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Bulls on pasture

February 2, 2020

Milk EPD an Accurate Indicator

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

Bull

February 2, 2020

Management of Young Bulls Before and After the Breeding Season

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Second Calf Heifers

February 2, 2020

Feeding First-Calf Heifers After Calving

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Cow and calf

February 2, 2020

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

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

Cow and calf in a field

May 1, 2019

General Management Considerations to Increase the Proportion of Early Calving Heifers and Cows

G.A. Perry, South Dakota State University; M.F. Smith, University of Missouri; Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist

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

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

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

Red bull

January 1, 2019

Bull Selection Principles—Be an Educated Consumer

Matt Spangler, Professor and Beef Genetics Extension Specialist

Research continues to demonstrate the impact of maternal nutrition on the developing fetus in beef cattle. Photo courtesy of Troy Walz.

June 2, 2018

Nutrition at Conception and Early Gestation Influences Gene Expression

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle grazing

May 2, 2018

How Are They Shedding?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Profile of a beef cow

February 2, 2018

Across-breed EPD Adjustment Factor Updates

Matt Spangler, Professor and Beef Genetics Extension Specialist

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December 2, 2009

Bull Management and Nutrition

Julie Walker, George Perry, Russ Daly and Ken Olson