Source: South Dakota State University, Christina Bakker
Additional Authors: Amanda Blair, Ken Olson
A study conducted by SDSU researchers evaluated the impact additive combinations of growth-promotant technologies can have on beef carcass characteristics and tenderness. This study evaluated four combinations of growth-promoting...
Source: Government of Alberta
“U.S. cattle and calves on feed for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head were estimated at 11.6 million on October 1, 2023, 1% higher than the same time last year,” says Ann Boyda, provincial...
Source: University of Minnesota
The success of each group in the feedlot is dependent on their cumulative stress. Stress in cattle is like a cup filling up with water. Each stressor adds water to the cup and eventually, it overflows,...
Source: Ontario Corn Fed Beef, Sedley Benitz and Christoph Wand
BUNK MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
A number of projects have been conducted in recent years aimed at improving bunk management of feedlot cattle. These have included efforts on effective fibre and a survey of...
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Introduction
Backgrounding refers to growing, feeding and managing steers and heifers from weaning until they enter the feedlot, where they are placed on a high-energy finishing ration. Backgrounding involves the feeding of a predominately...
Source: Michigan State University Extension, Jerad Jaborek
Implant labels have been updated to provide clarification on reimplantation use within a production phase.
As of July 1, 2023, label claims on cattle steroid implant products were updated by their respective manufacturing companies...
Source: Kansas State University
Cattle producers who manage newly-weaned feeder cattle recognize that calves that are castrated and dehorned, trucked, commingled with new pen-mates, and given a completely new diet – all near the time of weaning, are at high...
Source: University of Georgia
Feeder calf grades are national standards that offer more consistent communication between the producer and other segments of the beef industry, such as stocker operations and feedlots. The terminology of the feeder cattle market can be...
By Tom Polansek
CHICAGO - U.S. cattle producer Brad Kooima declined multiple, escalating bids from meatpackers seeking to buy his livestock to hold out for higher prices.
His bargaining power is a dramatic reversal from three years ago, when cattle were plentiful...
Source: OMAFRA
'Natural' Programs on the Radar
With the increasing trend by North Americans towards health conscious diets, the trickle-down to the beef industry appears to be a growing interest in beef produced from animals with a minimum of pharmaceutical intervention....
