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

The last time we checked in the Mehlhoff family of 5L Red Angus, they were in a holding pattern waiting for calving to truly begin. It turns ...

ST. PAUL -- First-calf heifers represent the present and the future of dairy farms, but they need to adapt to many physiological and behavioral changes at calving. According to the USDA, first-calf ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. - For the long-term health of the cow herd, it's important to give some extra attention to first-calf heifer pairs during calving so they remain healthy and are ready to breed back in ...

From colostrum intake to feedlot performance, research shows maternal nutrition is the key to long-term ranch profitability.

Running a small cowcalf operation can be rewarding, but it is not without challenges. Larger farms spread their costs over ...

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

If animals can get to them, winter grass, corn stalks, and other crop residues are low quality right now as these feeds have ...

For many years, commercial cow/calf producers have used birth weight expected progeny differences (EPD) in sire selection to minimize calving difficulty. However, some producers have expressed concern ...

Calving season is said to be one of the most critical times for cow-calf operations in North Dakota and it is approaching, if not started already. "The biggest issue this year is going to be feed. So ...

If one stands by the fence and discusses calving, most producers are sympathetic to the late- calving cow. At least she has a live calf is the general response. That is true, but the challenge is to ...

Sometimes a first-calf heifer is confused or indifferent toward her newborn calf. She may just lie there after the calf is born and doesn’t get up to lick the calf, and when she does get up she may ...