What is the average hay-feeding period for cow-calf operations in Minnesota, Missouri and Mississippi? Anyone who was thinking 130 days gets a gold star! With such different climates, why do so many feed so much hay?

  Six years ago, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. helped seedstock producers add value through its Range Ready Health Warranted Breeding Stock program. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica has now extended its offering to include the Range Ready Quality Feeder Calf program.

“My goal is to have cattle use 60 percent of the vegetation and trample the other 40 percent.”

When discussing supplementation programs for grazing cattle, we have to first understand the reasons behind supplementation before we can further evaluate the value of supplementation.

Spring is an exciting time of the year. The new calf crop is on the ground, grass is showing hints of green, and the days are longer so we can get more done. Then a mosquito bites you on the neck. Unfortunately, not all that comes new in the spring is good for cattle production. The warmth of the new year and the normal spring rains bring forth a new crop of parasites to feed on your cattle.

Internal parasites affect every segment of cattle production

Biting flies can be a tremendous irritation to horses. There are several methods of fly control and ways to protect horses from flies that come in from other areas.

A good deal of confusing information has surfaced concerning the causative agent in bovine pinkeye over the past few years. Quality veterinary medical diagnostic laboratories around the country have reported the isolation of Branhamella ovis or Moraxella ovis from clinical cases of pinkeye patients.

There has been a marked increase in trust funds for pets after the “Queen of Mean,” Leona Helmsley, died and left a $12 million trust fund for her Maltese poodle and Florida heiress Gail Posner left her $8.3 million Miami mansion, plus $3 million in cash, in trust for her Chihuahua, Conchita. Proving once again that some people have way too much money, more and more people are including the long-term care of their dogs, cats, snakes and even mules as part of their estate planning.