Items Tagged with 'weaning'
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Early life heavily impacts a calf’s future productivity. Focusing on good colostrum, proper nutrition and facility management is essential for building a profitable future.
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Crossbreeding: The beef industry’s most underutilized tool
Even with a proven track record of success, crossbreeding plans are not as readily implemented on U.S. ranches as you might think. Here’s a quick refresher on how and why it can improve your operation.
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Discussing timely producer questions
Four dairy consultants from across the U.S. answer timely producer questions and talk through best practices and industry technologies for finding solutions.
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Weaning time: Decisions, decisions, decisions …
One of the most important considerations come weaning time is making sure calves’ gut health is up to the task of maintaining their immune systems.
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Rely on your bovine veterinarian for improved herd outcomes
A good relationship with your veterinarian, when combined with modern chuteside data-collecting tools, can help your cattle achieve their full genetic potential.
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Is your heifer development program lacking this important step?
Nutritional decisions such as trace mineral supplementation can have a lasting, even generational, impact on the reproductive value of your cow herd and replacement heifers.
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Are your cattle ready for weaning?
Weaning is one of the most stressful events in an animal’s life. It is imperative that cattle be set up with a proper nutrition plan to help them continue to thrive during and after they’re weaned.
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Time to prepare: Fall processing recommendations for weaning-aged calves
It’s time to make plans for processing weaning-aged calves. Producers have many choices to make, including vaccinations, implant options and deworming strategies.
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Planning: The key to backgrounding on grass
When carefully considered, backgrounding calves to different weights can offer a path to more profitability for cow-calf producers as they market their calves at less conventional times.
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