Colostrum
Weaning
Managing bulls after the breeding season
The benefits of bringing cattle and crops together
Cow-calf production
Prevention and treatment of milk fever
Gestational nutrition & fetal programming
Weak calf syndrome
Evaluating premiums for weaned calves marketed with value-added management characteristics
Pasture calving means profits
Home Cow Calf
Cow Calf
Source: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
What is it?
Colostrum or “first milk” is produced in the initial secretions of the mammary gland following the birth...
Source: National Farm Animal Care Council, Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle Section 4.6
Weaning is the process of eliminating milk...
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Over the course of the breeding season, bulls can lose between 100 and 200 lbs. of...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca
Grazing cattle on neighbouring farmland can have benefits to both the cattle producer and the farmer if done properly....
Source: Canadian Cattlemen’s Association
As with most wild and domesticated grazing animals, beef calves are usually born in the spring. Calving is timed to coincide with the...
Source: University of Minnesota
Quick facts
Even though it is practically impossible to eliminate hypocalcemia from a dairy herd, the adoption of strategies that prevent this...
Source: Certified Angus Beef ®
Marbling is a lifetime event. So even within the uterus, a cow’s diet can impact the potential beef quality of her...
Source: Alberta Beef
PROJECT NO.: 0007-034
RESEARCH INSTITUTION: University of Saskatchewan (Western College of Veterinary Medicine)
LEAD RESEARCHER: Dr. Cheryl Waldner
Background:
Calves born with ‘weak calf syndrome’ are...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council
Project Title:
Evaluating Premiums for Weaned Calves Marketed with Value-Added Management Characteristics
Researchers:
Kathy Larson, University of Saskatchewan
Jill Hobbs and Eric Micheels, University of...
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
When you add up the dollars, summer calving wins hands down compared with a traditional production...