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Monitoring estrus intensity in cattle helps optimize reproduction and can be done efficiently with visual estrus detection aids.
At the end of the day, your cowherd’s body condition score is an insurance policy or risk management. Now’s the time to increase that score to prepare your herd for winter weather.
Referred to as the “gold standard” for bedding, sand has proven itself to be an ideal and profitable bedding option.
“There are some things that we’ve adopted over the years that really aren’t particularly useful and I think in some cases even detrimental to our performance,” says Dave Mitchell.
As misinformation regarding the use of mRNA vaccines in livestock filter through social media, there are facts begging to be set straight.
If you are experiencing a shortage in your straw supply, here are six bedding alternatives to consider.
A large percentage of U.S. producers could benefit from improved management efficiencies and reduce their winter feeding costs by working with their practitioner to do “preg checks” in the herd.
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One of the challenges with the use of functional additives such as prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics, plant compounds and exogenous enzymes is that they are often applied to cows in a generalized sense.
Understanding the reasons for and steps to provide euthanasia is important to provide a painless and stress-free death for livestock.
Beef-on-dairy breeding has revolutionized the U.S. cattle industry, shored up dwindling fed-beef cattle supplies, and added considerable black ink to the bottom lines of dairies in recent years. But is it a phenomenon gone too far?
For each unit change in BCS, cows should gain or lose approximately 7% of their BCS 5 weight.
The runaway dairy heifer and calf markets of 2024 have cooled a bit at summer’s end.
“Genomics 2.0 – Optimizing Dairy Cattle Fertility” headlines the Sept. 19 Dairy Calf And Heifer Association webinar.
With beef-on-dairy calf prices through the roof, making the right beef semen selection has the potential to push those sky-high prices even higher.
Find out how much water cattle need and what water problems cattle producers and veterinarians should watch for.
Participants can apply for the 4th Cohort of NIAA’s leadership program, beginning September 1.
At least four additional states have confirmed cases of rabies in cattle this year.
Gene editing is the use of modern molecular technology to precisely change the DNA sequence of an organism.
Optimal nutrient absorption in the gastrointestinal tracts of dairy cattle is especially imperative for achieving optimal herd health and performance.
In parts of the Midwest, torrential rains have turned once-dry feedlots and pastures to mud, and accompanying hail may have bruised cattle.
Trace minerals play an important role in livestock health. Nutrient quality and availability may vary depending on the season, environment and access to supplementation.
The Klosterman Feedlot Innovation Center, a commercial-scale feedlot research facility, is set to open this summer at the University of Nebraska.
Check out these practical ideas and recommendations offered by the four hard-working, dynamic bovine practitioners who made up the program committee for the 2024 AABP Recent Graduate Conference.
When moisture and soil nutrients are readily available, sorghum-sudangrass and pearl millet can produce up to 6 tons of forage per acre during the growing season.
Having the right tools for the job can improve any management scenario. When it comes to raising calves, 5 helpful tools were emphasized at the recent Dairy Calf and Heifer Association Annual Conference.
Heat stress becomes a problem for cattle encountering hot temperatures, low wind speeds and other summer weather conditions. K-State beef extension Veterinarian AJ Tarpoff explains the remedies available to producers.
CRISPR technology has many potential applications that facilitate sustainability, animal welfare and efficiency for the beef industry.
Jessica Stephenson, a fourth-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine student, took an unconventional path to veterinary school.
Theileria orientalis Ikeda is a tickborne infection, and when identified in United States herds has been associated with the Asian longhorned tick, a relatively new tick species in the United States.
With low milk protein prices appearing to be the norm for 2024, many producers and nutritionists are reluctant to invest in high-cost protein ingredients.