Just Cost or Revenues
  University of Nebraska
• Beef Heifer Development and Profitability
  University of Nebraska
• Low-input Heifer Development – Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation

Heifer and cow nutrition

• Supplementing Gestating Beef Cows Grazing Cornstalk Residue
  University of Nebraska
• Wheat Straw, Distillers Grains, and Beet Pulp for Late Gestation Beef Cows
  University of Nebraska
• Influence of Weaning Date and Prepartum Nutrition on Cow-Calf Productivity
  University of Nebraska
• Late Gestation Supplementation Impacts Primiparous Beef Heifers and Progeny
  University of Nebraska
• Winter Grazing System and Supplementation of Beef Cows During Late Gestation Influence Heifer Progeny
  University of Nebraska

• Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle
  (ARSBC)
  Beef Reproduction Task Force
• “Fundamentals of Beef Reproduction and Management: Focus on Estrus Synchronization."
  University of Missouri
• Evaluating Conventional and Sexed Semen in a Commercial Beef Heifer Program
  University of Nebraska
• Keys to a successful estrus synchronization and artificial insemination program
  University of Missouri and South Dakota State University
• Optimizing a New 5-day CIDR-CO-Synch Timed Artificial Insemination Program
  Kansas State University
• Is GnRH Necessary at CIDR Insertion Using a 7-Day CIDR Synchronization Protocol for Beef Heifers?
  Kansas State University
• Reproduction of Heifers Sired by High or Low Residual Feed Intake Angus Bulls
  Kansas State University
• Rebreeding the first-calf heifer
  Colorado State University

Calculators

• Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch
  University of Nebraska
• Determining Replacement Rate for Cow-Calf Herds
  University of Missouri spreadsheet
• Determining the Value of Replacement Heifer Development Systems
  University of Missouri spreadsheet
• University of Illinois Beef Tool
  Calculates the cost of feed rations for beef cattle, as well as net income produced per cwt., per cow, and per farm after all costs.
• KSU-Beef Replacement
  Excel spreadsheet to evaluate the economic value of purchasing replacement females”
• Comparing Purchasing Versus Raising Replacement Females
  Colorado State University (Spreadsheet Attached)
• Drought Managment
  Texas A&M - Tools Include:
• Early Weaning Decision Support Aid
• Hay Valuation Decision Support Aid
• Retained Ownership Decision Support Aid
• Bid Price for Beef Cows Including Financing Implications
• Heifer Development Decision Support Aid
• Sell Cows Now or Later Decision Aid
• Beef Replacement Cows Questions & Decisions Aids Description
• Heifer Development calculator – Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
  This calculator helps determine the ADG required to achieve goals when developing replacement heifers for breeding. Achieving adequate weight at breeding is critical to achieving high conception rates in yearling heifers.
• Heifer Synchronizaiton calculator – Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
  This tool calculates dates and times for all the management steps associated with the CoSynch+CIDR AI breeding program.