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Precondition calves regardless of weaning time
Cow-Calf, Livestock

Precondition calves regardless of weaning time

The well-prepared, preconditioned calf rewards the producer, the buyer and, most importantly, the calf

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Now is the time to start preparing calves for marketing with a sound preconditioning program developed in concert with your veterinarian. Drier weather may mean selling this year’s calves earlier, so preconditioning your calves sooner rather than later makes good sense. Do not wait and, out of frustration, call the trucker and just send the […] Read more
New formulations change dewormer options for cattle producers
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Vet advice

New formulations change dewormer options for cattle producers

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

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Over two decades, internal parasite control in cattle on western Canadian pastures moved from “not necessary” to “routine” for progressive cow-calf producers. While the presence of internal parasites in cattle is often inapparent, removing the economic burden they represent is now an integral component of health management in many herds. Reasons for the shift toward […] Read more
mother cow and calf
Calving, Features

Five steps to a successful calving season

Preparations in advance makes calving season both easier on you and your herd

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Calving season is an exciting time of year in most operations. It is exciting to see new calves hitting the ground, but it can also be exciting in more of a pending emergency sort of way. Most herds that have successful, low-drama calving seasons have several things in common, regardless of their calving season, most […] Read more
Pocket record book for the year.
Calving, Cow-Calf

Saskatchewan’s 21-Day Calving Challenge

… a calving record book with a twist

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There are three $1,000 vouchers for mineral supplement up for grabs in the Saskatchewan 21-Day Calving Challenge, but everyone is a winner year after year just by paying attention to the reproductive success of their cow herds. The simplest and most effective way to do that is to track calving distribution by counting the number […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Livestock

Expect decreased production

Project reveals the devastation of Johne's disease to a herd

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Dr. Steve Hendrick of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine says the massive U.S. National Johne’s Disease Demonstration Herd Project has shown how devastating Johne’s can be to a herd. There was a considerable loss in adjusted weaning weight in calves coming from dams that were positive for Johne’s,” he says. Data for the 205-day […] Read more
Features, Livestock

Front load the heifers

It builds up breeding momentum

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Breeding replacement heifers to calve at least 30 days ahead of the cows isn’t just a good idea — it’s a must to give them a fighting chance at rebreeding in time with the main cow herd and establish reproductive momentum for the years to come. “Mother Nature and math leave very little room for […] Read more
Schematic of the Principle of Fetal Programming
Features

Fetal Programming of Beef Cattle

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Beef improvement programs have traditionally focused on genetic selection. Recent advances in genomics has accelerated selection by allowing us to identify key differences in the DNA of an individual animal’s DNA sequence. Wow! — being able to “look” right into an animal’s DNA. You’d think that there can’t be much left to discover in the […] Read more

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