In this first episode of the Beef Research School, Brad Fournier of ALMA, Dr Reynold Bergen of the CCA and producer Darren Bevans talk about the importance of research to the beef industry.
In this first episode of the Beef Research School, Brad Fournier of ALMA, Dr Reynold Bergen of the CCA and producer Darren Bevans talk about the importance of research to the beef industry.
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Indicators of Longevity
Troy Smith
Angus Journal
Are longer postpartum intervals and higher rebreeding rates of early-calving cows associated with longevity? Many veteran cow-calf producers would affirm that, and research has demonstrated a relationship between a cow’s ability to consistently calve early and the length of her productive life.
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Merck Animal Health launches BRD blog
Bovine Veterinarian Magazine
Merck Animal Health has announced its sponsorship of “BRD Report: From the Fence Post,” a blog focused on raising awareness of bovine respiratory disease (BRD), as well as providing industry professionals a central resource to access information vital to the prevention, treatment and management of the disease.
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Grass Tetany Management for Cattle Grazing Lush, Cool-Season Pastures
University of Nebraska
Grass tetany is caused by magnesium deficiency and can occur in cattle grazing lush, growing cool-season pastures. It can occur in beef cows during early lactation and is more prevalent in older cows. The reason is thought to be that older cows are less able to mobilize magnesium reserves from the bones than are younger cows.
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Proposed animal-cruelty law questioned by activists
Alastair Bland
Chico News Review
The sharp twist of irony comes close behind a new proposed law from several California Republicans, including local Assemblyman Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) and Sen. Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber), that would make it a crime to photograph or otherwise record animal cruelty and not report it to law enforcement officials within 48 hours. Ranchers and beef industry lobbyists say Assembly Bill 343 will help to protect animals.
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Cow Type Should Fit Your Overall Goal
Walt Davis
BEEF
Many of you have heard my story about how I took a herd of profitable little cows – about 1,050-lb. average – and turned them into a herd of unprofitable big cows. The problem most breeders suffer is not with selection and breeding; it is simple to make animals bigger or smaller, or heavier-milking.
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Nolan Ryan’s All-Natural Beef: Tough talk about tenderness
Sam Gazdziak
National Provisioner
When it comes to Nolan Ryan’s All-Natural Beef, however, tenderness isn’t just a word that’s thrown around. Every steak that bears his name is guaranteed tender, and those steaks have to go through a rigorous set of standards to even make it to the consumer.
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UT gets $700,000 in USDA grants to study drought, solutions
Duane Gang
The Tennessean
Last year’s drought was the worst in 50 years. In Tennessee, more than a third of the state’s weather stations set records for heat. The temperature in Nashville hit 109 degrees, and June was the city’s second driest on record.
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Milk Fever in Beef Cows
Janna Kincheloe
iGrow
Minerals are critical to the health and performance of grazing livestock, and deficiencies and excesses can cause weight loss, decreased reproductive performance, and a variety of nutritional disorders. Milk fever and grass tetany are two metabolic issues that can occur as a result of mineral imbalances this time of year.
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Cattle industry watchful of beef demand’s effect on consumer preferences
Donald Stotts
Southwest Farm Press
The pressure for higher wholesale and retail beef prices is expected to increase through 2014, and that is leading to concern among some in the beef industry.
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