Although there is much to focus on during weaning, a successful weaning is impacted by the nursing phase. In an ideal ...

Weaning is a stressful time for calves. There are social stresses associated with removal from the dam and disrupting social hierarchy, physical stresses of transportation and the marketing system, ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Soon cows and calves will be gathered off pasture. Calves will be prepared for the next stage in the market chain to be sent to a backgrounder, stocker or feedlot. The key to ...

In most of the Upper Midwest, the grasses are turning to gold, along with the leaves, and soon ranchers will wean their calves. Weaning can be a stressful time for calves and for cattle producers.

Transporting calves long distances at young ages is a growing practice for U.S. dairies. They do it to seek ideal rearing ...

Weaning at home reduces stress and improves profit in calves, says University of Missouri Extension beef nutritionist Eric Bailey. Unfortunately, more than 55% of calves are weaned on the trailer on ...

Body condition plays an important role in this. Body condition score at calving has proven to be a strong predictor of the ...

Producers have pros and cons to consider for spring and fall calving, as well as the timing of each. Editor’s note: The following was written by Taylor Grussing, South Dakota State University ...

Writer: Adam Russell, 903-834-6191, [email protected] Contact: Dr. Jason Banta, 903-834-6191, [email protected] OVERTON – Spring-born calves will soon be arriving at auction markets, but ...

There are two times in a dairy cow’s life that can be critical to maximizing future milk production. One, as most of us know, is the transition period around calving. The other, which may be more ...

Discover how whale mothers feed their calves beneath the ocean’s surface with rich milk that doesn’t dissolve in seawater.