Source: Alabama Cooperative Extension System
The success of a beef cow-calf operation depends on the number of calves produced and marketed each year. Fewer calves to market will reduce gross income and negatively affect profitability.
Reproductive performance can potentially increase or...
Source: Merck news release
Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE:MRK), today announced the introduction of SENSEHUB Cow Calf, remote monitoring...
Source:Mississippi State University Extension
For a cow-calf operation, good reproductive rates are critical to operational success and profitability. It is generally expected that each breeding-age female in the herd produces a healthy calf each year and successfully raises each calf...
Source: Oklahoma State University, By David Lalman
On average, nearly 40% of total operating costs in cow-calf enterprises are associated with nutrition because purchased and harvested hay and concentrate feeds make up the majority of that cost. Consequently, the nutritional program...
Source: Zoetis news release
A successful preconditioning program will set calves up for optimal future health and performance while enabling producers to command full market value on their calves, said Phillip Kesterson, DVM, with Zoetis beef technical services and based...
The 2023 Canadian Calf Crop report, based on the 2022-2023 Canadian Cow-Calf Survey, provides insights into production practices and herd performance from 600 producers across nine provinces. Key findings include:
- **Weaning:** Traditional weaning is used by 50.8% of producers,...
Source: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
It is expected that cow calf producers will have to deal with increased numbers of weaned calves this fall. Market opportunities for the fall calf run are uncertain. Drought in many parts of the...
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Results of a beef cow study comparing winter barn calving and spring pasture calving.
The cow-calf industry is characterized by a unique combination of variation and tradition. Wide variety is found in...
Source: Beef Improvement Federation
by Lauren Gatz, Beef Improvement Federation intern
How balancing production cost control and efficiency can change your operation
“Improving production or output is important, but in most publications, controlling costs trumps increasing output.” said Dave Lalman, Oklahoma State...
Source: Pennsylvania State University
Newborn calves have very little concentration of serum immunoglobulins at birth, and it has been shown that failure to provide the immunoglobulins through colostrum will result in greater incidence of infectious disease (Gay, 1983.) Serum IgG1...
