A few days at the start of the breeding season can determine not just this year’s calf weights but also the long-term ...

DCHA celebrates its 30th year since it was established in 1996 and will hold its annual meeting and conference in Arizona ...

For producers striving to deliver consistent, high-quality colostrum to newborn calves, the most important management window ...

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 ...

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 ...

From targeted nutrition to disciplined phenotypic sorting, learn how Schrader Ranch and Christensen Charolais are building ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Spring calving time has arrived, and workload has sharply intensified for Flint Hills ranchers with cow-calf operations. A cow’s gestation is the period between conception and birth. During this time, ...

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 large price increases have resulted in ever-widening basis levels for those looking to hedge or price calves or lighter feeder cattle. Basis, generally the difference between a cash price and a ...