Developing High Quality Replacement Heifers
Diet during development plays a crucial role in the calves future says R.Funston, University of Nebraska, West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte; J.Martin, Great Plains Livestock Consulting, Eagle, and A.Roberts, USDA, ARS, Fort Keogh...

Changing The Dry Cow Mindset
This paper, from Jantijn Swinkels and Rinse Jan Boersma of Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, reviews the principle issues and attitudes concerning the dry cow period and the role of 60-day antimicrobial dry cow therapy. Summarised by Charlotte...

Maintain Suckler Cow Condition Now To Save Feed Costs Later
Maintaining suckler cow body condition at grass this autumn could save farmers hundreds of tonnes of precious silage later in the year.

Adding Value To A Weaned Calf Marketing Systems
There has been much debate regarding the profitability of preconditioning calves. The debate seems to be similar to the one surrounding creep feeding and the question is always “does it pay?” Speaking at the Beef Improvement Forum, Mike John says that...

Sorting The Herd Out
Think before you jump because changes within a cow herd are hard to undo, By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist.

Creep Feeding Beef Calves
Creep feeding is a way to provide nursing calves with supplemental nutrients with the use of a gate that restricts the access of cows to the feeding area, says Eric Mousel, Extension range livestock specialist; Cody Wright, Extension beef specialist;...

Strategic Crossbreeding Recommended
For cow-calf producers, survival and operational profitability are reliant upon efficiently producing uniform calves for target markets in an economical fashion.

Alternative Enterprises: Backgrounding Feeder Cattle
Interested in making some more money this winter? Want to use up immature or wet shelled corn? Got an empty building? If so, consider backgrounding feeder cattle. Zen Miller and Bill Halfman from the University of Wisconnsin discuss factors that need...

Cow-Calf Profitability
One does not have to spend a great deal of effort in reviewing 2008 beef cattle receipts or production expenses to recognize the direction of cow-calf net returns, writes Mark A. McCann, Ph.D., Animal & Poultry Sciences, Virginia Cooperative Extension...

Time to Double Check Your Heifer Development Programme
The first part of January is an extremely important "check-point" in spring heifer development programmes, writes Dr. Les Anderson, Beef Extension Specialist, University of Kentucky. This article was published in the Ohio State University Extension Beef...

Accelerated Growth Programs for Milk-Fed Calves
The most recent USDA National Animal Health Monitoring System survey reported that preweaning mortality of heifers alive at 48 hr of age was 7.9 %, says James K. Drackley, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This feature was taken from...

The Cow-Calf Manager Livestock Update, April 2008
By Dr. John B. Hall, Extension Beef Specialist, VA Tech. Livestock Update, April 2008.

The Cow-Calf Manager Livestock Update, March 2008
By Dr. John B. Hall, Extension Beef Specialist, VA Tech. Livestock Update, February 2008.

Livestock Update, July 2007 - The Cow-Calf Manager
By Dr. John B. Hall Extension Beef Cattle Specialist, VA Tech

Effects of Shipping and Heat Stress on Embryonic Mortality in Cattle
By Sarah Fields, Graduate Research Assistant in Beef Reproduction, and Dr. George Perry, Beef Reproduction and Management Specialist, SDSU Animal and Range Sciences Department