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Beef Quiz: Hamburger Chain, Protein, Ranch Steak
Answer three questions for a chance to win a prize pack courtesy of the Beef Checkoff.
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Beef Quiz: Hamburger Chain, Protein, Ranch Steak
Answer three questions for a chance to win a prize pack courtesy of the Beef Checkoff.
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Is ultrasound a better preg-check?
Bill Beal
Angus Journal
Use of ultrasound extends the ability of veterinary practitioners performing reproductive examinations of cattle. The most common advantages cited are enhanced differentiation of ovarian structures, more accurate fetal aging and the ability to determine the sex of a fetus. Some fetal malformations may also be detectable using ultrasonography. While use of ultrasonography may be advantageous, it is usually more costly than traditional rectal palpation, and the benefits of using ultrasound diagnostics must be great enough to offset the higher costs.
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90,000 plus cattle dead in North Dakota
The Cattle Business Weekly
The Farm Service Agency in North Dakota and county emergency services are estimating more than 90,000 calves and adult cattle have died so far due to adverse weather conditions.
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Feeding Wheat to Beef Cattle
Greg Lardy, NDSU Animal and Range Sciences Department, NDSU Extension Service, Fargo, John Dhuyvetter, NDSU Extension Service, North Central Research Extension Center, Minot
Wheat remains the leading crop produced in North Dakota. Most wheat in North Dakota is either hard red spring wheat (HRSW) or durum. Small acreages of hard red winter wheat and, more recently, hard white wheat are also planted in the state.
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Fencing tips for rocky terrain
Heather Smith Thomas
Tri State Livestock News
Fencing can be a difficult challenge in the rocks, especially when it’s too rocky to dig post holes efficiently, or to set posts using a tractor-mounted driver (post pounder).
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OSU researchers use pedometers to measure cow happiness
The Oregonian
When you see a cow laying down on the job, it’s a good thing. And Oregon State University researchers are using computer-linked pedometers to measure when a cow lays down.
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Livestock Losses Are Not Immediate
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Even though most of the snow is gone and the floodwaters are starting to recede, producers’ livestock losses will continue.
“Not all the losses will be readily evident,” says North Dakota State University Extension Service veterinarian Charlie Stoltenow.
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