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“Is the temperature and humidity going to kill these cattle this afternoon if we work them?”

Bunk space can vary depending on if calves were preconditioned or not prior to entering the feedlot.

Severe illness and death losses in young dairy bull calves due to Salmonella heidelberg became more commonly recognized in many Midwestern states, including South Dakota.

Even with nighttime feeding, a few calves still will be born in the coldest nighttime hours. These wet newborns may become hypothermic or cold stressed.

The process of “calving” or parturition in beef cattle is defined by three stages. Stage I occurs about 4 to 24 hours prior to calving. The major event during stage I is the dilation of the cervix.

Despite our best efforts at bull selection and heifer development, cows or heifers occasionally need assistance at calving time.

Does the severity (coldness or mildness) of the winter have an impact on spring-born calf birth weights?

March could be the hardest month of the year on beef cattle according to Eldon Cole, field specialist in livestock with University of Missouri Extension.