Feb. 20—Ralph Morgan's livelihood is something of a spectator sport. Morgan is a cattle rancher. Each year, starting around the middle of February, his cows have their calves in a pasture near Highway ...

The consensus? The team agreed that thin cows are more costly due to potential calving difficulties and a longer infertility ...

It’s unclear what truly prompts cows to calve, other than a hormonal connection. Rasby and McCarthy explain studies show ...

Weekly pasture rotation system separates calves by age to limit pathogen exposure and reduce disease transmission rates.

No matter how much we think we know about our cows, calving time always reveals another perspective about a cow's disposition. Here are a few things I picked up from observing mother cows. 1. If you ...

Tracking birth data, mothering ability and calf vigor on day one provides the metrics needed for smarter culling and sire ...

As the cattle head to the cool-season grass pastures, spring breeding plans are well under way. While most of the cows have calved, spring grass means breeding time is not far away. The other day was ...

As cows begin calving down this spring, farmers may have to deal with the odd displaced abomasum (DA) post calving.

Spring’s warming temperatures, green grass, and thunderstorms are just around the corner. For ranchers, spring brings an added and exciting meaning. To them, it’s a season of new life on their ranch.

Retained cleanings can cause big issues on dairy farms during spring calving and their knock-on effects can be very costly.

The routine “calving check” is one of the most important tasks on the list of beef cattle producers during calving season. Most producers have their own plan for how often they give their calving herd ...