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Can I Use a Carrier Bull?
This spring there will be some bulls sold in sales or private treaty that are carriers for genetic defects. [February 04]

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Care of the Newborn Immediately After Calving
Delayed passage through the birth canal in the face of a faltering placenta compromises oxygenation of the calf. [February 02]

Keep Heifer Development Cost Affordable
The more economical the replacement heifer program the greater the profit potential of the cow/calf enterprise as long as reproductive performance of the heifers is not compromised. [January 22]

Start Now to Avoid Calf Scours Next Spring
Calf Scours, or neonatal calf diarrhea, is a problem experienced by most every cowman sooner or later. It is quite possibly the biggest health related financial loss to the cow calf industry. [January 19]

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Cow/Calf Profitability
Steps to increase profit potential in the cow/calf enterprise. [Sep 2002]
Dr. Rick Rasby
Dr. Larry Corah
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Educational Programs

The 2010 Nebraska Beef Feedlot Roundtable
West Point, Lexington, Bridgeport, February 9,10,11 2010
Managing genetic defects in beef cattle and crossbreeding and the power of heterosis
Webinar, February 11 and 25, 2010
Beef Home Study Course
UNL Cooperative Extension, Open Enrollment

 

FAQs  

If we breed pure Angus with a pure Ankole Watusi cattle, does the offspring retain the horns? Or do they lose them?

We currently wean 2800 calves (steers and heifers) from across 3 different states. Every calf comes directly from the ranch and is mass medicated through their feed for at least 30 days with chlortetracycline. Every calf is started on a medicated ration ...

In article for the Cattleman Jan. 2010 (As Cows Eat, So Grow the Calves) Funston said cows were fed 28% crude protein. I have found an expeller pressed cotton seed product, not chemically processed (Crude protein 28%, Crude Fiber 22%, Fat 7%, TDN 73.52%) ...

What are the commercially available tests for simple parentage testing? With increased information gathering and selection pressure we are putting on cows/heifers, we would also like to gather information to put selection pressure on both the AI bulls/AI ...

How much urea can be consumed daily by range cattle on low quality pasture grass before urea toxicity becomes a concern?

I recently listened to an agricultural radio broadcast that stated research had been done that indicated that if we quit feeding high grain rations to beef cattle it would greatly reduce or eliminate the e-coli problem in the intestinal tracts of beef cat ...

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