On cold spring mornings in the Nebraska Sandhills, calving season can bring high stakes for ranchers trying to protect ...

The calving pen is where some of the most costly and preventable problems on a dairy begin. And while a hard birth might not ...

Transitioning a heifer calf into a productive, long-term member of the breeding herd requires attention to many important ...

Calf scours can quickly become serious without early intervention. Experts stress hydration, sanitation and colostrum as critical tools for producers.

As the cattle head to the cool-season grass pastures, spring breeding plans are well under way. While most of the cows have calved, spring grass means breeding time is not far away. The other day was ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. - For the long-term health of the cow herd, it's important to give some extra attention to first-calf heifer pairs during calving so they remain healthy and are ready to breed back in ...

Managing calf scours starts with prevention and early intervention, according to experts from the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University. During a recent episode of the BCI Cattle Chat, the ...

ST. PAUL -- First-calf heifers represent the present and the future of dairy farms, but they need to adapt to many physiological and behavioral changes at calving. According to the USDA, first-calf ...

The adoption of individual-cow monitoring technology has created the ability to customize reproductive decisions based on the potential of each cow to respond to a specific breeding strategy.

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For many years, commercial cow/calf producers have used birth weight expected progeny differences (EPD) in sire selection to minimize calving difficulty. However, some producers have expressed concern ...

The postpartum period, or time between calving and the first estrus cycle, takes longer in heifers than mature cows. Bassett said full uterine involution is 30 days in heifers and about 20 days in ...