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Cow and calf

February 2, 2020

Producer Question: Should I cull a cow that has had a prolapse?

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Second Calf Heifers

February 2, 2020

Feeding First-Calf Heifers After Calving

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Bull

February 2, 2020

Management of Young Bulls Before and After the Breeding Season

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

bulls in a field

February 2, 2020

Economically Relevant Traits in Beef Bull Selection

Matt Spangler, Professor and Beef Genetics Extension Specialist

Bulls on pasture

February 2, 2020

Milk EPD an Accurate Indicator

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Beef cow and bull

February 2, 2020

Benefits of Estrous Synchronization

Brent Plugge, Nebraska Extension Educator

cow standing in field

February 2, 2020

Producer Questions: Bull Management

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

cow

February 2, 2020

Is there a connection between deworming cattle and miscarriage?

Richard Randle, DVM, Extension Beef Cattle Veterinarian

Cow and calf

February 2, 2020

Use Progesterone to Induce Estrous

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Black cow and baldie calf on Nebraska pasture

February 2, 2020

Udder and Teat Scoring Beef Cows

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Black-white face cows in pasture

February 2, 2020

Strategies for culling beef cow herds

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

cow standing in field

February 2, 2020

What is Bovine Trichomoniasis?

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Heifer on winter pasture

February 2, 2020

Plane of Nutrition can Significantly Impact Pregnancy Rates in Heifers and Young Cows

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Black-white face cows in pasture

February 2, 2020

Nutrition flushing beef cattle

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Cow

February 2, 2020

Will CIDRs bring cows into heat earlier so they calve sooner next year?

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jay Jenkins, Former Nebraska Extension Educator

Red cow and calf in pasture

February 2, 2020

Early Pregnancy Detection in Cows

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

beefwatch graphic

February 2, 2020

Can cows give off false heat after breeding?

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Black cow and baldie calf on Nebraska pasture

February 2, 2020

Estrous Cycle Learning Module

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

cow standing in field

January 1, 2020

Use the Numbers (correctly) this Bull Sale Season

Matt Spangler, Professor and Beef Genetics Extension Specialist

Cow calf

June 1, 2019

Ten Things to Consider When Evaluating Moving Calving Date

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

photo of a cow with calf in a pasture

May 14, 2019

What to do with Cows that have Lost Calves

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

single cow looking at the camera

April 8, 2019

Body Condition Score and Getting Thin Cows to Rebreed

Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

Cow calf

March 1, 2019

Selection for Milk in the Cowherd: How Much is too Much?

Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

beefwatch graphic

March 1, 2019

Genomics Helps Scientist and Producers Understand and Manage Emerging Disease

Jessica Petersen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Science Genetics & Genomics

Red bull

January 1, 2019

Bull Selection Principles—Be an Educated Consumer

Matt Spangler, Professor and Beef Genetics Extension Specialist