In most of the Upper Midwest, the grasses are turning to gold, along with the leaves, and soon ranchers will wean their calves. Weaning can be a stressful time for calves and for cattle producers.
Pregnancy and fertility percentage, along with live calves at weaning, are important economic factors for producers and ranchers. “There's lots of production parameters we keep track of with calving.
BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Soon cows and calves will be gathered off pasture. Calves will be prepared for the next stage in the market chain to be sent to a backgrounder, stocker or feedlot. The key to ...
Why mature size, hair shedding and calving ease must anchor your breeding objective if you want profitable, low‑input cows.
Weaning at home reduces stress and improves profit in calves, says University of Missouri Extension beef nutritionist Eric Bailey. Unfortunately, more than 55% of calves are weaned on the trailer on ...
Writer: Adam Russell, 903-834-6191, adam.russell@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Jason Banta, 903-834-6191, jpbanta@tamu.edu OVERTON – Spring-born calves will soon be arriving at auction markets, but ...
Weaning is a stressful time for calves. There are social stresses associated with removal from the dam and disrupting social hierarchy, physical stresses of transportation and the marketing system, ...
Recently I attended a high school football game just a few blocks from that community’s local cattle auction. As I watched the players warming up, I hardly noticed the bawling noises made by the ...
PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Summer weaning can be a trying ordeal for young livestock, Dr. David Fernandez, Extension livestock specialist and interim assistant dean of academic programs for the University of ...
Pregnancy and fertility percentage, along with live calves at weaning, are important economic factors for producers and ranchers. “There's lots of production parameters we keep track of with calving.
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