Reading Time: 4 minutes Preg-checking opens door for better herd management, as well as just being good business sense for marketing cattle, vet says

The less obvious benefits to preg-checking your cattle herd
Confirming pregnancy opens door for better herd management, as well as just being good business sense for marketing cattle, vet says

Economics of herd rebuilding depend on cull rate, study finds
Retaining heifers works best if culling wasn’t too severe, but economies of scale are key
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – A farm’s best plan when it comes to rebuilding the cattle herd after drought may have a lot to do with how deeply it had to cull, according to the Beef Cattle Research Council study. The study drew information from 17 farms registered with the council’s cow-calf production network from Western Canada […] Read more