The calving pen is where some of the most costly and preventable problems on a dairy begin. And while a hard birth might not ...

Transitioning a heifer calf into a productive, long-term member of the breeding herd requires attention to many important ...

The adoption of individual-cow monitoring technology has created the ability to customize reproductive decisions based on the ...

Giving all heifers a pain relief injection after calving will help them through the transition process of joining the milking herd and thereby prevent metabolic issues and lameness. In the absence of ...

Managing calf scours starts with prevention and early intervention, according to experts from the Beef Cattle Institute at ...

Why mature size, hair shedding and calving ease must anchor your breeding objective if you want profitable, low‑input cows.

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Replacement heifers are one of the most important groups we can manage in the cowherd; therefore, managing our heifers from weaning to breeding will be a very important time for developing females ...

Spring calving cows are entering one of the most critical periods of their year from a nutritional standpoint. How we handle ...

Calving beef heifers at 24 months increases the lifetime productivity of the cow and reduces rearing costs, as well as lowering the carbon footprint of the herd. However, careful management, ...

Sometimes a first-calf heifer is confused or indifferent toward her newborn calf. She may just lie there after the calf is born and doesn’t get up to lick the calf, and when she does get up she may ...