No matter how much we think we know about our cows, calving time always reveals another perspective about a cow's disposition. Here are a few things I picked up from observing mother cows. 1. If you ...

The routine “calving check” is one of the most important tasks on the list of beef cattle producers during calving season. Most producers have their own plan for how often they give their calving herd ...

The calving process is natural and a majority of time it happens without much fanfare—which is by design. However, there are situations where cows or heifers need help and intervention is necessary to ...

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 ...

As spring calving season continues, producers continue to monitor and assist when needed as their next calf crop hits the ground. Dealing with protective moms can be a challenging situation, two ...

It is always exciting when a little one joins the family. In the beef cattle business, calves are typically born during a planned calving season that occurs in the spring or the fall, said the experts ...

For the first time in over a month, we have finally been able to draw breath. The calving started with an absolute bang. Usually, there would be a lead-in period, with a few cows calving over the ...

“I’m so far up the walls I'm on the ceiling.” I had just asked a farmer who was in our vet practice if he was busy and his reply had me in stitches. He laughed himself too and I was glad he was able ...

Dairy farmers see so many cows calving that they learn to figure out a cow calving fairly quickly — too much or too little intervention can very quickly be a matter of life and death, writes Aherla ...