Baxter Black, DVM: A MARIPOSA SATURDAY NIGHT
It was a late Saturday afternoon when Donelle glanced out the front window and saw a cow, one lone cow, standing on her front porch.
Baxter Black, DVM: A MARIPOSA SATURDAY NIGHT
It was a late Saturday afternoon when Donelle glanced out the front window and saw a cow, one lone cow, standing on her front porch.
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Pregnancy testing: New technology provides several options
Heather Smith Thomas
Progressive Cattleman
Pregnancy testing of beef cows is generally done by rectal palpation, but many veterinarians also use ultrasound.
The newest techniques include extension-arm ultrasound (a probe that doesn’t have to be taken into the rectum by hand or arm) and blood tests.
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Ranch math of protein supplementation
Kenny Barrett
Tri-State Livestock News
A cow can stand next to a bale of feed and starve to death. Veterinarians are called out to examine down cows every year for this exact reason. In veterinary medicine we call it protein-energy malnutrition but more simply they are starving with full bellies. The problem is protein nutrition or lack thereof.
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Six ways to help feedlot cattle adapt
Geni Wren
Bovine Veterinarian Magazine
Acclimating new cattle the feedlot takes good management and animal husbandry skills.
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Are Older Cows Less Fertile?
Dr. Ken McMillan
DTN/The Progressive Farmer
Being older doesn’t mean a cow is necessarily less fertile. Rule out other problems before you cull her, including the breeding soundness of your bull.
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Purdue Economist forecasts 2–3% drop in U.S. beef cow herd
AgriMarketing
Purdue University ag economist Chris Hurt predicts U.S. beef cow numbers will be two to three percent lower in the January cattle inventory report.
Hurt says the drought has been particularly cruel to the beef cattle industry. Poor pastures combined with high feed prices have caused many producers to reduce their herds.
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Deadline Fast Approaching for NCBA Cattle Industry Convention Internships
Brownfield Network
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) government affairs office in Washington, D.C., is accepting applications for internships during the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention in Tampa, Fla., Feb. 6-9, 2013. The deadline to submit an application is Nov. 4, 2012.
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Kentucky Waves Aflatoxin Blending Ban
Hay and Forage Grower
Aflatoxin-contaminated corn in Kentucky can now be mixed with other corn provided it will result in a blend safe for feeding to specific animals.
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Plastic silage wrap technology saves livestock feed
Andrea Johnson
Farm and Ranch Guide
An Italian company, Bruno Rimini Corp., has developed a product that helps keep high quality silage from spoiling.
Silostop oxygen barrier film is a thin and clingy plastic used underneath traditional polyethylene plastic to help preserve bunked or piled silage.
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Virginia Educator, Cattleman, Dr. John Gerkin Passes
Roanoke Times
. . . He completed graduate training at both Virginia Tech (masters) and North Carolina State (doctorate). Upon completion of his doctoral degree in 1971, he joined the Animal Science faculty in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech. He served the university and the State of Virginia as extension faculty in beef cattle nutrition until his retirement as professor emeritus in 1991.
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