Evaluating replacement heifers through quick pre-breeding exams, growth tracking and proper nutrition helps ensure conception ...
According to AHDB data, natural mating is now used to produce fewer than 5% of dairy heifer replacements in the UK. However, with routine euthanasia of bull calves discouraged and a soaring beef price ...
A new national survey aims to better understand how beef producers make bull-buying decisions and how extension programs can ...
Bull fertility must be evaluated over time using breeding soundness exams, observation during the breeding season and herd ...
Knowing when to replace a bull in your operation can have wide-ranging benefits. While bulls can live 10-12 years, it’s not uncommon for bulls to be taken out of the breeding game at just 5 years due ...
How do you help 25 youth start their own cattle herds in one year? Through the Northern International Livestock Exposition’s (NILE) merit heifer program of course. The merit heifer program is a type ...