Tue, Apr 06, 2021

Every calf represents a large investment. The first few hours of a calf’s life can determine whether that newborn thrives into adulthood. Feeding for a calf’s future health begins with colostrum, which contains the building blocks for long-term productivity.

Tue, Mar 30, 2021

Purchasing a new bull is one of the biggest decisions a rancher will face.

Tue, Mar 23, 2021

Foot rot is a painful condition that can become chronic if treatment is not provided promptly.

Tue, Mar 16, 2021

A cow that is in early labor a long time or one that fails to progress to hard straining may be signaling that the calf is positioned wrong,

Mon, Mar 08, 2021

Frostbite can cause temporary or permanent sterility in a herd sire.

Mon, Feb 15, 2021

Follow recommended livestock-care checklists to mitigate significant dangers that arctic blasts bring to animal health and production.

Fri, Feb 12, 2021

Cattle producers are only halfway through the hay feeding season, so it’s a good time to double-check they’re not wasting that precious resource.

Tue, Feb 09, 2021

Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated effort by physicians, veterinarians, animal caretakers and agricultural producers to preserve the effectiveness of antimicrobial drugs.

Wed, Feb 03, 2021

When we think about external parasites that affect livestock, we typically think of battling flies and ticks through the summer and consider the winter to be a welcome respite. We do, however, have lice to contend with in the winter.

Wed, Feb 03, 2021

Johne's is contagious and can be transferred animal to animal within a species or from one ruminant to another such as a cow to a sheep.

Mon, Feb 01, 2021

It is not unusual for stage one to occur completely unnoticed, but stage two and stage three may require assistance from the cattle producer.

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

Previously obtained colostrum must be kept frozen to protect the integrity of the large protein molecules that make up the various immunoglobulins.