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Analyzing lameness in beef cattle
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research on the Record

Analyzing lameness in beef cattle

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Cattle get lame for a lot of reasons, including injury, poor conformation, grain overload, mycotoxins (e.g. ergot) and bacterial infection. Different types of lameness need to be treated differently. Antibiotic treatment only helps if a bacterial infection is involved.  Lameness is the second leading reason (behind bovine respiratory disease) that feedlot cattle are pulled and given […] Read more
‘You don’t control the price of feed and you don’t control the price of calves, but you do control the management decisions you make.’ – Reynold Bergen.
Beef Cattle, Research on the Record

Beef producers weigh in on weaning, preg checking and more

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Earlier this year we asked you to participate in the industry’s Canadian Cow-Calf Survey. Knowing which production practices producers are adopting in different regions of the country, which they aren’t (and why) helps us target our producer-focused extension efforts better. The official report isn’t out yet, but here’s a sneak peek at some seasonally relevant results.  […] Read more
Cattle genes behind the scenes
Beef Cattle, Research on the Record

Cattle genes behind the scenes

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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The cattle you raise and the beef they produce result from two factors — their genetic potential, and the environment they’re raised in (climate, feed, health management, handling practices and everything else you do). The beef industry adopts genetics more slowly than poultry, swine or dairy. Several things make genetic advancement trickier in beef cattle. […] Read more
A sweet and red clover forage mix.
Forages, Research on the Record

Choosing forage varieties without getting lost in the weeds

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Henry Ford famously said, “Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it’s black.” Today’s vehicles have endless options in terms of colour, body style, engine, drivetrain and everything else you can imagine. Some people revel in these endless options, enjoy mixing and matching and “building” exactly what […] Read more
Check-off supports mentorship for new beef and forage researchers
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research on the Record

Check-off supports mentorship for new beef and forage researchers

Research On the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Legendary forage breeder Dr. Bruce Coulman will be formally inducted into Saskatchewan’s Agricultural Hall of Fame this month. His first research job was with McGill University, whose forage breeding program had collapsed. With no breeding lines to start with, it took Coulman 17 years to develop his first new variety from scratch. He went on […] Read more
Seeing how readily Canadian cow-calf producers are adopting pain control for castration is a good message that helps support consumer confidence.
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research on the Record

Producer survey stretches beef check-off dollars and supports consumer confidence

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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January’s column talked about the Canadian Cow-Calf Survey the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) is running to help focus our research priorities and extension efforts. But the information from this survey also helps us demonstrate the value of research to government funders and helps support efforts to improve consumer confidence. The government angle is important […] Read more
Work with your veterinarian to make sure that your vaccination program includes all the core vaccines and other important diseases facing your herd.
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research on the Record

Livestock vaccines: An ounce of prevention

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Vaccines are an important tool to help minimize pre-weaning calf illness and death early in life, reduce the risk of reproductive failure in the breeding herd and help improve colostrum’s ability to protect next year’s calf crop when it hits the ground. Vaccine technology, programs and practices are constantly evolving. All the options can be […] Read more
January- and February-born calves are also at least twice as likely to require calving assistance than spring-born calves.
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research on the Record

Say “Beef”— We’re taking a snapshot!

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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On average, $0.67 of your $2.50 Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off came to the BCRC in 2022/23. Most of these dollars support research projects and programs. But most of the BCRC staff hours are spent turning research results into producer resources. That involves collecting production information from across Canada, identifying opportunities (and barriers) to better profitability, […] Read more
Can regular cleaning of water bowls help manage the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in feedlots? Here’s what the research shows so far.
Livestock, Research, Research on the Record

Fast action at the watering hole

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Antibiotic resistance threatens the effective prevention and treatment of disease in both humans and animals. When microbes are exposed to an antibiotic, those susceptible to that antibiotic die out. Those resistant to it survive, thrive, reproduce, pass on their resistance genes to their descendants and become more common. If those surviving bacteria cause disease, then […] Read more
If it is cost-competitive, wheat can be a good option in feedlot diets.
Livestock, Research on the Record

Examining feed wheat in feedlot diets

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Over the past 20 years, Canada’s barley acreage has shrunk by nearly 155,000 acres annually, while both wheat (up 440,000 acres annually) and corn (up 300,000 acres annually) have grown. A smaller barley supply has prompted Western Canadian cattle feeders to look at alternate grain sources. Cattle feeders in Central Canada and the U.S. have […] Read more

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