Source: National Farm Animal Care Council, Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle Section 3.3.5
On occasion, pregnant heifers may end up in the feedlot. The feedlot environment and management is not always well-suited to deal with...
Source: University of Saskatchewan, by: Avery Chora
Welfare and health of food production animals are active areas of concern for both producers and consumers. As animal rights lobbyists voice their concerns for the welfare of food production animals, researchers continue...
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: 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...
