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Top 5 Essentials of Heifer Development
By Ryon Walker, Ph.D.Livestock Consultant Posted Feb. 1, 2019 Heifer development should be considered one of the easiest management components of your cow-calf herd. You’re not …
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Up, up and away? Continued strong fed market hinges on continued strong beef demand
Despite bigger production throughout 2018, fed prices fought off expectations to turn negative. That’s a function of solid beef demand. And it has real influence on feeder cattle prices.
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When is the best time to castrate bull calves?
– W. Mark Hilton, DVM, PAS, DABVP (beef cattle), Clinical Professor Emeritus, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine A Kansas State University study showed that bulls castrated and implanted at an average of 3 months of age weighed 2 pounds more at 7.5 months of age than did the intact bull calves in the same study. …
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An In-Depth Look at Selection Indices: Part 1
A hot topic in the hallway at the ASA Annual Meeting in Kansas City was the use of selection indices and the tools we have available in the Shorthorn breed. Selection index technology wasn’t an official topic in the educational forum, but I believe there was a lot of interest and educating going on among …
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Readers showcase their next generation females
Do you have a favorite photo of your cowherd? Send it in to enter our "Next Generation Females" photo contest and be entered to win one of four great prizes!
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