Source: Certified Angus Beef ®
Marbling is a lifetime event. So even within the uterus, a cow’s diet can impact the potential beef quality of her calf.
Cow nutrition in the months before calving can determine their progeny’s future production. Supplementation during...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/
Importance of Body Condition Scoring to Cattle Producers
Body condition is an expression of the amount of body fat that an animal is carrying. It is a one management tool that can be used to predict...
Source: USDA
Rotational grazing is a management practice in which ranchers rotate cattle through a series of paddocks. It is an alternative to continuous grazing in which cattle stay on a single pasture. About 40 percent of all cow-calf operations...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
“AgriProfit$ is a cost of production benchmarking program operated by Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development, or AFRED,” says ML Manglai, senior livestock economist with AFRED. “This unique program has been offered for over...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
“Although there are some concerns of increasing costs and dry pasture, there is reason to be optimistic about fall calf prices,” says Ann Boyda, livestock economist with Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development. “Calf...
Source: CalfCare
A navel cord is a highway into a calf’s bloodstream. Proper management of the navel right after birth can ensure a calf gets off to an infection‐free start.
The umbilical cord is made up of blood vessels that, after...
Source: Livestock Gentec
The growth performance of beef calves may be improved using prenatal supplementation of canola in cows
Researchers from USask found that canola-fat based pellet supplementation in the diet of beef cows led to greater growth of their calves from...
Source: Canfax Fact Sheet
BACKGROUND
What is preconditioning?
Preconditioning is a management method to reduce stress and disease susceptibility and prepare calves to enter the feedlot. Preconditioned calves are weaned at least 30-60 days prior to sale, vaccinated, introduced to feedstuffs, feedbunks...
Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine
Cheryl L. Waldner, Sarah Parker, Sheryl Gow, Devon J. Wilson, and John R. Campbell
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4 (Waldner, Parker, Campbell); Public Health Agency...
Source: National Farm Animal Care Council, Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle Section 4.6
Weaning is the process of eliminating milk from the calf’s diet (44). Under natural conditions, a cow’s milk output decreases gradually over...