Learn more about Johne’s disease 

It’s estimated that one out of 10 cows going through a livestock auction facility has Johne’s disease (pronounced “Yo-nees”) – and a vast majority of producers have no idea the animals they sell are infected with the disease. ...

Shorten Your 2009 Calving Season – Identify and Sell Late-Bred Cows  

By Jason K. Ahola, University of Idaho

About one-third (36.6%) of U.S. cow/calf operations have established breeding and calving “seasons.” ...

Links being identified between genomics and cattle health traits  

A groundbreaking study at Colorado State University may lead to early identification of animals with less susceptibility to feedlot diseases, especially bovine respiratory disease (BRD)...

Parasite control does provide payback  

Source: Merial

In hard economic times, cutting corners can become a rule instead of an exception. As the cattle industry faces rapidly rising input costs, producers should make every dollar count...

Getting show calves to drink water 

Rick Rasby, animal science professor at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, shares that with show season, he sometimes gets asked why show cattle will stop drinking water – even when it is hot and there’s plenty available...

Monitor water quality for cattle health, performance 

By Deke Alkire, Noble Foundation

Rains in early 2008 have resulted in green pastures and full ponds for many cattle producers. This could ease your worries about water supplies for the summer, but will you have enough good quality water to get through the year?...

Website offers heat stress predictions 

Source: Ag Research Service

For years, cattlemen have relied on temperature and humidity predictions to gauge the potential for heat stress on both their cattle and themselves. However, other factors play into that calculation...

Consider fly control options 

By Robert Wells, Noble Foundation

With the growing pastures and pleasant temperatures come some disadvantages as well - fly season is upon us. Flies are a nuisance for humans, but an even greater nuisance for livestock...

Calving Season Review: A chance for improvements 

Source: Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Extension Cattle Reproduction Specialist

Only one to two months ago the spring calving cows were calving, the temperature was cold and the calving pastures were muddy. Experience would say that you do not want to ask cow calf operators...

Preconditioning Review: Is it for the average cow/calf producer? 

Source: Kent Anderson, DVM

Preconditioning is an effort to prepare young cattle for the marketplace of optimal health and ability to withstand the stresses associated with leaving the home farm, passing through various trade channels, and adjusting to a new environment...

Auction Market BQA Training Video Released 

Source: Cattlemen’s Beef Board

The beef industry, through the checkoff-funded BQA (Beef Quality Assurance) program and the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA), recently released an auction market BQA training DVD ...

Take extra care when transporting livestock 

Source: Justin Rhinehart, Beef Cattle Specialist; Mississippi State University Extension Service

Those who have been involved in baseball, football or softball realize the importance of follow-through. These processes are not unlike managing stocker cattle. To optimize return on investment...

Add deworming to the spring herd health list 

Source: Merial Animal Health

Deworming cows and calves in the spring is a smart business move for producers looking to earn more profits. A representative study documented an advantage of at least 20 pounds in weaning weight of calves from cows treated for parasites over controls...

Spring Weather Requires Attention to Cattle Health  

Source: Merial

Adapting to changing weather is hard on cattle, especially in the spring when Mother Nature, it seems, can’t make up her mind. Warm days followed by a bout ...

Black Ink: Where it all begins 

By Steve Suther, Certified Angus Beef

Beef production is a natural system, but management means not leaving it to the whims of nature. Everything in the cattle business begins with conception, so reproductive physiology has become a key area of study aimed at improving efficiency and beef quality...