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Post-calving nutrition and reproductive performance

March 24, 2020

Travis Mulliniks and Rob Ziegler

Calving season is not only stressful and physically demanding for ranchers and hired hands but also stressful and nutritionally challenging to cows.

Prepare heifers for breeding through nutrition

March 16, 2020

Kristin Thompson

The initiative of raising replacement heifers from birth to their first lactation is a major, yet often overlooked, component of a profitable dairy operation.

Feeding strategies to combat heat stress in dairy cattle

March 16, 2020

Irene Brown-Crowder

As temperatures rise starting in April and May, humidity can follow. This combination of temperature and humidity can impact your dairy herd. The temperature-humidity index (THI) is an indicator of when heat stress may occur.

Breeding: It’s a numbers game

February 24, 2020

Patrick J. Gunn

Countless factors tie into how successful breeding season is. But when you start digging deeper, you might find a common thread – numbers.

Tips to successfully feed 2019 corn silage

February 1, 2020

Andrew L. Skidmore

Across North America, the 2019 corn silage crop was seriously compromised at all stages of growth and production. The challenges ranged from delayed planting, excess rain or drought during growth, fungal disease challenges and, in some areas, exposure to multiple frosts.

Feeding for health and profitability

January 24, 2020

Kip Karges

The management of receiving cattle continues to be a dogma that impacts the bottom line of the cattle-feeding industry. Currently, cattle producers are managing the health and productivity of newly received cattle to get them on feed as quick as possible.

Get the details right with fetal programming

January 24, 2020

Kimberly Vonnahme

Research overwhelmingly supports the concept of fetal programming. With so much at stake, cow-calf producers must take time to understand the stages of fetal development.

The future of your herd is at stake

January 24, 2020

Mary Drewnoski

While the headline sounds rather dramatic, it is true that the nutritional management of your herd in late gestation (the three months prior to calving) can have long-term effects.

Mycotoxin management strategies: Mitigating risk on-farm

January 17, 2020

Max Hawkins

Weather is the most prominent factor influencing moulds and mycotoxins in crops, and the 2019 growing season was variable and challenging across Canada.