The top ten New Year’s resolutions, first published in January 2022, serve as a good reminder of the management practices ...

April brings with it the memories of spring 2022 when storms dumped heavy, wet snow that caused livestock losses in the northern Plains. Meanwhile, below average temperatures, wind and deep snow — in ...

Our fall calving season has just wrapped up with another successful year that has now brought views of lively baby calves dotting our pasture. Since our calving season usually falls within the same ...

In the book “Cowpuppy,” a scientist forges a bond with his new cows as he tries to help a calf nurse for the first time. The following is an excerpt from Cowpuppy: An Unexpected Friendship and a ...

Newborn calves without fully developed immune systems are vulnerable to stressors. Dr. Brett Terhaar explains why healthy ...

K-State veterinarians discuss the importance of a calf nursing in the first 24 hours of its life The old phrase “Milk Does A Body Good” is an advertising slogan from the 1980s but still rings true ...

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 ...

Early results from a North Dakota State University study show better weight gain in calves from heifers given mineral supplements. A North Dakota State University study is trying to determine whether ...

Good nutrition is important to overall health, and it begins at birth, said the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute on a recent Cattle Chat podcast where they discussed the ...

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Dairy cows are embracing a new job assignment as incubators that fill the U.S. fed beef supply pipeline. Purina Animal ...