Calves
Solvet Lidoband is approved for use in calves under 250 pounds and in lambs under 50 pounds. The local, soothing anesthesia works for up to 42 days, helping veterinarians and producers improve animal well-being.
Castration is an essential management procedure for the cow-calf producer that is often performed for both handling and economic reasons.
With cold weather looming, calves energy requirements will be increasing greatly in the coming weeks. Calf starter consumption plays an important role in providing your calves with the energy they need, when they need it most.
Survey shows increase in resistance to drug therapies among three years of records from BRD cases.
Elanco, the animal health division of Eli Lilly and Company, today announced the company will purchase the Titanium and Master Guard brands from AgriLabs.
Merck Animal Health’s Vista® vaccines are now approved for use in pregnant cows and calves nursing pregnant cows.
Logan Bower is one of four recipients of the Beef Quality Assurance Award.
A popular bloodline of Angus and Angus-influenced cattle is a carrier of a genetic defect.
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The U.S. government has refused the request made by the Belgian government to take two flocks of East Friesian sheep back to Belgium, one of the flock’s owners has told reporters.
Newborn calves still need protection from nighttime low temperatures.
Dairy farmer James Anderson was surprised when a calf that was born to one of his black-and-white Holsteins came out red and white. He was even more surprised when it came out with two heads.
One of the many goals in raising calves is to provide a stress-free environment, which takes proactive management of the calves’ basic needs.
If calves are not growing or losing body weight, then the start of first lactation is being delayed and potentially being compromised.
Beef cows were down 1 percent and replacement heifers down 5 percent. Meanwhile milk cows and replacement heifers numbers increased.
A Cornell University researcher suggests low levels of antibiotics in waste milk can encourage the development of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. He suggests degrading antibiotics may be another valuable benefit of pa
University of Wisconsin calf and heifer researcher Sheila McGuirk shares advice on maximizing lifetime performance by focusing on the critical first day of every calf’s life. McGuirk emphasizes getting calves up a
When temperatures and resulting wind chills fall lower than normal, cattle producers need to pay special attention to newborn calves.
