Because there is no effective vaccine or treatment for neosporosis, the disease can only be avoided by serologic testing ...

Female calves replace their mothers when the mothers are culled due to old age, health problems, or other reasons. Unfortunately, many farmers lose these valuable assets before they can benefit from ...

Isaac Haagen, an assistant professor of dairy production who holds a joint extension and research appointment, spoke on how ...

Raising dairy cows delivers multiple benefits. Just one “bossy” contentedly chewing her cud in the lower 40–or even in a small backyard plot–can easily provide your family with all the milk, cheese, ...

A growing number of dairies are breeding some of their cows—the ones they don’t plan to raise replacement heifers from--to beef bulls, using semen from Angus or Charolais. The beef-dairy cross calves ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Raising beef on dairy-crossed cattle is starting to have a significant impact on the beef market. For the past five to six years, beef on dairy cattle have become more common in ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- With the return of the Kentucky State Fair, so has the annual Dairy Cattle competition. WDRB Photojournalist Jeff Gordon learned what goes into raising award-winning cattle ...

NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA, Minn. — Calves are vital to successful Minnesota dairy operations. Last week’s Carver County Dairy Expo provided producers with the opportunity to listen to veterinarian Sam ...

Innovative practices — from diet additives to regenerative grazing — can offer quick wins in the fight against global rising ...