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Age verification is getting old

By Debbie Furber November 3, 2016

Nobody wants to say age verification isn’t worth the hassle, but neither will they say it is, at least not in the way cow-calf producers would like to see, with premiums. One message that does come across loud and clear is that incorrect birthdates create headaches and losses all along the value chain. The responsibility […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Has cattle industry productivity improved in recent years?

Charlie Gracey looks at the claim that we're producing more beef with fewer cows

By Charlie Gracey November 2, 2016

For several years now I have been tracking industry productivity or output. Productivity improvement is important for any industry, and its just as important that producers should know whether progress is being made, at what rate, and in what manner. This brief discussion explores some of these factors. Recent claims that the cattle industry is […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

BIXS can track carcass data: Just the cost is unknown

By Debbie Furber November 1, 2016

Ownership of carcass information is one of the challenges BIXSco Inc. has had to address as it works toward creating a business model for information sharing across value chains and the industry at large. Packers have always had the option of charging half the grading fee back to producers who rail grade cattle. Even if […] Read more

Flies may not be the only way pinkeye is being spread in herds, according to this Alberta project, which has management implications.

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Potential new causes of pinkeye uncovered

By Debbie Furber October 13, 2016

Findings from a recent Alberta project have implications for management practices that could help prevent the spread of pinkeye (infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis, IBK) within a herd. Relatively little attention has been given to pinning down the cause and prevention of pinkeye even though it is the most common eye disease of cattle worldwide, and highly […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Intranasal vaccines get around maternal antibodies

Animal Health: Maternal antibodies unpredictable 

By Debbie Furber October 12, 2016

Calves are born without fully functioning immune systems, making them reliant on passive immunity from maternal antibodies for disease protection. As a result, we assumed for a long time that vaccinating calves at an early age was a complete waste of time and money as the maternal antibodies would attack any pathogens introduced in the […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

Steer clear of fatigued cattle syndrome

Animal Health with Roy Lewis, Dvm

By Roy Lewis Dvm October 3, 2016

A few years ago cattle from an American feedlot went down during transport to a packing plant and others developed severe lameness. This condition was eventually labelled fatigued cattle syndrome and became a huge animal welfare issue due to the appearance of severely lame, non-ambulatory cattle. Initially beta-agonists were incriminated but numerous studies have essentially […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

The benefits of palpating heifers

There are both economic and health benefits for your cattle operation

By Roy Lewis Dvm September 27, 2016

Many commercial or purebred producers and auction markets are realizing the benefits of palpating heifers pre-breeding. This can also be done at pregnancy checking and involve a more thorough exam than simply a determination of whether they are pregnant or not. I will try and highlight some of these and explain how this may economically […] Read more

The only approved placement for hormone implants is the vertical middle third of the ear.

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

Calf implants done right

By Debbie Furber September 26, 2016

Slow-release growth-promoting hormone implants for beef calves have been in use since the mid-1960s in Canada. With that many years of research and approval from Health Canada behind these products you’d be hard-pressed to argue that they don’t safely do what the manufacturers say they do — improve average daily gain and feed efficiency. The […] Read more

Preconditioning has paid off  for Oliver Schunicht every year because the value of the weight gain on the calves has always been greater than his costs.

Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Pounds pay for preconditioning calves

By Debbie Furber September 13, 2016

Tradition is sometimes blamed for the apparent lack of interest in preconditioning calves up to now. For Oliver Schunicht, however, tradition is the very reason he continues to precondition calves on his farm near Strathmore, Alta. “I’ve always preconditioned because I’m gathering 500 calves from seven or eight pastures and I can’t pull them off […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Four keys to successful calf preconditioning

By Debbie Furber September 13, 2016

Veterinarian Mark Hilton shared his experiences working with an Indiana producer who co-operated with Purdue University on a preconditioning project from 1999 through 2009. When they boiled it down, four points came to the forefront as keys to success that could be transferred to other farms.

Dekalb’s blast from the past

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Cow-Calf

Age verification is getting old

Has cattle industry productivity improved in recent years?

BIXS can track carcass data: Just the cost is unknown

Potential new causes of pinkeye uncovered

Intranasal vaccines get around maternal antibodies

Steer clear of fatigued cattle syndrome

The benefits of palpating heifers

Calf implants done right

Pounds pay for preconditioning calves

Four keys to successful calf preconditioning

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