Baxter Black, DVM: Herd Sire
This is one of those stories that sound so unbelievable that you’ll know I didn’t make it up!
Baxter Black, DVM: Herd Sire
This is one of those stories that sound so unbelievable that you’ll know I didn’t make it up!
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Questionable Pregnancy Calls for a Visit From the Vet
Dr. Ken McMillan
DTN/The Progressive Farmer
Rectal palpation with or without ultrasound by a qualified veterinarian is the only immediate way to determine the number of days a cow is pregnant.
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First 21 Days After Conception Important for Livestock Development
Tom Bechman
Beef Producer
Why does one animal gain 4 pounds per day when a full sibling gains 2 pounds per day? Why do some calves in the herd with similar genetics start out behind and stay behind in development through their entire life cycle? Why doesn’t every cow breed at the same rate of efficiency as another?
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Beef industry faces higher prices, lower margins and shrinking demand
The City Wire
The cattle markets are set to ring up another record year for producers and packers even with tightening supplies expected to continue through 2019.
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BovControl is a Cow-Tracking App for Farmers
Annie Pilon
Small Business Trends
Clearly, beef is a huge industry in Brazil. But with so many cows, how are ranchers and food producers supposed to keep track of them? Well, there’s now an app called BovControl that aims to help farmers, food companies and even consumers track and gather information about cattle.
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Winter mineral supplementation: Opportunities for savings
Dr. John Arthington
University of Florida
Grazing cows have a nutritional requirement for minerals throughout the year. The concentration of mineral required in the diet often varies in relation to the cow’s stage of production, predominantly pregnancy and lactation. The majority of a cow’s mineral requirement is achieved through the consumption of forage. In some cases our pasture forages may supply the entire cow’s requirement, but in the majority of cases some deficiency will result.
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Principles of Protein Supplementation
Greg Lardy
North Dakota State University
If you are planning on utilizing dormant or other low quality forages in your winter feeding programs, protein supplementation will generally be required to maintain beef cow productivity, ensure a healthy calf at calving, and ensure the cows return to estrous quickly following calving.
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The endocrine system’s role in cow reproduction
Chris Schuetze
Progressive Cattleman
Most bodily functions are controlled by the endocrine system, which uses chemicals and hormones (chemical messengers) that are released into the bloodstream from glands.
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New Animal Science Building Top Priority for Purdue Ag in 2015
Hoosier AG Today
One of the top priorities for the Purdue College of Agriculture in the new year is to upgrade the animal science department. Purdue University will be asking the Indiana General Assembly for funding to construct a new animal science building. Department head Alan Mathew told HAT the current building is no longer workable, “We are working in buildings that date back to the 1950s and some even older.
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4th Annual UC Davis Beef Improvement Symposium
Julie Finzel
Kern Range Blog
UC Davis will be hosting its 4th annual Beef Improvement Symposium on Saturday, January 10th, 2015 at Gladys Valley Hall at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
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