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Cow Udder Score and Calf Performance in the Nebraska Sandhills – A Review

Courtesy of: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef

This article is a summary of the 2019 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report “The Effect of Cow Udder Score on Subsequent Calf Performance in the Nebraska Sandhills”. Joslyn K. Beard, Jacki A. Musgrave, Rick N.… Continue reading →

Posted in Cow/Calf Corner | Tagged birth, cow, performance, udder score, weight

Strategies for Managing Millennials

By: Don Tyler

We have a local county Ag Club that meets monthly to discuss ag issues, markets, research, industry trends and a host of other topics of concern to the producers and ag professionals in the region. It’s a… Continue reading →

Posted in Management | Tagged challenge, generation, millennial, performance, strategy, value, workforce

A new era of Purina® starters with RX3™ Immune Support Technology

The Purina^® starter line with new technology redefines nutrition’s role in calf health.

ARDEN HILLS, MINN. [June 28, 2019] – Purina Animal Nutrition introduces a new era of Purina^® beef calf starter feeds, … Continue reading →

Posted in Company News | Tagged Accuration Starter, calves, challenge, dollars, money, performance, pounds, Precon Complete, purina, RX3 Immune Support Technology, starter, stress, Stress Care Supplement, weaning

Extended performance of 200-day implant delivers opportunity for grazing cattle

Operating as an extension of their customers’ ranches and taking a “pure investor” approach to the cattle business makes the decision to implant cattle on grass a no-brainer for Maurice Janda, the feedyard manager at Graham Land & Cattle Co.… Continue reading →

Posted in Stocker Special | Tagged 200 day, average daily gain, estradiol, grazing, heifers, implant, performance, steers, stockers, Synovex One Grass, Zoetis

I Normally Like Ribs . . .

By : Dr. Les Anderson, Beef Extension Specialist, University of Kentucky

Jeff, Darrh, and I were chatting the other day and, amazingly, we all agreed on something! Over our many miles of travel this winter/spring, we have seen more ribs… Continue reading →

Posted in Cow/Calf Corner | Tagged anestrous period, body condition score, breeding, cows, days, energy intake, estrus, performance, pregnancy, profit, progesterone, ribs, thin

Docility Performance Or Convenience Trait?

Historical results have shown docile cattle tend to perform better in the feedyard. But could the performance woes of flighty cattle be overcome with a change in diet?

We know docility is moderately heritable, so the trait can be moved… Continue reading →

Posted in Stocker Special | Tagged convenience, docility, feedyards, performance, University of Kentucky