Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD)
Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) is a disease that can cause reproductive losses, reduced performance, and suppression of the immune system. The most common route of transmission is exposure to persistently …
Preventative Herd Health Program
Developing a preventative herd health program is important to reduce illness and help prevent reproductive and performance losses in your cattle operation. It is helpful to work with a cattle …
Foot Angle and Claw Set
Paying attention to foot angle and claw set is important in cattle from both a performance and animal welfare standpoint. One way to evaluate foot angle is to look at …
Feeding Management
After purchasing bulls for your operation, feeding management is important to avoid digestive problems. When the bulls arrive at your ranch, provide them with high quality hay or pasture and …
Protein Supplement
During the latter half of the summer forage quality often decreases. When manure patties start to stack up (increase in height), it is a good indicator that cattle could benefit …
Market Cattle
At some point cows and bulls will be culled from the breeding herd and sold. The industry refers to these animals as market cows and market bulls. To maximize their …
Hay Feeding
Feeding hay is a common practice during the winter. Regardless of what methods are used to feed hay, it is important to remove the plastic twine or net wrap off …
Winter Feeding Tips
There are several methods often used to feed hay during the winter. These include unrolling the hay, feeding it in some type of hay ring, or feeding it in a …
Vaccine Labels
To get the best response out of the vaccines used in your operation it is important to always read and follow the label directions. Don’t take for granted that you …
Stockpiled Forage
The use of stockpiled forage can be a good method to reduce feed costs, reduce erosion, and increase future forage production. Stockpiled forage is forage that has been saved in …
