Act quickly when one or two cases appear, as the issue is unlikely to resolve without intervention, writes independent ...

Giving cows a good start at the beginning of lactation can sometimes be a struggle. Hypocalcemia — also known as milk fever — ...

No matter how much we think we know about our cows, calving time always reveals another perspective about a cow's disposition. Here are a few things I picked up from observing mother cows. 1. If you ...

As the cattle head to the cool-season grass pastures, spring breeding plans are well under way. While most of the cows have calved, spring grass means breeding time is not far away. The other day was ...

The consensus? The team agreed that thin cows are more costly due to potential calving difficulties and a longer infertility ...

Identifying specific pathogens and management flaws is essential for effective calf scours treatment and prevention on your farm.

Grab a pen and paper to calculate the percentage of cows calving in the first 21 days of the calving season. This is a very important number to record and think about as one develops management plans ...

OSU and KSU experts explain why restricting nutrients fails to prevent dystocia and how maintaining a BCS 6 ensures calf ...

The routine “calving check” is one of the most important tasks on the list of beef cattle producers during calving season. Most producers have their own plan for how often they give their calving herd ...