Calving season is an important and busy time of year as beef producers are preparing themselves for less sleep each night, ...

Producers are often told that supplementing bred heifers with protein prior to calving increases calf birth weight and leads ...

K-State beef cattle experts emphasize early heifer preparation and the role of nutrition in early conception and calving ...

ST. PAUL -- First-calf heifers represent the present and the future of dairy farms, but they need to adapt to many physiological and behavioral changes at calving. According to the USDA, first-calf ...

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 ...

Just like the youth of today foreshadow what the world will look like in the next generation, heifer selection and first calf heifer management determine the future of cowherds. Overseeing this stage ...

Spring calving time has arrived, and workload has sharply intensified for Flint Hills ranchers with cow-calf operations. A cow’s gestation is the period between conception and birth. During this time, ...

North Dakota State University Extension will host its annual calving school on Friday, Jan. 23, at the North Central Research ...

With calves weaned, veterinarians criss-cross the country conducting pregnancy checks, or preg checking, cow herds. The vet ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. - For the long-term health of the cow herd, it's important to give some extra attention to first-calf heifer pairs during calving so they remain healthy and are ready to breed back in ...

The “graduating” class of 2027 is the class of heifers that are taking their first breaths and standing on wobbly legs now.