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It you are looking for information pertaining to animal reproduction, artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, culling for fertility, or maintaining your herd bulls, this section has what you are looking for.
Calving First Calf Heifers
published: January 3rd 2012 by: Rick Funston source: Montana State University
"Feeding a balanced ration the last trimester of pregnancy will decrease calving difficulty." What is the optimum pre-partum weight and condition score for first calf heifers? Many calving problems can be eliminated if heifers are of adequate size....
Post Calving Nutrient Requirements For Young Females Are Higher
published: December 29th 2011 by: Rick Ragsby, Ph.D source: University of Nebraska
The 1996 Nutrient Requirements for Beef Cattle indicates that the first-calf-females post-calving needs to consume a diet that is between 62% and 64% TDN and 10% to 11% crude protein, depending on level of milk production....
Pregnancy And Calving Percentages Are Stable
published: November 23rd 2011 by: Kris Ringwald source: NDSU Extension
It often is said that growth is a very bigi trait in the beef busines, but reproduction is an even bigger one. The main point is that the components of reproduction are very hard to pull out and fix. However, the sum of the pieces produces a calf at least 93....
Tune into fetal programming
published: October 28th 2011 by: Kindra Gordon
We’ve all heard the phrase “You are what you eat” – but research in the human health and bovine world is increasingly indicating that what mama eats has a great influence not only on her, but her progeny as well....
Analyzing Calving Intervals
published: September 15th 2011 by: Kris Ringwald
When discussing major changes in the beef cow operation, calving date and cow size quickly come to life. The easiest to change is calving date. Caution and considerable thought need to be used because once chang-ed, an early calving date is not easy to get back....
Commercial Sire Selection: What’s Important and What’s Not
published: September 15th 2011 by: Stephen P. Hammack
Profit or net income from a calf crop of a commercial cow/calf herd is determined by: (number sold X average weight X average price/lb) – (total cost of production). Profit from a commercial herd should be figured in this way, across the total operation rather than on a per-cow basis....
Improving Artificial Insemination Techniques
published: August 26th 2011 by: W. M. Graves and R.C. Smith, Department source: University of Georgia
It is well known that daughters of sires available through artificial insemination (A.I.) produce more milk than daughters of sires used in natural service. Cows sired by proven A.I. sires have been shown to be $148 more profitable in a fluid milk market during their lifetimes....
Arkansas Implements Trichomoniasis Testing At Sale Barns
published: June 28th 2011 source: The Daily Times
Arkansas livestock officials are implementing a new testing program to prevent an epidemic of a sexually transmitted disease in bulls that could threaten the state’s $1.4 billion cattle industry....
Arkansas Taking Measures To Stop Spread of Trichomoniasis In Cattle Herds
published: June 9th 2011 source: Arkansas Extension Service
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An emergency regulation aimed at stifling the spread of Trichomoniasis, a protozoal disease that can cause abortion and infertility in cattle, goes into effect June 15, said Tom Troxel, associate head-animal science, for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture....
Pregnancy Loss Followed By Infertility Can Impact Production Over A Long Period Of Time
published: June 4th 2011 source: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
St. Joseph, Missouri, June 3, 2011—The U.S. cattle industry has not seen significant changes in the clinical syndrome caused by Leptospira hardjo-bovis (LHB); yet, the disease continues to burden cow/calf producers with reproduction implications that can become costly and widespread within the herd....
Breeding Soundness Exam-Cheap Insurance and Assurance
published: April 28th 2011 by: Allen Bridges source: University of Minnesota Extension Specialist
We all have insurance of some sort. We insure our trucks, homes, health, and if you are a farmer you can even buy insurance for your crops. Heck, some famous celebrities insure body parts. As cow/calf producers, often we often fail to purchase the most important insurance for next year's calf crop, a policy that gives us assurance that come next year we will have calves to sell....
New AI Tool Increases Profit
published: April 7th 2011 source: Ohio Farmer
Ohio State University researchers have pioneered a new protocol for increasing pregnancy rates in beef cattle, which is expected to lead to higher production efficiency and cost and time savings for farmers nationwide....
Take Care Of Your Bull
published: April 6th 2011 by: Clay Wright source: Noble Foundation
When spring-calving season is over or almost complete, then the next breeding season is already beginning or just around the corner. During a 75-90 day breeding season, it's not uncommon for a bull to lose 100 to 200 pounds - sometimes even more....
Good Nutrition During Gestation Best Best For Calves
published: March 21st 2011 by: Andrea Johnson source: Farm and Ranch Guide
Research suggests that feeding cows a ration that maintains a body condition score of five or six throughout gestation will help produce healthy calves. Calves from cows that were not too fat or too thin throughout gestation - also appear to gain better than those calves from cows that were too fat or too thin....
New Insights On Beef Cattle Reproductive Management
published: March 16th 2011 by: Allen Bridges source: University of Minnesota Extension Specialist
Pounds of calf weaned per breeding female is one of the most important variables affecting profitability in a beef cow/calf operation. The reason is simple: beef producers market total pounds produced and have the expense of maintaining cows....
Analyzing calving intervals
published: March 4th 2011 by: Kris Ringwall
When discussing major changes in the beef cow operation, calving date and cow size quickly come to life. The easiest to change is calving date. Caution and considerable thought needs to be used because, once chang-ed, an early calving date is not easy to get back....
Yearling Bull Management
published: March 3rd 2011 by: Dr. Scott P. Greiner source: Virginia Tech
Spring bull buying season has arrived. Beef producers spend a great deal of time studying performance information, EPDs, pedigrees and other pertinent information to acquire the next herd bull. Of equal importance is the care and management of the newly acquired bull....
New Tool For Beef Estrus Synchronization
published: February 24th 2011 by: Delta George source: Fort Scott Tribune
Thanks to financial support from the Beef Reproductive Task Force, a multi-state extension group, beef producers are now able to access the Bovine Estrus Synchronization Planner on the Web at no charge....
Bull Buying Points To Consider
published: February 21st 2011 source: NDSU Extension
Bull sale season is under way, and producers will have many opportunities to buy bulls from now through the end of May. With all of the options - sale dates, breeders, cow families and sires - to choose from, the decision of which bull to buy may not come easily....
New Trich Rules Effective November 20th In Texas
published: October 11th 2010 source: Independent Cattlemen’s Association
Changes to Texas' cattle trichomoniasis (or “trich”) regulations were adopted Tuesday, October 5, by the 13 governor-appointed leaders of the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and will become effective in November 2010....
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