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Blood Test For CWD Developed
Researchers in Canada have developed a blood test that can diagnose chronic wasting disease (CWD) in elk and believe it may eventually provide a cheap way to screen cattle for BSE. ...
Twelve truths about BRD wrecks
See what you think about these observations regarding bovine respiratory disease (BRD) wrecks. Morbidity will vary even within the same source of cattle....
Body condition scoring
The practice of assigning a body condition score (BCS) to a cow is a great management tool for identifying nutritional needs in a beef cowherd. There's...
Pinkeye Problems
We've all seen it. That white spot on a calf's eye that sticks out like a sore thumb in the cowherd. A quick scan of others includes a mental inventory...
Victory Is In The Planning
Planning for calving is a lot like formulating a battle plan. It can fall apart when the first shot is fired, but preparation and planning for contingencies...
Assisting With Calving
About 80% of all calves lost at birth are anatomically normal. Most deaths are due to injuries or suffocation resulting from calving or delayed calving....
Calving in synch with Mother Nature
After 50 years of working to make Mother Nature a partner in the ranching business, Paul Redd switched to June calving when he finally admitted that he...
They Are What Mama Eats
Everyone knows that dam nutrition influences how a calf comes into this world and survives early on. At least three decades ago, research showed that...
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From Our Columnists
Advocate or Perish
"While the affluent nations can certainly afford to adopt ultra low-risk positions toward new advances in agricultural science and technology, and pay...
Don't Market Like 2008
Many ranchers' first inclination in marketing their 2009 calves is to base it on their 2008 calf crop experiences. That could be a serious mistake...
No Silver Bullet
I was so impressed with Richard Roth's letter to the editor that I thought it deserved some follow-up...
