It’s unclear what truly prompts cows to calve, other than a hormonal connection. Rasby and McCarthy explain studies show ...

Tracking birth data, mothering ability and calf vigor on day one provides the metrics needed for smarter culling and sire ...

Weekly pasture rotation system separates calves by age to limit pathogen exposure and reduce disease transmission rates.

During any given production year on the ranch, cows/heifers are faced with nutritional and environmental stressors. They have ...

It is always exciting when a little one joins the family. In the beef cattle business, calves are typically born during a planned calving season that occurs in the spring or the fall, said the experts ...

Agriland visited Marie-Louise Ryan, a vet working out of Mulcair vets in Cappamore, Co. Limerick to hear her top tips ahead ...

I presented at a Master Cattlemen session recently and, after the meeting, got asked a common question about body condition and feeding cows at calving. The question was he had heard that he should ...

Inventor Alexander Graham Bell once said, “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” When it comes to having a successful calving season, Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute ...

Fall calving can provide more agreeable weather than spring calving along with different marketing timetables, although it can require special nutrition planning for the winter months. Rain or shine, ...

HURON | Despite the occasional spring snow squall, West River calving reports are coming in positive due to the overall favorable weather and no out-of-the-ordinary disease reports. "Most stories I've ...

Most cattle producers breed their cows in June so they will calve in March and April, but heifers should be bred 20 to 30 days before the rest of the herd, said David Fernandez, Cooperative Extension ...