The initial two weeks in a feedyard are crucial for cattle health and performance. During this time, minimizing stress and following specific feeding, hydration, and processing protocols can help ensure a smooth transition.
Reducing Stress Upon Arrival
To reduce stress, cattle...
For the week ending November 1, negotiated cash cattle prices rose by $0.25 per cwt, with feedlot margins declining by $67 to an industry average of $129.04 per head, as reported by the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker. Beef packers’...
The Canadian Feedlot Benchmark Study will create a national benchmark database of backgrounding and finishing practices used in beef operations across Canada. The benchmark will allow producers to compare their practices to other operations in Canada.
This data and the...
Episode Description
Lameness is the second leading reason that feedlot cattle are pulled and given antibiotics. Understanding the cause of lameness is important to making appropriate treatment decisions.
Source: OMAFRA
Introduction
Livestock owners and industry personnel who support their farms are genuinely concerned with the health, wellbeing and productivity of Ontario's cattle. They recognize that disease outbreaks are preventable. They adopt health management practices to prevent the introduction and/or...
by: James Mitchell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor & Extension Livestock Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, University of Arkansas and Kenny Burdine, Ph.D., Extension Professor, Livestock Specialist, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky
Beef-on-dairy refers to using beef semen...
Hubbard Feeds, an Alltech company, has introduced Recharge®, an innovative solution for beef cattle designed to optimize intake, enhance performance, and increase profitability. Recharge utilizes advanced nutritional technologies that promote cattle well-being and support performance during challenging periods. This...
Source: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Backgrounding is a commercial feeding enterprise in which recently weaned calves are grown to yearling feeder cattle weight, usually in a smaller feedlot. The principle objective is to prepare yearling cattle to adjust...
Source: University of Minnesota
Reduce animal stress and set appropriate expectations for success on your feedlot.
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....
Source: TenCorp news release
Two proven livestock barn builders, TenCorp Inc. and Heartland Builders Co., are forming a strategic partnership to expand availability of high-quality, innovative deep-pit cattle barns across Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota. This alliance...
