Bovine Vet
Like their human caretakers, dairy cows need top-notch medical care to stay healthy. Illness can drop milk production and threaten the rest of the herd, meaning a big headache and lost money for the state’s dairies.
Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) introduces its Scholars program, which offers one travel scholarship to a full-time graduate student focusing on some aspect of dairy cattle reproduction.
Early results from research at the University of California, Davis, indicate that a small amount of an ocean algae in cattle feed could dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions million dairy cows.
The Dairy Cattle Welfare Council symposium will be held May 31st & June 1st at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas located in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The 3rd Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium will be held May 31-June 1, 2018 at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Better understanding of the relationships between body condition scores and rebreeding efficiency of beef cattle has added a powerful management tool to the cattleman’s arsenal.
If you’re coming out of veterinary school this December – or looking for an internship – it’s time to start preparing for that first job interview.
The organization wants to help producers and other members of the agricultural community eliminate food waste such as milk dumping, which occurred last spring when the pandemic hit.
It could be a dry winter in the South and a wetter than normal winter in the North, according to NOAA’s latest winter forecast. Nebraska state climatologist says she’s concerned about soil moisture heading into spring.
Harvest came to a halt in some areas seeing snow, while other farmers continued to roll on with corn. U.S. Farm Report meteorolgist says the winter weather will be short-lived across much of the country.
In evaluating metaphylaxis programs, it’s important to observe the post-metaphylaxis interval (PMI) or post-treatment interval (PTI), especially with today’s longer-acting antibiotics.
The charismatic Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh was well known as a leading expert on agricultural policy and agricultural economics. For more than four decades he was a top adviser to politicians of both major political parties.
Oregon officials continue to investigate multiple cattle mutilations where the tongue, glands and sex organs have been removed with little or no signs or evidence of a struggle.
Cows that can “lay around” the farm and have access to fresh air can improve a dairy producer’s bottom line.
Pastures stressed by drought and/or overgrazing this fall more than likely will experience a delay in grazing readiness in 2021, irrelevant of the amount of snow received this winter and rainfall received next spring.
Putting biosecurity protocols in place can help reduce the risk of disease being transferred to not only livestock, but to humans as well.
The Red Angus Association of America released an updated suite of bio-economic selection indexes, including the Profitability and Sustainability index, abbreviated ProS, that covers economically relevant traits.
Even for those who enjoyed timely summer rains, the marginal economics of the cattle business and rising feed costs continue to cause nearly everyone to search for ways to do more with less.
USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System wants to get the word out now to raise awareness for the study and encourage them to let feedlot owners and operators they work with know about the project.
Neogen announces the launch of Igenity® Feeder, a DNA tool designed to assist cattle producers in the stocker and backgrounder phase to manage feeder cattle according to their genetic potential for carcass traits.
Late fall is a good time to start evaluating the disease status in cattle.
Cull cows represent about 20% of the gross income in commercial cow calf operations, so understanding the major factors impacting cull cow prices is important to your bottom line.
Working with livestock isn’t a skill we’re born with; it’s learned through discipline and practice. That’s from cattle consultant Kip Lukasiewicz, sharing practical ways to rethink cattle handling.
This video showcases the key principles of BQA and applies them in a relatable real-world setting.
As the COVID-19 pandemic brought beef shortages, consumers may have noticed some different cuts of beef when their traditional selections were sold out.
At a point in history when a novel virus dominates the news cycle and impacts our lives daily, another novel virus has emerged in the United States – this time, in the cattle population.
While the Certified Angus Beef ® brand saw its first sales decline of pounds in 16 years, 2020 was still the fifth year in a row of sales in excess of one billion pounds.
It is important for cattle producers to take the time to observe newly weaned calves for the early stages of illness.
Develop feeding plans now to maintain body condition and reproductive performance.