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Working with a Veterinarian
It pays to have a good working relationship with a veterinarian, to assist in herd health management strategy and preventative medicine, rather than just relying on a veterinarian for emergencies.

Dr. David Van Metre, Associate Professor, Colorado State University, says many diseases are more successfully prevented than treated. “If a health problem develops in a herd, something has already gone wrong. Most veterinarians can serve as an important resource to help the stockman figure out why certain diseases occur—and how management and environment can be changed to help prevent the disease,” he says. Read the rest of the story

Nutrition Key to Successful Reproduction
“A calf from every cow, every year” is the common goal and expectation given to beef brood cows across the farms and ranches of our great nation. Beef cattle reproduction is the foundation for profitability and failure to do so is a foremost criterion for culling. Unless calves are conceived, born and weaned, neither the commercial cattleman nor seedstock producer has a product to sell.

Unfortunately, the goals and priorities of cattleman are not the same for the cow. While the producer’s focus is profitability, the cow’s is merely survival. In fact to help assure her survival, a cow utilizes a process called nutrient partitioning. In other words, certain biological processes are prioritized with regard to where nutrients are first used. Those priorities are generally as follows: basic metabolism (staying alive), lactation, growth and reproduction. Read the rest of the story here

What is YourCattle.com?
YourCattle.com is your continuous utmost source for information to help you and Your Cattle. If you own cattle, then YourCattle.com is for you.

Why?
At YourCattle.com, our job is to gather information on all aspects of the cattle industry, edit it, and make it available to you in a simple format. You won't run into the common Internet problem of finding old, lengthy information. We update and edit it for you to save you time.

We are constantly compiling the latest information, news and research in the cattle industry into concise, easy-to-read articles so you can take the information you've learned and apply it to your cattle. You can find information on all aspects of cattle from the pasture to the plate. Many topics include genetics, production, feedstuffs, health, maintenance, cattle finishing, industry information, sales and marketing. There's also breed selection, cattle handling, forage use, retained ownership, grids and alliances, plus much, much more!

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