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Quality Starts Here – for Jan. 24, 2011

January 24, 2011

CALVING TO WEANING The cow-calf Good Production Practices manual offers four checklists of recommended steps at calving, breeding, spring roundup and weaning. Calving Standard calving protocols are developed and used by staff, who are trained in appropriate calving techniques to reduce calving injuries (e.g. non-ambulatory animals) as well as cow and calf mortality. Make sure […] Read more

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Weighing A Change Of Calving Season

By Heather Smith Thomas January 24, 2011

There are many factors involved when making decisions about when to calve. Whether you calve in January-February (early calving), March-April (spring), May- June or June-July (summer) or September- October (fall) often hinges on region and climate, marketing goals, feed costs and availability, breeding season considerations, constraints of management, and other factors that enter into this […] Read more

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Some Different Thoughts On Calf Treatments In The Spring

By Roy Lewis Dvm January 24, 2011

With the reduction of calving problems in many herds today the treatments given to calves during this busy season have changed considerably over the years. Newer longer-acting products as well as anti-inflammatory drugs help get calves on their feet quicker and minimize relapses. Although daily treatments may still have their place the need for intensive […] Read more

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Heifer Development

By Debbie Furber January 24, 2011

Dr. Patsy Houghton sees heifers as a mixed blessing. In fact, she has thought of little else but heifers 365 days of the year for the past 20 years. Houghton is the owner and general manager of Heartland Cattle Company (HCC), the first professional heifer development centre in the U.S., which she and two former […] Read more

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Learning The Art Of Calving

By Roy Lewis Dvm January 24, 2011

The science and art of calving a cow out is being lost because there are fewer and fewer cows that give us problems these days. The new generation on the farm generally will have much less exposure to cows calving, calf pullers and the application of a calving chain. The fact that the genetics of […] Read more

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Agri-Trend Adds Beef To Its List Of “Coachable” Services

By Debbie Furber January 10, 2011

The Agri-Trend Group of Companies is in the process of launching a new program for livestock producers under the umbrella of its Agri-Trend Agrology network. Founded in 1997 by Alberta native Rob Saik, Agri-Trend has evolved to encompass five companies: Agri-Trend Agrology, Agri-Trend Aggregation, Agri-Trend Marketing, Agri-Trend Data Corp. and Agri-Trend GEO Solutions. Headquartered at […] Read more

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Producer Profile

By Debbie Furber January 10, 2011

Helen Finucane made a life-altering decision to take over management of the family farm after her father’s passing late in 2003. John Brown Farms — a mixed grain and beef operation near Carlyle, Sask., — now bears his name. Her decision to carry on with the farm settled by her grandparents in 1925 wasn’t made […] Read more

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The Dark Side Of Animal Welfare

By Debbie Furber January 10, 2011

Euthanizing animals when they are too ill or injured to make a timely recovery is one part of livestock management everyone faces, yet no one discusses. The heart of the matter is what researchers have described as the “killing and caring paradox,” says Jennifer Woods of J. Woods Livestock Services. “The job of a livestock […] Read more

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Bale-Grazing Basics

By Steve Kenyon January 10, 2011

I would like to give a special thanks to all those who put on the Western Canadian Grazing Conference in Vermilion last month. It was a great show that was enjoyed by all. It was also a great opportunity for networking and I would like to give my very best wishes to all of you […] Read more

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Genetic Testing Is Coming Of Age

By Roy Lewis Dvm January 10, 2011

There is an ever-increasing trend these days toward more and more specific genetic tests being developed as the cattle genome is being mapped. Your quandary as a cattleman and especially purebred breeders is which genetic test or tests will give an economic return or improve your herd. This could be a direct return in the […] Read more

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Quality Starts Here – for Jan. 24, 2011

Weighing A Change Of Calving Season

Some Different Thoughts On Calf Treatments In The Spring

Heifer Development

Learning The Art Of Calving

Agri-Trend Adds Beef To Its List Of “Coachable” Services

Producer Profile

The Dark Side Of Animal Welfare

Bale-Grazing Basics

Genetic Testing Is Coming Of Age

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