Practical nutrition tools to keep cattle efficient and resilient through heat, forage shifts and seasonal stress.
Producers often construct shades to cool off cattle in times of unrelenting heat. A recent study conducted by K-State ...
As the summer heat settles across our area, it's important to keep a close eye on your cattle for signs of heat stress. When temperatures climb, cattle can struggle to get rid of excess body ...
Beef cattle experts at Kansas State University say estrus expression plays an important role in reproductive success for beef cattle herds. On a recent Cattle Chat podcast hosted by the Beef Cattle ...
There are a lot of advantages to having the majority of your calf crop born in the first 21 to 30 days of the calving season. Not the least of these is early-born calves wean 35 to 50 pounds heavier ...
Fertility challenges in dairy herds are often linked to energy balance, nutrition and genetics.
Cumbrian farmers warned heat stress in cows could harm autumn calves, affecting immunity, growth and disease risk months later.
Accurate identification of dairy cow behaviors is a critical first step in analyzing and evaluating health status. This enables enhanced farm productivity and animal welfare. For example, breeders can ...
Lameness, illness, injury or elevated body temperature can all negatively affect fertility therefore monitoring bull ...