palpation - Page 1

Selecting for reproductive efficiency in beef herds

Keeping your cows on a 12-month calving interval is not an easy task, but understanding what their bodies are going through will help achieve that goal.

July 3, 2023

Dan Busch

The reproductive efficiency of cow-calf operations is one of the most important factors affecting the potential profitability of herds. The ideal cow calves early in the calving season every year, breeds back early in the breeding season and weans off a heavy calf year after year.

Southeast: Pregnancy determination and herd health in beef cattle

January 25, 2021

Matthew Burns

How do you tie herd health and pregnancy determination together? Well, leave it to a reproductive physiologist to “try” and connect those seemingly independent dots. Several options exist for the producer to diagnose pregnancy.

Midwest/North: Methods for early pregnancy detection

May 22, 2020

Erika Lundy-Woolfolk

It takes approximately six years for a beef cow to pay herself off before she starts generating a profit for the operation. Much of this expense is driven by the investment cost put into developing her.

Protect your vet with maintained handling facilities

February 24, 2020

Robert Fears

Large-animal veterinarians with an arm in a sling or on crutches is not an uncommon sight. Usually, their injury was the result of treating or testing cattle in a poorly designed or maintained handling facility.

Dealing with dystocia: Tips and tricks

December 24, 2019

Caitlin Wiley

Calving season is an exciting and nerve-wracking time of year. While we hope each cow will calve on their own, with a live, healthy calf, any beef producer knows that often life goes awry and we find ourselves with a prolonged or difficult calving, known as dystocia.

Progressive Dairy

Progressive Dairy Canada

PD Canada en Francais

Progressive Cattle

Progressive Cattle Canada

Progressive Forage

Agproud Idaho

Home

Items Tagged with 'palpation'

ARTICLES

Selecting for reproductive efficiency in beef herds

Southeast: Pregnancy determination and herd health in beef cattle

Midwest/North: Methods for early pregnancy detection

Protect your vet with maintained handling facilities

Dealing with dystocia: Tips and tricks

Is managing for drought the new norm?

June 12, 2026 Progressive Dairy digital magazine

Prepare your operation for the New World screwworm

FREE NEWSLETTERS

SUBSCRIBE to Leading Industry Magazines

I'm looking for ________