From reproductive readiness to mineral supplementation planning, K-State’s Jason Warner shares the top 10 management ...
Why energy, protein, minerals and weekly body condition checks are critical to getting cows and first‑calf heifers rebred on ...
“Reproduction is incredibly important because we rely on getting a calf every 12 to 13 months from our dairy cows,” said Mark van der List, DVM, Boehringer Ingelheim. “We not only want our cows to ...
Our expectations of first-calf heifers are high. We ask a 2-year-old cow to calve for the first time, rebreed on time to ...
I recently attended the Ohio Beef Cow/Calf workshop held in Washington County, where the focus was reproduction and genetics as important factors that ensure longevity within a herd. As the crowd ...
Whether confinement feeding of beef cows is part of a cropping and livestock integrated system, or if cows have been displaced due to drought or fire, there are several key concepts to keep in ...
The evolution of production and reproduction over the last 40 years has greatly influenced how we manage today’s dairy herds. The dairy industry’s “perfect cow” has changed dramatically over the past ...