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Preconditioning Cattle Reduces Weaning Stress, Improves Feedlot Performance
A Fresh Look At Preconditioning Beef Calves
Novel feed ingredient enables significant reduction of methane emissions in beef cattle
Reducing feed cost of gain in the feedlot
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Beef cow rations and winter feeding guidelines
Matching cattle type and feedlot performance
Prevalence and lameness-associated risk factors in Alberta feedlot cattle
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Source: University of Saskatchewan, Lana Haight
Grazing pregnant cows in fields during the winter is not new in Western Canada, but no research has been...
Source: National Farm Animal Care Council, Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle Section 3.3.2
There are multiple causes of lameness...
Weaning is the most stressful time in a beef calf’s life. At this time, calves are being separated from their dams, and may be...
Source: Alberta Farm Animal Care
by: Dr. Karin Orsel, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD), accounts for most of the disease...
A 2-year large-scale trial in beef cattle in Alberta, Canada has successfully demonstrated that a novel feed ingredient, developed by Royal DSM, can be...
Source: University of Minnesota Extension
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Extension animal scientist and Hugh Chester-Jones, professor, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource Sciences
Quick facts
You can...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council
Researchers:
Trevor Alexander PhD, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein PhD, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Background
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is among the most...
Source: Government of Saskatchewan
Feeding beef cattle during Saskatchewan winters can be a challenging experience. Frame size, body condition, feed quality, types of feed and...
Source: University of Minnesota Extension, Pete Anderson, former Extension beef cattle specialist
Quick facts
Starting weight and age greatly affect feed intakes.
Large-framed cattle have more...
Source: Jessica Davis-Unger, Karen S G Schwartzkopf-Genswein, Ed A Pajor, Steve Hendrick, Sonia Marti, Craig Dorin, Karin Orsel, Prevalence and lameness-associated risk factors in...