BeefWatch Articles

Heifers on pasture

May 1, 2022

Preparing for the Breeding Season

Wayde Pickinpaugh, Nebraska Extension Educator

Ultrasounding pregnancy in cow

August 1, 2021

Choosing a Method for Pregnancy Diagnosis

Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist

Cows with calves

May 1, 2021

Management Strategies for Minimizing Early Pregnancy Loss

Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist

Beef cow and bull

April 1, 2021

Selecting an Optimum Breeding Season Length

Joslyn Beard, Livestock Specialist, University of Arizona; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Travis Mulliniks, former UNL Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

Cow and calf

March 1, 2021

Managing Postpartum Anestrus in Beef Cows for a Successful Breeding Season

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

bulls in a field

February 1, 2021

How Valuabull?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Scoring temperament of cattle in chute

October 1, 2020

Assessing Temperament in Cattle Using Chute Score – New Learning Module

Jamie T. Parham, former UNL Graduate Student; Ronald M. Lewis, UNL Professor Animal Breeding & Genomics

Pregnancy diagnosis beef cow

September 1, 2020

Choosing a Method for Pregnancy Diagnosis - 2020

Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist

Bred heifer

September 1, 2020

Selecting and Developing Replacement Heifers

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf

September 1, 2020

Selecting Replacement Heifers Based on Birth Date and Age of Dam

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator