Reproduction is key to profitability in beef cow-calf operations. When cows fail to conceive and calve on a yearly basis, ...

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 ...

I remember it clearly: the hills, the sun in my eyes, and then, from high above, the sound of oncoming hooves. In the early 2010s, I and a family member were walking the trails near our East Bay home.

Chris Johnson is accustomed to seeing double at this time of year. His family's beef cattle operation near Sharon, N.D., is dealing with another spate of twin calves this spring. Of the first roughly ...

Some calving cows and heifers may just need more time to go through the different stages of labour, rather than have immediate assistance to get the calf out quickly. Yet too many dairy and beef herds ...

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 ...

Biosecurity, vaccines, vitamins and colostrum — veterinarian Roy Lewis runs down how beef farmers can get the newborn calves ...

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 ...

Dartmoor National Park Association is asking visitors to keep a safe distance from cows and their calves [Dartmoor National Park Association] People are being urged to stay away from cows and give ...