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Here’s an idea for those who don’t want to skin a calf

By Stan Harder January 18, 2010

— Stan Harder DEAD CALF DISPOSAL As novice producers we maintained our pattern of trial and error in searching for the best method of death loss management in our cattle herd. Some producers had no problem enduring the agony of a cow bellowing until her voice seized from overuse, or watching her run along and […] Read more

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Clearing The Airways

By Karen Dallimore January 18, 2010

There’s not much time to make a difference to a calf that’s not breathing. Hopefully the calf has a heartbeat; the objective then becomes getting it to breathe on its own. At that moment you’re on the spot and you’ve got to use what you’ve got handy. You need to clear the mucous from the […] Read more

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TWO CASES OF PERIPARTUM DISORDERS

By Jeff Grognet January 18, 2010

The peripartum period — late gestation, parturition, and early lactation — is a stressful time for a beef cow. She is at high risk for metabolic disorders, but also gastrointestinal and infectious diseases. The key is to expect them and be ready to act, but hopefully try to prevent them. Dr. David Van Metre from […] Read more

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Some calving ideas from Ontario VBP co-ordinator Dan Ferguson

By Ray Burley January 18, 2010

Dan Ferguson is a bundle of energy. In addition to running a medium-sized cow-calf operation he is a staff member at the Ontario Cattlemen’s Association where since 2003 he has been Verified Beef Production/Quality Starts Here co-ordinator and CCIA liaison. For VBP he travels the province conducting seminars on recommended practices. As CCIA liaison he […] Read more

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The cow’s nutrition in late gestation has a lot to do with it

By Heather Smith Thomas January 18, 2010

Calves that are chilled at birth without immediate assistance to warm/ dry them and make sure they ingest colostrum in a timely manner have poor survival rates. If a calf’s mouth gets cold before he suckles, he may not be able to get the teat in his mouth and suck, and therefore does not obtain […] Read more

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Mother Nature favours June, but late April is best (so far) for rotational grazing

By Steve Kenyon January 18, 2010

There is a never-ending debate on when is the best time to calve. You have four choices; spring, summer, fall or winter. The only thing that will tell you when the best time to calve for your operation is a gross margin analysis. The numbers will tell you. If you don’t know your margins, then […] Read more

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They aren’t really malpresentations; they just need a little extra help to come naturally

By Heather Smith Thomas January 18, 2010

Sometimes a calf cannot be born because he’s not in a position that allows him to enter the birth canal. In other situations he may not be able to progress through the birth canal because he’s too large, or a limb is caught on the pelvic brim, or the head is turned back. Knowing what’s […] Read more

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They’re often selected as replacements because of their excellent growth rates

By Roy Lewis Dvm January 18, 2010

With better nutrition and management and a higher incidence of twins in the exotic and Holstein breeds some larger herds can have up to a 10 per cent twinning rate. With the odds of 50 per cent of the twins being mixed sexes it is no wonder freemartins are not an uncommon occurrence. Remember though […] Read more

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Fitting the calving chores in with a day job

By Ray Burley January 18, 2010

Pat McLaren is built like a yard of tap water. Tall and lean, he talks about raising cattle with an infectious enthusiasm. He calls his operation Cedar Lane Farm after the neat row of mature cedar trees that line the driveway leading up to his house. He grew up on the farm and after buying […] Read more

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It could save your life

By Dr. Ron Clarke January 18, 2010

Q fever, a disease transmitted from animals to humans, is caused by Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii), an organism belonging to a family of infectious agents known as rickettsia. While often disregarded as being a potential pathogen in the realm of human and veterinary medicine, C. burnetii is distributed globally and a signifi-cant cause of disease […] Read more

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Here’s an idea for those who don’t want to skin a calf

Clearing The Airways

TWO CASES OF PERIPARTUM DISORDERS

Some calving ideas from Ontario VBP co-ordinator Dan Ferguson

The cow’s nutrition in late gestation has a lot to do with it

Mother Nature favours June, but late April is best (so far) for rotational grazing

They aren’t really malpresentations; they just need a little extra help to come naturally

They’re often selected as replacements because of their excellent growth rates

Fitting the calving chores in with a day job

It could save your life

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