During any given production year on the ranch, cows/heifers are faced with nutritional and environmental stressors. They have ...

Steps such as cleaning and disinfecting a calf sled and maternity pens will help boost calving success. Hiring calving ...

Heifers are the future of the cow herd. These young females represent genetic progress, years of investment, and the foundation of the herd’s long-term productivity. But as most ranchers know, despite ...

As producers prepare for calving season and evaluate cow herd nutrition, here are some strategies to make sure cows are ...

But it all starts with dogs and their wild cousins, which are definitive hosts for neospora. After a dog eats infected ...

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 ...

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 ...

Frigid Arctic air bringing severe winter weather across much of the country will impact cattle markets in the coming weeks ...

Just like the youth of today foreshadow what the world will look like in the next generation, heifer selection and first calf heifer management determine the future of cowherds. Overseeing this stage ...

If one stands by the fence and discusses calving, most producers are sympathetic to the late- calving cow. At least she has a live calf is the general response. That is true, but the challenge is to ...