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calf and mother in winter
Cow-Calf, Features

What to do about cold stress in newborns

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Calves born in cold weather may suffer adverse effects if they are unable to get right up and nurse before they become chilled. Dr. Steve Hendrick of Coaldale Veterinarians, Coaldale, Alta., says anyone calving during winter has to deal with these issues and it can be a challenge. “Make sure you have lots of bedding […] Read more
cow and her calf
Cow-Calf, Features

Scoring newborn calf vitality

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Producers have all sorts of ways of assessing calf vigour, yet subjective evaluations can be inconsistent and some signs of distress or trauma from hard births may not be obvious. As part of her PhD research at the University of Guelph, Christine Murray developed a VIGOR scoring system to rate signs of distress in a […] Read more
farm family on horseback
Cow-Calf, Features

Have a restful calving season

The Ross family planned for one

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Calving is the year-round focus on Chad and Crystal Ross’s 800-head cow-calf operation, but when calving season actually rolls around it’s the cows’ turn to do the work. The idea of letting cows calve on their own wouldn’t have entered their minds back in 1999 when they set up their place on the Ross L-7 […] Read more
calf with bovine respiratory disease
Cow-Calf, Vet advice

Back to basics with BRD

Despite advancements in knowledge and technology associated with BRD there has been no significant reduction in its incidence

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Complacency is always an enemy. And nowhere in the beef business does complacency sit more steely and imperfectly than when managing calves as they move from pasture to market. With 2014 witnessing weaned calves topping $1,800, production shortcuts will abound in the rush to get them sold. Producers will be tempted to sidestep good management […] Read more
farmer husband and wife with son
Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

From birth to beef: the story of Buis Beef

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Like most producers coming out of BSE, Joanne and Mike Buis knew they had to make changes to their feedlot operation. As third-generation farmers, the couple and their families have been raising beef in Chatham-Kent for over 75 years. Over the years, though, the operation has seen significant change. “To make cow-calf work in this […] Read more
combine emptying grain into a semi trailer
Beef Cattle, Cereals, Cow-Calf, Crops, Features, Livestock

Cattle operation makes the most of every opportunity

That’s how the Betcker family has expanded T Bar Cattle Co. in the past decade

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What a difference a decade has made for Brad and Lisa Betcker and family, Tanner and Morgan, who operate T Bar Cattle Co. just south of Medicine Hat, Alta. They’ve expanded from a cow-calf ranch near Elkwater, secure with steady income from Brad’s job with the county there, into the risky realm of cattle feeding […] Read more
Dr. Lacey Fowler of Viking Vet Clinic
Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Case of vitamin deficiency in calves cracked

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High mortality isn’t normally associated with vitamin deficiencies, but for one Alberta producer, stressful winter weather may have been the tipping point. The family lost 22 of the 70 calves born to heifers during the 2013 calving season. Getting the Viking Veterinary Clinic involved from the outset, when unexplained deaths started happening early in the […] Read more

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