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Start heifer selection when calves hit the ground

By Helen Mcmenamin February 12, 2015

You’ve got more than enough to do at calving time, but a little thought and a few notes now could be a great investment in your herd’s future. Do that and a Nebraska researcher figures you will have most of the information you need in your calving notes to choose the heifers you want to […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Why is she open?

Not all pregnancy losses are due to infection

By Heather Smith Thomas January 20, 2015

After a cow is bred, she should calve about 283 days later. But sometimes the pregnancy is terminated early and when you go hunting for a reason you’ll discover they are many causes for a lost pregnancy. Most of the time when there’s a poor pregnancy rate in a herd we suspect infectious causes like […] Read more

Livestock, Nutrition

Choosing the right mineral more than about price

By John McKinnon August 6, 2014

Choosing the right mineral for the cow herd is not an easy task as there is a wide variety of choices including loose minerals that vary in calcium and phosphorus concentration, molasses-based tubs and blocks, trace mineral salts and numerous commercial protein supplements. To further complicate matters, within a given supplement category, you will find […] Read more

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