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Calving: Seek help if you suspect a uterine torsion

By Roy Lewis Dvm February 3, 2016

Perhaps because a uterine torsion is a very rare type of malpresentation it is often difficult for producers to recognize. If we can recognize them, and quickly get help, the majority of these calves can be saved. It’s important that you don’t make the mistake of attempting to pull these calves yourself. I have never […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Livestock

Monitoring the suckle reflex in calves

By Roy Lewis Dvm January 29, 2016

Some recent research has revealed a test that easily predicts which calves should receive supplemental colostrum at only a few minutes old. It was the result of some work by Dr. Elizabeth Homerosky, a veterinarian at the faculty of veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary, as she was comparing various testing procedures to determine […] Read more

Inventor Gerard Roney points to the bars that control how much grain animals can lick up each visit.

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf

Not your average creep feeder

Supplement rationing with a self-feeder

By Debbie Furber January 26, 2016

The 3IN1Feeder takes self-feeding to a new level with its advanced adjustment system to control the amount of grain consumed during each feeding. Several small feedings during the day helps reduce swings in rumen pH and in turn the animals are able to more efficiently utilize forages. “The big thing is keeping rumen pH in […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Livestock

Get ready for calving

By Dr. Ron Clarke January 18, 2016

Another list you might say. Seems important things tendered as advice always come in a list; some is trivia, some make sense, others simply repeat what’s been said before. The following is a bit of all three, but needs to be offered as a reminder each calving season. Hang this one by the door and […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Nutrition

Dietary energy levels for backgrounding calves

Nutrition with John McKinnon, beef cattle nutritionist

By John McKinnon January 4, 2016

In my last two columns, I have written about issues regarding starting cattle on feed and with the use of grain screening pellets in backgrounding and wintering diets. With this column, I want to focus on developing backgrounding rations for weaned calves, particularly issues with setting up diets from an energy density perspective. Backgrounding is […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Vet advice

Take ‘preg-checking’ beyond face value

By Dr. Ron Clarke December 31, 2015

It’s not just a matter of she is or isn’t pregnant. The ritual of fall pregnancy checking can and should be much more than a simple yes or no. Beef producers, with their veterinarian at the end of the chute, get feedback on potential calving dates, body condition scores, eye lesions, feet and udder problems, […] Read more

Project manager Neils Munk (third from left)  and farmer Finley Cameron (to Munk’s left) show off the new water system.

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

Water conservation efforts in Bruce Peninsula taking shape

By Debbie Furber December 29, 2015

Farmers in the Bruce Peninsula region of Ontario’s Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve are welcoming support from the Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association (BPBA) for projects to improve water quality in freshwater streams and lakes that ultimately flow into Georgian Bay or Lake Huron. The BPBA’s Six Streams Initiative focuses on three sources of pollution: cattle drinking […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

A single squirt to manage pain

By Debbie Furber December 22, 2015

People might take an analgesic or a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, such as aspirin or ibuprofen, to help manage pain, fever or inflammation associated with all sorts of conditions. Now a new Canadian company, Solvet, offers producers the same convenient option for treating cattle. Meloxicam Oral Suspension is Canada’s first long-acting oral pain medication for cattle […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Features

The prairie calls

And this Swiss couple found a new home

By Debbie Furber December 16, 2015

There’s nothing else Bayot and Franziska Britschgi would rather do than raise cattle and there’s nowhere they’d rather ranch than on the open prairie of southeastern Alberta. They saw more than a few ranches in their younger days travelling from their native Switzerland to work on big ranches from Nevada through the western U.S. and […] Read more

Cow-Calf, News Roundup

Consider all the costs of backgrounding calves

News Roundup from the November 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 16, 2015

When it comes to making a decision on backgrounding calves, it’s important to look at all of the costs involved. “High forage prices this summer and fall have predominated farm discussions at coffee shops, auction markets and social media outlets the last few months,” says Ted Nibourg, farm business management specialist, Alberta Ag-Info Centre, Stettler. […] Read more

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Calving: Seek help if you suspect a uterine torsion

Monitoring the suckle reflex in calves

Not your average creep feeder

Get ready for calving

Dietary energy levels for backgrounding calves

Take ‘preg-checking’ beyond face value

Water conservation efforts in Bruce Peninsula taking shape

A single squirt to manage pain

The prairie calls

Consider all the costs of backgrounding calves

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