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Your calving records can help identify cows that are less likely to rebreed this summer, or that might fail to calve successfully next year.
Livestock, Research

Calving records will be especially valuable in 2022

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Last month’s column profiled a beef cow productivity study that coincided with the massive 2001-02 drought that had an impact on most of Western Canada. That study got less attention than it deserved, because Canada’s entire beef industry became preoccupied with BSE in 2003. But research is an investment, and the lessons learned from research […] Read more
Failure to provide a ration that is balanced to meet a cow’s post-calving nutritional requirements will result in a loss of body condition and a likely drop in milk production.
Cow-Calf, Livestock, Nutrition

Feeding the lactating beef cow

Nutrition with John McKinnon

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In my last two columns (see links below), I have focused on how the cow prioritizes nutrient use for different physiological functions such as maintenance and pregnancy. This month I want to complete the discussion by focusing on the events leading up to and following calving. Read more: Feeding the pregnant beef cow Read more: […] Read more
Colostrum is an important source of nutrients for newborn calves in addition to providing passive immunity.
Cow-Calf, Livestock, Vet advice

Updating the risk budget for newborn beef calves

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

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Looking at the risk budget for newborns brings to mind the adage “I am what I do.” Organizations grow around ideas and things that get done, not people. The adoption of new tools and technology strengthens the industry’s unflagging resolve to improve animal health and welfare. Getting a running start on health starts with nutrition, […] Read more
Feeding the pregnant beef cow
Livestock, Nutrition

Feeding the pregnant beef cow

Nutrition with John McKinnon

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In my previous column, I discussed how pregnant beef cows prioritize nutrient use for different physiological functions, including maintenance, lactation, pregnancy and growth. For those of you in Western Canada who were feeding cows during the last half of December 2021, you know full well how the cow’s maintenance requirements increase during extremely cold weather. […] Read more
The reality of running a large animal practice set in about eight years out, with hours of driving and countless caesareans in cold barns and hay shed lean-tos.
Features, Livestock

Too young to feel this damn old

Veterinary Case Study: Conducting a caesarean in a barn when it’s -38 C is not a pleasant task

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I graduated from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in 1970, a farm boy’s dream that never faded from 12 years old onward. The day I walked across the stage six years after starting university and received a rolled-up degree wrapped in ribbon, I whispered to myself, “I’ve done it. I will be a large […] Read more
Grizzly bears are a reality throughout much of B.C. Reducing conflict with livestock continues to be a challenge for the BCCA LPP.
Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Spring calving heralds beginning of predator season

As bear, cougar and wolf populations rebound, ranchers are working with conservation officers, wildlife specialists and researchers to pinpoint and mitigate problems

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Predators have always been a challenge when raising livestock. But with more herds calving on pasture in the spring and recovering wildlife populations, many ranchers in the West are seeing more predators than in times past. Jim Lynch-Staunton of Antelope Butte Livestock, in the foothills of southern Alberta, is one of those ranchers. “We’ve had […] Read more
Dr. Claire Windeyer demonstrates ways to revive a distressed newborn calf in a video by the Beef Cattle Research Council.
Calving, Cow-Calf, News, News Roundup

Calf 911: Tips for resuscitating newborn calves

News Roundup from the January 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Most cows deliver their calves with no issues. But the day a calf is born is still the highest-risk day of its life, says Dr. Claire Windeyer, associate professor of production animal health at the University of Calgary’s faculty of veterinary medicine.  Things can go sideways quickly after a difficult labour, so knowing what to […] Read more

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