Resources: Beef Cattle

We are approaching the time of year when cow-calf producers are breathing a sigh of relief. They are weaning their calves, getting ready for harvest, and can let the cows make their own living for a few months. While this ...

The purpose of this article is to reinforce the safety of the use of spray-dried bovine plasma in Kent milk replacers. The recent incidence of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) led to some concerns that the use of porcine blood or ...

There has been much discussion over the years relating to trace mineral levels for beef animals, as well as which sources are better; inorganic vs. organic. Dr. Jerry Spears, professor emeritus with North Carolina State University, recently (Feedstuffs, May 4, ...

As winter approaches, it is important to place special emphasis on cold weather management of young calves. In a previous Nutrition Notes article, we indicated that in cold weather calves need more energy for body maintenance, depending on their age ...

To get started, we must understand our true production costs. The most important cost and most difficult to determine is the feed cost per pound of gain. It should be simple, just take the feed fed and divide it by ...

We ask ourselves this question nearly every day. And, we don't always have time to fire up our computer and run a projection to answer the question. So it is helpful to have a feel for what kind of cost ...