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Winter management for replacement heifers
Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Winter management for replacement heifers

Create a development plan that works for you

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Good management of heifers, especially during winter, can make a big difference in their success as cows. Dr. Bart Lardner, research scientist with the Western Beef Development Centre (WBDC) and adjunct professor in the department of animal and poultry science at the University of Saskatchewan says the traditional recommendation, for the past 40 years, has […] Read more
Urinary stones discovered at necropsy.
Features, Livestock

Watch for urinary stones

Animal Health: Urinary blockages can be more common in early-castrated steers than bulls

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Occasionally cattle suffer from kidney stones or bladder stones, just like humans. These are called urinary calculi, and are mineralized clumps in the urinary tract. In cattle, bladder stones are more common than kidney stones. Small ones usually pass out with urine and are not a problem, but sometimes stones become caught and create a […] Read more
The search continues for TB and JD vaccines
Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

The search continues for TB and JD vaccines

Animal Health: Treatment for the elusive diseases grows closer

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We could be lucky and find our vaccine candidates for bovine tuberculosis and Johne’s disease within a month, or it could take a year and a half. We hope within a two-year window we will have candidates ready to test out in the field.” These encouraging words come from Dr. Andrew Potter, CEO at the […] Read more
Western Beef Development Centre on the move
Cow-Calf, News, News Roundup

Western Beef Development Centre on the move

Research: News Roundup from the August 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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This year’s summer field day at the Western Beef Development Centre (WBDC) marked the end of an era at Termuende Research Ranch, but the Termuende family legacy that underpinned the development of a dedicated forage-beef research and outreach program will live on when the WBDC program moves to the new Livestock and Forage Centre of […] Read more
Silage cut too dry can cause overheating resulting in brown or burnt-looking patches.
Beef Cattle, Nutrition

The silage pit has no secrets

Nutrition with John McKinnon

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Last month I wrote about the importance of variety when it comes to seeding barley for silage. When writing that article, I got thinking about the principles of making good-quality silage, particularly in relation to feed quality. What really brought this connection home to me however, was my experiences this past winter where I had […] Read more
Making dollars out of sense
Cow-Calf, Forages, Research

Making dollars out of sense

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Aside from price insurance (in provinces where it is available), cow-calf producers can’t do much to control the price they receive for their calves, so managing input costs is often the biggest opportunity to improve profitability. The Western Beef Development Centre has found that annual production costs differ by at least $100 per cow between […] Read more
cows and calf
Cow-Calf, News, News Roundup

Should you preg check your cows?

News Roundup from the May 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Really, should you preg check? That’s a question almost everyone in the cow business faces every fall. The advice from governments and veterinarians is generally yes, you should find out if the cows you are going to carry through the winter will give you a calf at the end of it. So why did 50 […] Read more
Stepping up to wheat-based finishing diets in cattle
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research

Stepping up to wheat-based finishing diets in cattle

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Grain-based diets improve feed efficiency, but increase the risk of rumen acidosis. Rumen acidosis occurs when rumen pH drops below 5.6 for more than three consecutive hours. Severe or chronic acidosis is an animal welfare concern due to rumen damage, liver abscesses, lameness, and an economic cost due to compromised feed conversion and growth performance. […] Read more
The Canadian Gelbvieh Association elected a new board of directors at its annual meeting during Canadian Western Agribition in November. Back row (l-r): Kert Ness, Ryan Sommerfeld, James Jasper, Neal Overby. Front row (l-r): Lon Carlson (vice-president), Aaron Birch, Lee Wirgau (president).
News, Purely Purebred

Canadian Gelbvieh Association elects new board

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the February 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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2016 was a record-setting year for the Canadian Angus Association with members registering 62,414 calves. The previous high was 61,578 calves in 2008. Sales of Canadian Angus Rancher Endorsed tags was the second-highest amount on record at 278,010. Congratulations to Glen and Darlene Glessman of Glesbar Cattle Co. Ltd. for winning the Canadian Angus Foundation’s […] Read more
It's possible with DNA testing to figure out which bull sired your calves, but is it worth the hassle?
Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

Which bull sired that calf?

Parentage testing in multi-sire pastures goes under the microscope

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Collecting DNA samples for parentage testing from bulls and the resulting calves from multi-sire breeding pastures is the only way to find out each bull’s value to your operation. A bull might come with a great package of traits you want to see passed to your calves, but the bull’s value is questionable if the […] Read more

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