Source: VBP+ Fact Sheet
HARDWARE DISEASE
When cattle accidentally consume foreign material, such as sharp pieces of metal, hardware disease can occur. These objects can settle into the reticulum of the animal, irritating the lining of this chamber.
Signs of hardware disease...
Source: Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
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Beef cattle nutrient requirements can vary with different factors, such as the stage of production, age, breed, weight, and level of activity. These requirements are met by feeding water and roughages, and adding...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca
When feed supplies are short, it may be tempting to feed less and allow cows to lose body condition, but this short-term solution can have a long-term impact on the performance and profitability of...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Why is Vitamin Supplementation required?
Vitamin A, D, and E, are fat soluble vitamins that are required in a properly balanced feeding program;
Vitamin A is important for bone development, sight, and soft tissue maintenance. Deficiencies can...
Source: Government of Saskatchewan
A number of factors affect the quality of surface water sources. Nutrient loading from spring or summer run-off, little to no re-charge from a dry spring/summer, animal impact from direct cattle watering, and sub-surface soil or water...
Source: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Extended grazing allows livestock to return most of the nutrients they consume directly to the landscape where they are fed. Feed costs can be less but yardage and feeding costs are lower as...
Source: Alberta Beef Producers
Trichomoniasis is a production limiting disease that has gained some notoriety in certain
areas of Alberta in the recent past. This brief overview of “Trich” will discuss the basics
of the mechanisms by which trichomoniasis works and wreaks...
Source: Government of New Brunswick, Murray Snowdon
Many soybeans grown today are fed to livestock as full-fat beans. This is a change from the traditional practice of extracting the oil for human consumption and feeding the remaining meal to livestock. With...
Source: University of Minnesota Extension, Emily Krekelberg, Extension farm safety educator and Joe Armstrong, DVM, Extension educator, cattle production systems
Quick facts
To avoid the dangers associated with bulls do not keep bulls on the farm premises.
Strict safety practices should be...
Source: National Farm Animal Care Council, Code of Practice for the care and handling of Beef Cattle – Section 3.2
More frequent monitoring of cattle may be necessary during weather that may compromise animal welfare, calving and post-weaning periods, and when...
