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When working cattle, look for the animal with its head up, and change angles every time it raises its head, says Sinclair.
Animal Health, Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock

The link between stockmanship and animal health

Lee Sinclair has dedicated much of his professional life to teaching producers about low-stress cattle handling

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When Lee Sinclair would come home from college and university in the summers, he worked at feedlots, which is where his interest in low-stress cattle handling started. “Nobody had ever told me position, distance and angles make the difference. All we were taught is, we’ve got to get this done,” Sinclair said. “So you use […] Read more
Photo: Canada Beef Inc.
Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes

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For the week ending August 31, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Finishing feedlots are exuding a cautious sentiment. While order buyers had a full deck, there were upside limits. Pen-sized strings of quality yearlings traded at a premium to average values. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle […] Read more
One of the bulls at Pharo Cattle Company. Pharo focuses on sound, moderate-sized, easy-fleshing cattle.
Cow-Calf, Livestock

Production and profitability on cow-calf operations

Shifting focus from production per cow to production per acre adds up to a more profitable cow-calf operation, says Kit Pharo

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Shifting focus from production per cow to production per acre adds up to a more profitable cow-calf operation, says Kit Pharo


Which is more important, increasing profits or production? This is the question rancher and seedstock producer Kit Pharo posed at a recent holistic management gathering in Valleyview, Alta. Pharo has strong opinions, speaks his mind and says he doesn’t care what other people think. “I may not always be right, but I am never in […] Read more
Ideally, a cow’s body condition score should be evaluated and corrected right after weaning, as that is the period of lowest nutrient requirement.
Calving, Cow-Calf, Nutrition

Post-calving nutrition to maximize conception rates

Evaluating body condition score can be difficult and requires training

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With the current price of calves, targeting high pregnancy rates should be a priority on any cow-calf operation. In addition to remaining pregnant, they must conceive early in the breeding season to maintain a 365-day calving interval and ensure a uniform calf crop. This will promote better returns for the weaned calves and profitability for […] Read more
Two calves on pasture. The Sandhills system works by lowering the pathogen load newborn calves are exposed to on calving grounds.
Cow-Calf, Livestock, Scours

Shifting to the Sandhills calving system to cut scours in young beef calves

While it’s not for every operation, the Sandhills calving system can reduce diarrhea in young calves 

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Cow-calf producers across North America face wide-ranging challenges each calving season but scours and neonatal diarrhea often top the list. Various systems are used to help prevent what can become devastating losses when these pathogens gain a foothold.  An established approach still growing in popularity is the Sandhills calving system, designed to separate newborns and […] Read more
Minor changes to a mineral and vitamin feeding program can make a big difference to animal health and productivity.
Calving, Cow-Calf, Livestock, Nutrition

Changing feeding programs after calving

Nutrition with Barry Yaremcio

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Cows and bred heifers require 25 per cent more nutrients after calving than during late pregnancy. Milk production peaks eight weeks after calving. Feed intake increases until 12 weeks after calving. The increased feed intake is the result of the digestive system expanding to fill the space that was occupied by the fetus and reproductive […] Read more
Surviving scours
Calving, Cow-Calf, Livestock, Scours

Surviving scours

Prevention is the best medicine, but when you’re in the middle of an outbreak, it’s all about getting through it

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Scours. It should be a four-lettered word, for all the misery it causes on cow-calf operations. Even with the best preventative practices, outbreaks can pop up in herds. And in the middle of an outbreak, the focus is on survival, for calves and humans alike. During an outbreak, producers are generally going to see a […] Read more

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